Matt Pole is joined by Brighton writer Derren Howard, Crawley Town expert Mark Dunford, and Sam Morton, who covers both the Seagulls and the Reds.
Brighton moved up to second in the Premier League, albeit temporarily, despite failing to win at home to bottom club Southampton on Friday evening.
We bring you all the reaction from the game at the Amex, as well as a look ahead to Albion’s trips to Fulham and Leicester, plus we’ll bring you all the latest from Crawley Town.
Brighton moved up to second in the Premier League, albeit temporarily, despite failing to win at home to bottom club Southampton on Friday evening.
We bring you all the reaction from the game at the Amex, as well as a look ahead to Albion’s trips to Fulham and Leicester, plus we’ll bring you all the latest from Crawley Town.
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00:00Welcome to another episode of the Goalmouth Action Podcast, where we take a look at all
00:04the latest goings-on at Brighton, Hove, Albion and Crawley Town. I'm Matt Pole and this week
00:08I'm joined by Brighton writer Darren Howard, Crawley Town expert Mark Dunford and Sam Morton,
00:13who covers both the Seagulls and the Reds. Brighton moved up to second in the Premier
00:16League, albeit temporarily, despite failing to win at home to Bottom Club Southampton
00:20on Friday evening. We'll bring you all the reaction from the game at the Amex, as well
00:24as a look ahead to Albion's trips to Fulham and Leicester, plus we'll bring you all the
00:28latest from Crawley Town. You can read all the stories we are talking about in videos
00:31and pictures online at sussexworld.co.uk forward slash sport, and you can check out other great
00:35videos on shotstv.com and freeviewchannel262. You may also be watching on Latest TV, so
00:41thank you very much for tuning in. But we will start at the Amex, where Cowra and Matoma
00:46headed Brighton in front during the first half of their clash with Southampton. Flynn
00:50Downs then equalised for the Saints in the second half before VAR controversially ruled
00:53out Cameron Archer's strike. You were in attendance, Darren, for that one. Sum that
00:58game up for us, please. I watched it on Sky and it seemed that Albion were lucky to escape
01:02with a point.
01:03Probably about right, I'd say, Matt. In the second half, yeah, it was a decent first-half
01:09performance and they had their chances. They looked very lively going forward. Jorginho
01:13Rutter, who was playing very well, Matoma was a threat and Welbeck had a couple of opportunities
01:19as well. But yeah, it was one of those performances where they just have not put a 90-minute
01:26performance together this season and they're still waiting to be able to really show the
01:33best of what they can do this year under Hersella. But there was a bit of disappointment around
01:41the ground, but when you look at it, you take a step back and they're up to second at that
01:45evening and then after the weekend's fixtures they drop back down to fourth. So if you look
01:49back at it, you think that's a pretty good achievement, but those results against teams
01:57like Southampton are a real source of frustration for some.
02:04Credit to Southampton as well. They looked very tricky. They were organised, they were
02:09aggressive, they keep the ball really well, as we know. Brighton found that very hard
02:15to deal with in the second half and you could just see Southampton applying the pressure,
02:19applying the pressure. And then with the VAR goal disallowed from Southampton, they already
02:25pulled one back, as you say, through downs and then the VAR controversy as well when
02:32Cameron Archer popped it in from close range. It looked like Southampton probably got the
02:37winner that they deserved or the second goal that they deserved. But obviously it was then
02:42ruled out, it was judged to be offside and there was all the controversy and a bit of
02:46pushing and shoving from Osella and Russell Martin afterwards as well. So it all got a
02:52little bit heated. And I just think there was a bit of frustration and also Osella's
02:58frustration stemmed from, I think it was an overflow from the Bournemouth game when Carlos
03:03Bolivar received his second yellow. And then Flynn Downs, he was already on a bookie and
03:09he'd then made a couple of bad challenges and didn't get penalised and then got the
03:12equalising goal. So that was a source of Osella's frustration and now he's obviously
03:17going to be on the touchline for the Fulham game. So yes, slightly frustrating. But if
03:23you take a look back and step back, I think fourth at this time of the season, it's pretty
03:29good.
