Crawley Town 0-1 Mansfield Town

Chris Beardsley scored his first league goal of the season in his tenth appearance of the season

Chris Beardsley's first goal of the season saw Mansfield beat Crawley to move into League Two's play-off spots.

The Stags started the game positively and should have been ahead through Matt Green who was denied by Callum Preston.

The breakthrough came in the second half when Beardsley flicked home a header past Preston on 60 minutes.

Mansfield ended the game with 10 men after Green received his second booking, but the Stags held out to record back-to-back wins.

Crawley's fifth home defeat of the season came just hours after it was announced that the League Two side are close to agreeing a takeover with an overseas-based business consortium.

Crawley Town boss Mark Yates told BBC Sussex:

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Mark Yates: Crawley boss after defeat by Mansfield

"It was a tight game. They had a couple of chances in the first half, then they hit us on the break with one ball and Callum Preston has made a couple of good saves.

"We probably got what we deserve. It's the end of a frustrating couple of weeks. Our lads are a little low on confidence and obviously Mansfield's late win the other night gave them a confidence boost.

"We were a little bit sluggish. There was nothing really in the game apart from hitting us on the break. We are making mistakes that are costing us."

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Line-ups

Crawley

• 12Preston
• 14YoungSubstituted forFenelonat 72'minutes
• 25Yorwerth
• 6Bradley
• 26SmithBooked at 90mins
• 17Bawling
• 4Walton
• 22JenkinsSubstituted forAtkinsonat 71'minutes
• 7Edwards
• 9BarnardSubstituted forDeaconat 64'minutes
• 18Harrold

Substitutes

• 10Rooney
• 11Atkinson
• 15Fenelon
• 16Ashton
• 20Deacon
• 21Tomlin
• 41Little

Mansfield

• 1Shearer
• 15Tafazolli
• 5Pearce
• 6Collins
• 3BenningSubstituted forKavanaghat 86'minutes
• 24McGuire
• 31BaxendaleSubstituted forRoseat 82'minutes
• 8Clements
• 17Blair
• 9BeardsleySubstituted forThomasat 76'minutes
• 10GreenBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

• 4Rose
• 7Chapman
• 11Westcarr
• 12Jensen
• 18Yussuf
• 20Thomas
• 23Kavanagh

Referee:

Graham Horwood

Attendance:

1,981

Match Stats

Home TeamCrawleyAway TeamMansfield

Possession

Home44%

Away56%

Shots

Home10

Away12

Shots on Target

Home3

Away9

Corners

Home9

Away13

Fouls

Home12

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Crawley Town 0, Mansfield Town 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Crawley Town 0, Mansfield Town 1.

Posted at 90'+5'

Attempt saved. Matty Blair (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 90'+5'

Attempt saved. Chris Atkinson (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 90'+5'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Mitch Rose.

Posted at 90'+4'

Bobson Bawling (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Jamie McGuire (Mansfield Town).

Dismissal

Posted at 90'

Second yellow card to Matt Green (Mansfield Town) for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Sean Kavanagh.

Posted at 90'

Attempt blocked. Shamir Fenelon (Crawley Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.

Posted at 89'

Attempt blocked. Roarie Deacon (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 88'

Simon Walton (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Mitch Rose (Mansfield Town).

Substitution

Posted at 86'

Substitution, Mansfield Town. Sean Kavanagh replaces Malvind Benning.

Posted at 85'

Attempt missed. Sonny Bradley (Crawley Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Chris Clements.

Posted at 84'

Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.

Posted at 84'

Attempt blocked. Mitch Rose (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Posted at 83'

Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Mansfield Town. Mitch Rose replaces James Baxendale.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Matt Harrold (Crawley Town).

Posted at 82'

Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Scott Shearer.

Posted at 79'

Matt Harrold (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Jamie McGuire (Mansfield Town).

Booking

Posted at 77'

Matt Green (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 77'

Sonny Bradley (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Matt Green (Mansfield Town).

Posted at 77'

Foul by Simon Walton (Crawley Town).

Posted at 77'

Matt Green (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Mansfield Town. Jack Thomas replaces Chris Beardsley.

Posted at 75'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Chris Clements.

Posted at 73'

Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Callum Preston.

Posted at 73'

Attempt saved. James Baxendale (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Crawley Town. Shamir Fenelon replaces Lewis Young.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Crawley Town. Chris Atkinson replaces Ross Jenkins.

Posted at 71'

Attempt missed. Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 71'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Chris Clements.

Posted at 71'

Attempt blocked. Roarie Deacon (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 69'

Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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