Jimmy Smith struck a fine hat-trick as Crawley secured a 3-2 win at in-form Colchester and inflicted upon the hosts their first home defeat since November. Colchester almost took a fifth-minute lead when Denny Johnstone and Kurtis Guthrie were both denied by keeper Glenn Morris. The Us did go ahead in the 18th minute through Johnstone, who fired past Morris after Brennan Dickenson's cross had ...Full Story »

Skipper Jimmy Smith hit the winner as Crawley clinched a first victory under head coach Dermot Drummy with a 1-0 success at home to Wycombe. Crawley finished last season with eight successive defeats but midfielder Smith struck on 60 minutes to maintain their record of never having lost on the opening day since entering the football league six seasons ago. Wycombe winger Myles Weston was force...Full Story »

Paul Jones will be available for Crawley's match against Newport on Tuesday evening after agreeing a month-long extension of his loan from Portsmouth. Manager Mark Yates will also be able to call on Bristol Rovers loanee Jake Gosling, who missed Saturday's 2-0 loss to Leyton Orient while he awaited international clearance. Joe McNerney (knee), Tom Dallison (broken toe) and Jimmy Smith (foot) a...Full Story »