03:30It's not bad at all, is it? But going back to Friday, as we've mentioned, the Saints
03:34thought they produced a stunning eight-minute turnaround in the second half when Archer
03:37scored. But when the goal was ruled out on the field, the VAR confirmed the decision
03:41after a four-and-a-half-minute check, deeming the offside Adam Armstrong had interfered
03:45as the ball flashed past him in the area. The PGMLL Match Centre said Armstrong was
03:50believed to be impacting Bart Verbruggen's ability to play the ball. What did you make
03:54of this decision, Sam? Not very speedy, as we've mentioned, and it did seem a touch harsh
04:01to me.
04:02I think Bryson got away with it massively with this one. I still don't really understand
04:07how the goal was disallowed or why the goal was disallowed. Even Bart Verbruggen himself,
04:11I think, in an interview afterwards, said he doesn't really know why it was disallowed,
04:16which probably won't help Southampton's frustration and anger as a result of that, really. Russell
04:22Martindale did quite a long answer to that question in his press conference, trying to
04:27explain why it just simply wasn't... well, shouldn't have been disallowed. I think in
04:32the way that the goal happened, Armstrong wasn't really impeding Verbruggen when Archer
04:37put the ball in the back of the net. So, it was a bizarre one. For the decision to take
04:40as long as it did, that usually is a sign that the goal shouldn't be disallowed if it's
04:44not a clear and obvious thing. So, yeah, it's another blunder, I think, from VAR. But Brighton
04:51got away with one there. But obviously, as Darren mentioned, there were reasons for Brighton
04:54to be hard done by as well. Obviously, with Flint Downs staying on the pitch. So, I think
04:58they all got a little bit heated at the end, as Darren's mentioned. But I think in that
05:02instant alone, Brighton were very fortunate.
05:05You've mentioned it there, Darren. Having beaten Man United, Spurs and Man City at the
05:09Amex this season, Albion have now dropped points at home to the Premier League's bottom
05:12three, namely Ipswich Wolves and now Southampton. Why do Brighton have such a poor record-facing
05:18side near the foot of the table, Darren? It seems to be their Achilles' heel, not just
05:22in Zeller's time. But I remember, does Irby and Potter struggling against lower sides
05:27as well, didn't they?
05:28Yeah, that's right. All the teams in the bottom three, they've dropped points again now. It's
05:33a real head-scratcher, to be honest. It's hard to put your finger on exactly what the
05:39problem is. And you start to think, well, has it now become such an issue that it's
05:43become a mentality thing with the players that they just get really nervy in these games
05:51and whether there's too much tension around. And it's always happening at home as well,
05:55when the pressure is almost on the team to win against these lower teams. Everybody goes
06:00there expecting the three points. And it's obviously never that easy in the Premier League.
06:06And you just sort of think, in the first half, especially against Southampton in particular,
06:10they played with the freedom and they created chances. They were unlucky on a couple of
06:14occasions and perhaps could have been two-nil up. And you think if that would have happened
06:18then they may have eased to a victory. Although having said that, they didn't equalise when
06:26they were two-nil up. But I think that they're playing with far too much tension when they're
06:33up against these teams. And I think if they play with the freedom as they did in the first
06:38half against Southampton and continue that in the second half and play out the full 90
06:44minutes in that way, I think they probably would have more luck. But you have to also
06:49credit these teams. In the second half, they pulled back and changed their tactics. Southampton
06:55also, like I mentioned, very aggressive and changed their tactics as well. So credit to
07:02the opposition in some ways. But for me, I think it is an issue now for Brighton with
07:07the players that they are getting a bit too nervous in these matches. And if they perhaps
07:12play with a bit more freedom and try to do that, then it could work out better for them.
07:17But it's an issue. Yeah, it's an issue. And it could cost them at the end of the season
07:21as well.
