Tranmere v Crawley Town result

Full-time · Tranmere 2–1 Crawley Town

League Two · Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:00 BST · Prenton Park

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Tranmere 2–1 Crawley Town — Tranmere won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Tranmere beat Crawley Town 2–1 at Prenton Park in League Two on Saturday 2 October. It is Tranmere’s first win over Crawley Town since 27 October 2018, after three meetings without one (the 4 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Tranmere led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Tranmere: P. Clarke (28’, assisted by K. Morris; 79’); Crawley Town: K. Appiah (64’).

Discipline

S. Stockbridge showed four yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Tranmere: Joshua Dacres-Cogley (16’) and C. Merrie (20’); Crawley Town: A. Davies (33’) and J. Powell (43’).

What it changes

Tranmere are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Crawley Town have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, P. Clarke (Tranmere) 10.3, K. Morris (Tranmere) 5.7 and K. Appiah (Crawley Town) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Tranmere next travel to Northampton on 20 October 2026.

Crawley Town next host Shrewsbury on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Tranmere: Northampton v Tranmere, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Crawley Town: Crawley Town v Shrewsbury, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Tranmere 2–1 Crawley Town · League Two
Venue: Prenton Park · Birkenhead, Merseyside
Referee: S. Stockbridge
Head-to-head (last 4): Tranmere 1 · draws 0 · Crawley Town 3 · 3.75 goals/game
Recent form: Tranmere 2W 1D 2L · Crawley Town 3W 1D 1L

Tranmere 2–1 Crawley Town (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.38 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.38 / 1.5 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 3.4

Corners

against 5.5 / 6.6 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4 / 3.6

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 5.2 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

3 / 2

Cards

against 2.25 / 1.4 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.4 yellows

Referee · S. Stockbridge

1.4 home / 2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Tranmere for / against	Line	Crawley Town for / against
Goals scored	0.38 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.25 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.4 for · 6.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	10.8 for · 14.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.6 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 13.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Stockbridge — 3.4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 23.8 fouls over 5 matches (1.4 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 2

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Nevitt n 8	69.4	2.1 7/5	1.3 5/3	S. Ashford
P. Glatzel n 6	57.3	2.1 6/2	1.6 5/1	—
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	84.5	1.9 8/6	1.1 5/3	L. Francillette
E. Dieseruvwe n 8	42.3	1.9 5/2	2.7 4/3	—
Sam Foley n 8	59.6	1.5 4/3	1.3 4/1	—

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Hawkes n 5	66.2	3 5/4	1.4 3/2
N. Maynard n 8	28	2.8 3/2	0.4 1/0
E. Dieseruvwe n 8	42.3	1.6 5/1	1.1 4/0
K. Morris n 8	76.4	1 4/2	0.7 3/2
E. Nevitt n 8	69.4	1 5/1	0.8 5/0

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Hawkes n 5	66.2	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
N. Maynard n 8	28	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
E. Nevitt n 8	69.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
P. Glatzel n 6	57.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
K. Morris n 8	76.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Glatzel n 6	57.3	3.1 6/3
N. Knight-Percival n 8	84.9	2.9 6/5
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	84.5	2.5 7/5
M. Duffy n 8	51.8	2.4 6/2
C. MacDonald n 8	75.1	2.2 6/6

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Doohan n 4	74.5	3.9 4/3
J. Murphy n 8	87.4	3 7/4

Crawley Town

Crawley Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Ashford n 8	68.5	2.5 6/6	2.1 5/4	E. Nevitt
M. Marshall n 8	31.9	2.1 5/1	1.4 4/0	—
Nicholas Tsaroulla n 8	77.6	1.9 7/4	1.2 5/2	—
T. Nichols n 8	84.6	1.7 7/3	2.5 8/7	—
L. Francillette n 5	79.6	1.6 3/3	0.2 1/0	Jay Francis Spearing

Crawley Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Frost n 8	56.6	2.6 6/4	0.4 2/0
K. Appiah n 8	29.1	2.3 5/1	0.8 2/0
W. Ferry n 8	78.1	1.7 7/3	0.9 5/1
S. Ashford n 8	68.5	1.6 5/3	1 4/2
A. Nadesan n 8	57.6	1.4 5/2	1 4/1

Crawley Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Frost n 8	56.6	0 0/0	0.6 2/1
J. Hessenthaler n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
W. Ferry n 8	78.1	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
T. Nichols n 8	84.6	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Nadesan n 8	57.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Crawley Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Hessenthaler n 8	90	3.1 8/6
J. Payne n 8	82.6	3.1 8/6
A. Davies n 8	55.4	2.6 7/4
L. Francillette n 5	79.6	2 5/3
W. Ferry n 8	78.1	2 7/5

Crawley Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Morris n 8	90	3.4 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Tranmere		Crawley Town
58%	Possession	42%
16	Shots	12
4	Shots on target	3
7	Shots off target	6
5	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	5
3	Corners	4
2	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
497	Passes	370
76%	Pass accuracy	65%

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Doohan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Dacres-Cogley	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.5
T. Davies	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
P. Clarke	90	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	8.6
C. Merrie	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Callum Henry McManaman	90	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	7.2
Sam Foley	90	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	6.6
Jay Francis Spearing	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
E. Nevitt	89	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
K. Morris	82	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	7.2
J. Hawkes	75	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Feeney sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
L. O'Connor sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Maynard sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Crawley Town player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Morris	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Francomb	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
T. Dallison-Lisbon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Nicholas Tsaroulla	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
J. Hessenthaler	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Payne	90	0	1	0	0	4	0	7
J. Powell	90	0	0	0	3	2	Y	7.2
T. Nichols	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
S. Ashford	80	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.9
A. Davies	56	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
L. Francillette	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Craig sub	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Appiah sub	34	1	3	2	2	0	0	7.7
M. Marshall sub	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Tranmere v Crawley Town — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

TranmereLWLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Crawley TownLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Tranmere 1 · 0 draws · Crawley Town 3 · 3.75 goals/game

2021-03-06 Tranmere 0–1 Crawley Town
2020-10-27 Crawley Town 4–0 Tranmere
2019-05-04 Crawley Town 3–1 Tranmere
2018-10-27 Tranmere 5–1 Crawley Town

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Tranmere#9 pos75 pts46 pl+13 GD

Crawley Town#12 pos61 pts46 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Tranmere scored1.15

Crawley Town scored1.22

Tranmere conceded0.87

Crawley Town conceded1.43

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What is the head-to-head record between Tranmere and Crawley Town?: In their last 4 meetings, Tranmere won 1, Crawley Town won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Tranmere and Crawley Town?: Recent form — Tranmere 2W 1D 2L; Crawley Town 3W 1D 1L.

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