Crawley Town v Newport County preview: Reds look to build on Barrow win

By Elliot Raccio
Published 23rd Nov 2021, 08:52 BST
Updated 23rd Nov 2021, 08:55 BST
Action from last season's clash between Crawley Town and Newport County at The People's Pension Stadium. Picture by Jamie Evans/UK Sports Images LtdAction from last season's clash between Crawley Town and Newport County at The People's Pension Stadium. Picture by Jamie Evans/UK Sports Images Ltd
Action from last season's clash between Crawley Town and Newport County at The People's Pension Stadium. Picture by Jamie Evans/UK Sports Images Ltd
Crawley Town welcome Newport County to The People’s Pension Stadium on Tuesday night as they look to build on an impressive 1-0 win at Barrow at the weekend.

The Red Devils were victorious for the first time in over a month in League Two on Saturday, and the win that pushed them up to 18th.

Their opponents are sitting just outside the play-offs, following their 2-1 defeat to Swindon Town at the weekend.

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It was County’s first defeat in seven league games, despite having three cup defeats in that time. It was also their first league defeat under head coach James Rowberry.

Rowberry has started well in South Wales, after taking over from Mike Flynn, who had a very good spell as Newport manager.