Creepies crawl back to the top: 'It would have been a travesty, if we hadn't got a win today'

 

After beating Shrewsbury Town 2-1 the fourth tier's Red Devils have now won five consecutive league matches, al la Southend before their 1-1 home draw with Morecambe, and have replaced the Shrimpers as the new League Two league leaders.

 

After a positive start Sergio Torres tapped them into the lead in the 14th minute. Tyrone Barnett flicked on Andy Drury's pass and Torres sent Shrewsbury keeper Chris Neal the wrong way with a cool right-foot finish.

 

Barnett almost doubled Crawley's lead two minutes later when he picked up possession midway inside the Shrews half and surged past three opposing defenders before dragging his shot narrowly wide.

 

But Howell promptly put the Sussex side two ahead in the 39th minute with an exquisite free-kick which curled over the Shrewsbury wall and into the net.

 

The away side set up a tense finish when Wright scrambled Joe Jacobson's cross over the line in the 72nd minute, but the creepies  held on to secure a well-deserved victory.

 

Crawley boss Steve Evans told BBC Sussex: "I don't mince my words. It would have been a travesty, if we hadn't got all three points today. It was always going to be a big game. I said it pre-match and I'll say it post-match. I think Shrewsbury will get promoted. But, over the 90, we deserved to win. We had five or six players struggling on Thursday, and credit to them. Many of them have probably gone through the barrier."

 

And I doesn't mince my words after any match; Evans is a fat twat.