07:22Well, fingers crossed it doesn't. But Brighton will be hoping to get back on the winning
07:25trail when they visit mid-table Fulham tomorrow evening. How do you see this one going, Sam?
07:30Having a look at Fulham's form, I think the only thing we can say about them for definite
07:33is they're consistently inconsistent.
07:35Absolutely. Yeah, they've really had a mixed bag of results so far this season. But most
07:41recently, they drew away at Spurs, which is a really good result. Obviously, Tom Cairney
07:45scoring a cracking equaliser before he was later sent off for a pretty reckless tackle.
07:50So it'll be without him against Brighton. But yeah, before that, they had a heavy home
07:55defeat against Wolves, 4-1 defeat. And then before that, they won 2-0 at Palace. And then
08:00they had a 2-1 win against Brentford, which is obviously a crazy game where they were
08:041-0 down right up until the first minute of injury time. And they scored them two goals
08:09after 90 minutes. So they showed obviously a bit of fighting spirit there. And definitely
08:14a mixed season for them so far. But they're right back mid-table in 10th place. They've
08:19scored 18 and conceded 18. So yeah, really kind of 50-50 season for them so far. But
08:27they will go into the game against Brighton very confident, mainly in the fact that Brighton
08:30have never beaten Fulham in their eight Premier League meetings. They've drawn four and lost
08:34four at Brighton. And the Seagulls have lost on three of their four top-flight visits to
08:39Scraven Cottage, the exception being a goalless draw in the December of 2020. So yeah, that
08:45doesn't make good reading for Brighton. But there's obviously always a first for everything.
08:49And I think on paper, you'd expect Brighton to have the edge in terms of the attacking
08:54talent they've got. And hopefully they can get the job done on the day. But it really
08:59could go either way. I remember being to Scraven Cottage a couple of times to watch Brighton
09:03and it's always been a really tough game. It's a game that Brighton obviously, as we've
09:08just mentioned, have struggled to get the job done at historically. So fingers crossed
09:12this can be the time they can do it. And obviously, they're going to want to bounce back from
09:15that point against Southampton, which will be seen as two points dropped. And if they
09:21want to maintain that charge for Europe, as they absolutely should be in the running to
09:26do, I think they need to get a win here.
09:29Well, then the games continue to come thick and fast for the Seagulls, who then travel
09:32to Leicester City on Sunday. And the Foxes have a new man in charge following the departure
09:36of Steve Cooper. Former interim Man Utd boss Ruven Nisoro was appointed as Leicester's
09:40new manager on Friday, and he got off to a winning start last night against Wedstam.
09:44How do you think this one will go, Deren? Leicester look like a much different prospect
09:48with Van Nissaro at the helm, and I think it could be another tough one for Brian.
09:52Yes, an interesting one, isn't it? Obviously, they got off to a great start, as you said,
09:56under Van Nissaro. And they've had the Brighton loanee as well for Kundo Bonanotte, who's
10:03been doing really well at Leicester this season. And I think he won't be playing in the match
10:08for Leicester. I think that was part of the loan agreement that he won't be able to face
10:13Brighton. But having said that, under Van Nissaro, it will be a tough game. And it
10:18was an interesting one, I thought, with Van Nissaro, because I doubt he was ever on Leicester's
10:24radar until he had those couple of games at Manchester United. And he even spoke in his
10:29press conference afterwards and said that he did two or three games in charge of Manchester
10:33United. And then the amount of offers that he got just on the back of doing those two
10:37or three games was quite remarkable. And I think he probably wouldn't be at Leicester
10:42if it hadn't been for those two games. It really put him in the shop window. And he's
10:46now sort of taken that role ahead of possibly sort of the likes of David Moyes or Graham
10:52Potter, who were perhaps in the running for that, the former Brighton manager. So it'll
10:57be an interesting one to see. Obviously, he got off with a good result against West Ham.
