CITY made it six wins in eight games to move up to second in League Two.
T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER provides the match stats and ratings from the 2-1 victory over Crawley at Valley Parade.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Callum Cooke was an authoritative figure once again in City’s midfield but my nod just goes to Zeli Ismail, who constantly carried an attacking threat.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
It might have taken a hefty deflection but that should not deny Danny Devine his special moment in front of the Kop.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
City were hanging on at times in the closing stages once Crawley had reduced the deficit to set up a nervy finish.
TACTICS
Gary Bowyer made three changes with Clayton Donaldson and Dylan Connolly missing through injury. Ben Richards-Everton returned at centre half after serving his three-game ban.
REFEREE: Will Finnie
MATCH STATS
BOOKINGS: Cooke, Oteh, Vaughan (City); Young, Dallison (Crawley)
ATTENDANCE: 13,813
SHOTS ON TARGET: City 4, Crawley 9
SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 6, Crawley 13
CORNERS: City 6, Crawley 4
FOULS COMMITTED: City 9, Crawley 15
PLAYER RATINGS
CITY: O’Donnell 7, Henley 6, A O’Connor 7, Richards-Everton 7, Wood 7, Ismail 8 (Mellor 84min), Akpan 6, Cooke 8, Pritchard 7 (Devine 46min, 7), Vaughan 7, Oteh 7 (McCartan 71min). Subs (not used): P O’Connor, Anderson, Patrick, Sykes-Kenworthy.
CRAWLEY: Morris 7, Young 6, Dallison 6, Tunnicliffe 7, Doherty 6 (Sesay 64min), Camara 6 (Nathaniel-George 54min, 6), Ferguson 7, Allarakhia 6, Lubala 8, Grego-Cox 7, Bloomfield 6 (van Velzen 75min). Subs (not used): Sendels-White, Galach, Boadu, Luyambula.
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