Barnet travel to Crawley Town in a crucial League Two match, looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats. The Bees will face a tough test against a relegation-battling side. Despite the visitors pressing from minute one, the Bees were able to control proceedings in the first-half, finding spaces out wide and in the pockets to exploit the Exiles' defence. The deadlock was broken just after the half-an-hour mark when Cieran Slicker's one-touch clearance fell kindly to Callum Stead, who controlled the ball well, before rolling it past Jordan Wright to give the home side the advantage at the halfway point. The visitors came out firing on all cylinders following the restart and after Danny Collinge courageously cleared Ben Lloyd's effort that was heading for goal and Crichlow coming close to capitalising from a Bees' corner, Newport got their equaliser with 25 minutes to go. The visitors continued to get the ball into the Bees' box and were rewarded for their persistent press James Crole found the back of the net with less than ten minutes left on the clock. Barnet have now recorded consecutive defeats for the second time this year and will be looking to bounce back with a positive result when they travel outside of the M25 this evening. Barnet's last five results: Barnet FC 1-2 Newport County Salford City 2 – 0 Barnet FC Barnet FC 1 – 0 Chesterfield Accrington Stanley 0 – 1 Barnet FC Colchester 4 – 1 Barnet FC Crawley Town: Another relegation-battling side that the Bees come face to face with, in the latter stages of the campaign, the Red Devils are one of the four relegated sides that occupied one of the 24 spots in League One last season but now see themselves one point above the relegation zone heading into match 38 of the campaign. The West Sussex side haven't recorded a win since late January, but have picked up four draws against sides in the top half of the table. Two of those stalemates saw goalkeeper Matt Macey keep clean sheets, with goals in added time securing valuable points in the others. Scott Lindsey's side held Colchester United to a goalless draw last time out at the JobServe Community Stadium, in a performance that Crawley were proud to claim a point from, with their opponents seeing it as a missed opportunity to get closer to the play-off places. In terms of chances created for both sides, it was a pretty even affair, but for a Crawley side who are up their for opportunities created and chances missed in the league, it may be seen as another missed opportunity to climb higher to EFL safety. Crawley Town's last five results: Colchester United 0-0 Crawley Town Crawley Town 2-2 Swindon Town Oldham Athletic 2-0 Crawley Town Crawley Town 1-1 Chesterfield MK Dons 0-0 Crawley Town In the opposition dugout: Scott Lindsey is approaching a year in charge of the red devils and will be hoping his side can pick up enough points in the last nine games to avoid back-to-back relegations to the National League. The 53-year-old was very busy in the winter window, bringing in 13 new players, which included striker Tobi Adeyemo on loan from Championship side Watford and the return of Wembley hero Danilo Orsi. The Red Devils' boss described his side's performance at Colchester United as 'dogged' and believed they may have been unlucky not to come away with all three points.
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Barnet Face Crawley Town in Crucial League Two Match
Barnet travel to Crawley Town in a crucial League Two match, looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats. The Bees will face a tough test against a relegation-battling side.
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