Palmer banned for meeting with Railwaymen

Posted Friday, November 23, 2018 by PA

Crawley will be without leading goalscorer Oliver Palmer as he serves a one-match suspension in their match against Crewe on Saturday.

Palmer has scored 11 goals this season in all competitions but has collected five yellow cards.

Crawley will be looking to end their seven-game winless run, and boss Gabriele Cioffi said his side have to learn they can do better.

Cioffi said: “We want to become more solid, and we want to be back to how we were performing and we want to be more closer together and understand the reading of the game.”

Crewe could be boosted by the unlikely return of club captain George Ray after he suffered a rib injury in training.

Ray has been able to take part in restricted training and missed out on the match against Tranmere, but a late decision will be made depending on his training on Thursday and Friday.

If the captain does not feature, Perry Ng and Eddie Nolan could play in the centre of defence, although other options are available for manager David Artell.

Artell told the club website ahead of their match against Crawley he would change a winning side if he felt it needed “freshening up”.