11:02He seems to have brought a bit of a fresh air. He's sort of gone in there with a spring
11:05in his step and a smile on his face. And the players seem to have reacted to that. So I
11:10agree with you, Matt. I think it's going to be a tough one again on the road at Leicester.
11:16But if Brighton play well, as they have done on their travels this season, you'd hope to
11:23think that Lewis Dunne is probably back in the defence. And with all the attacking players
11:29now coming back to full fitness, they've got Jankuva Minter, Odinga, Brian Gruder should
11:35be back as well. Matoma was amazing against Southampton as well, just to mention him again.
11:41He looks really back on top form. And then obviously, Evan Ferguson could come in. There's
11:47Welbeck. There's also Rutter. But I think Ferguson, who's been linked with a loan move
11:52potentially to Leicester this January, he could come into the mix over this busy period
11:58as well. So I think he's going to have a say in the next few matches. So I just think if
12:03Brighton can get their attacking players firing, I think they should have too much
12:09for Leicester and for Fulham as well.
12:12Yeah, absolutely. Fingers crossed for a good week for Brighton. And we're going to take
12:15a quick break. And when we come back, we will talk all things Crawley Town. Welcome back
12:20to part two. We will discuss this week at Crawley Town. And the Reds missed out on the
12:25third round of the FA Cup as they were defeated 4-3 at home by Lincoln City in a thriller
12:29on Saturday. The Reds were unable to hold a 2-0 lead, although did come close to forcing
12:34extra time at the late rally. Your intendance, Mark, sum that game up for us, please. It's
12:39sounding like a proper cup clash.
12:42It really was. Both teams went out to absolutely win this game in 90 minutes because obviously
12:47we know there's no replays now. But nobody wanted extra time and penalties given one
12:51Crawley's injury worries at the moment. And they both had Tuesday night games. But it
12:56was a rare, really quick, out-of-the-block start from Crawley. They'd normally been quite
13:02good, but they don't normally score early. And they haven't done under Rob Elliott this
13:06season. But two goals in 30 minutes, one from Jack Rowles and then Tolisha won me. And Crawley
13:12looked on top, but Lincoln, they're a good side. And they just came back into it. Crawley
13:16were sort of quite, caused their own downfall, really. Their signs were there when they,
13:21there was a lot of defensive times when they just wouldn't clear the ball properly, trying
13:26to pass it out. And you can hear the fans getting frustrated. And then the first goal
13:29came from, I think it was a free kick went into the box and it had about three opportunities
13:33to clear. It didn't clear it. Dink to the back post, header over the keeper from Paddy
13:39O'Connor. And then, yeah, McCain has scored a header just before the break and it was
13:43suddenly 2-2 and it was all the momentum's with Lincoln. And then, yeah. And then after
13:49the break, it was two goals in three minutes, killed the game off. Crawley did fight back
13:53well, but I think Lincoln were just controlling the game and Jeremy Kelly scored an absolute
13:57cracker and gave Crawley a bit of hope, but they never really sort of cut through the
14:03Lincoln defence to try and make, get that fourth goal. But it could be a blessing that
14:08they're out of the FA Cup. I mean, yes, everybody wants a good FA Cup run. They want a good
14:12draw in the third round, et cetera. But Lincoln have got Birmingham in the next round away.
14:17So I don't fancy, yeah, I don't know. I know it doesn't work exactly like that with Crawley
14:22would have got Birmingham, but if Crawley had got Birmingham in the next round, it's
14:25just like, well, what was, what was the point of going through? But it was, it was a real
14:31good FA Cup tie. And there was some really probably considering Crawley had so many injuries,
14:36Will Swan and Roland D'Arcy were both missing through injury. So it was, yeah, a really
14:41good game, but yeah, they just didn't quite have enough. And yeah, they were the sort
14:47of victims, are masters of their own downfall, really.
14:50Yeah, we'll talk about the Crawley's injury list in a minute, sorry. But post-match, Rob
14:54Elliott said the red start to the second half against Lincoln was quite simply not acceptable.
