Thursday , 2 July 2026

Crawley Town FC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Crawley Town FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Sat 10 Aug 2024 · 16:30 UTC Broadfield Stadium 2,718 HT 45' · FT 45'
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 16' 1–0
Junior Quitirna 33' 2–0
2–1 74' Ashley Fletcher
Y 35' Lee Evans
Joe Wollacott 38' Y
Josh Flint 59' Y
Panutche Camara 71' Y
Y 73' James Husband
Toby Mullarkey 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Crawley Town FC vs Blackpool FC — League One at Broadfield Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Purkiss
  • Assistant 1 Michael Webb
  • Assistant 2 Garry Maskell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
1
Crawley Town FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-10 Crawley Town FC 2–1 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Crawley Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
04 Nov Notts County FC A 2–3 L
05 Nov Accrington Stanley FC H 1–4 L
06 Nov Tranmere Rovers FC H 0–1 L
26 Jan AFC Bournemouth A 1–2 L
10 Jan Leeds United FC H 3–0 W
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Crawley Town FC A 1–2 L
27 Apr Reading FC A 2–3 L
20 Apr Barnsley FC H 3–2 W
13 Apr Carlisle United FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Fleetwood Town FC H 1–0 W
06 Apr Cambridge United FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Blackpool FC gets underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Crawley Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 16' Crawley Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy on 16.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' Crawley Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
  • 31' Blackpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 33' What a strike from Junior Quitirna! The score is 2-0.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Lee Evans. He receives a card.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a card for Joe Wollacott.
  • 43' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 48' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 53' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronan Darcy, as he is very good at scoring at Broadfield Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Josh Flint. He receives a card.
  • 60' The whistle greets Oliver Norburn as he departs to be replaced by Elliot Embleton.
  • 61' Another change for Crawley Town FC made on 61 minute. Max Anderson leaves to be changed by Cameron Bragg.
  • 66' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Crawley Town FC. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is replaced by Ade Adeyemo.
  • 71' The referee shows Crawley Town FC player a card on 71.
  • 73' Blackpool FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' Goal! Ashley Fletcher scores his 32 goal in 383 matches.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Crawley Town FC. Ronan Darcy is replaced by Jack Roles.
  • 83' The whistle greets Hayden Coulson as he departs to be replaced by Robert Apter.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Crawley Town FC player. Toby Mullarkey gets a card.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Crawley Town FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Lindsey

Blackpool FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Niall Ennis 2
Lee Evans 1
Kami Doyle 1
Ashley Fletcher 1
Junior Quitirna 1
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 1

Head to Head

2024-08-10 Crawley Town FC 2–1 Blackpool FC

Crawley Town FC Form

2024-08-10 Crawley Town FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2023-11-04 Notts County FC 3–2 Crawley Town FC L 2022-11-05 Crawley Town FC 1–4 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-11-06 Crawley Town FC 0–1 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2021-01-26 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Crawley Town FC L 2021-01-10 Crawley Town FC 3–0 Leeds United FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2024-08-10 Crawley Town FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2024-04-27 Reading FC 3–2 Blackpool FC L 2024-04-20 Blackpool FC 3–2 Barnsley FC W 2024-04-13 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2024-04-09 Blackpool FC 1–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2024-04-06 Blackpool FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 Crawley Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crawley Town FC45% Draw27% Blackpool FC28%
Actual: Crawley Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Crawley Town FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Blackpool FC
55%
Crawley Town FC or Blackpool FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crawley Town FC32% Draw46% Blackpool FC22%
Actual: Crawley Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Crawley Town FC

Handicap Crawley Town FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Crawley Town FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.