14:59How costly was that start to the second period, Mark? It really did seem like it put him on
15:03the back foot.
15:04Yeah, it really did. It was, it just sort of came a little bit out of nowhere. They
15:09didn't make two substitutes. Sorry, I've got a bit of feedback. Has everyone else got that
15:13as well?
15:14It's not too bad.
15:17It's not too bad. Sorry. Yeah. Yeah. They made two substitutes at the break and straight
15:23away they just looked a little bit disorganized. And I mean, it was an unbelievable strike
15:28that made it 4-3, sorry, 3-2. And then, yeah, just really poor defensive work that made
15:37it 4-3 and 4-2, sorry. I've been thrown off by the feedback. And it was just, yeah, it
15:44was just such a pause. And you could tell afterwards, Rob Elliott, he's normally quite,
15:48you could, he doesn't give much away, Rob Elliott, in the press conferences, but you
15:51could tell he was frustrated and a bit angry about the way they conceded the goals in that
15:56game. And he's absolutely right. We were saying on commentary, me and Gary from the BBC, that
16:00it was, they needed to clear the ball better. And they, yeah, just, yeah, like I said, they
16:05were masters of their own downfall. Yeah, very frustrating. And you could see how frustrated
16:10Rob Elliott was, but certainly came back, came back well this week, but I'm sure we're
16:15going to get onto that.
16:16Yeah, we'll come on into that in a minute, but you mentioned their injuries. And to be
16:20fair to Elliott, he refused to make that an excuse after they were knocked out of the
16:23cup by Lincoln. But how much have they missed these injured players, Mark? You probably
16:27look at the result on Tuesday and go, probably not that much. But is there any news on their
16:31potential returns?
16:33No, not so much really, because the likes of Josh Flint, he's out possibly for the whole
16:39season. He's done his MCL. Gary from the BBC was talking to him on Saturday. He was
16:44on crutches, wobbling around the ground kind of thing. And he said it's not good. But maybe
16:50one positive is that I had a message from a fan saying, did you see Junior Quaterna
16:56warming up last night? And he's had a hamstring injury and he's been out for a few weeks now.
17:00So hopefully he's on his return. He wasn't in the squad, but he was there with the matchday
17:04squad, which is a good sign, obviously.
17:07Dion Conroy doesn't look like he's coming back any time soon. Like you said, midweek,
17:12we did have Harry Forster, who'd been out with a dead leg for about two weeks. And Rashaan
17:17Hepburn-Murphy, who'd had a hamstring injury as well. They were both in the squad and both
17:20came on on Tuesday night. So there are some promising signs there, but there's still some
17:25big player like Josh Flint, Dion Conroy and Junior Quaterna, who we still haven't seen
17:30yet. So once they're back, it's going to be a few selection problems, given how the team
17:34has been performing without them.
17:37Absolutely. An example of that is when Crawley travelled to the Valley for their first ever
17:42league encounter with Charlton on Tuesday night. And it was certainly a night to remember,
17:45wasn't it, Mark? I mean, it all started with the showstopper from Shawoumni, didn't it?
17:48Talk us through that one.
17:50Oh, that was unbelievable. Crawley started really well. Quite a long ball team, Charlton,
17:56trying to get it up there and put the Crawley defence under pressure early on. And Crawley
18:01handled it quite well. But then from nowhere, Shawoumi picked the ball up on the edge of
18:05the area, ran across the edge of the area and then just hit this 20 yards out curling
18:10effort into the top corner. And I think it stunned everybody because, one, you didn't
18:15know he was capable of that kind of goal because he's been playing really well. And that was
18:19his fourth goal now, but his first in the league. And he just smashed it into the top
18:23corner. And I think it just lifted everyone. The Crawley crowd were magnificent on last
18:28night. And yeah, it was a fantastic goal. And then, yeah, Crawley went on and they did
18:33concede. It was a poor goal to concede. Jojo Wallacott made a bit of an error of misjudgment
18:39and he got lobbed. And then, yeah, but they never gave up. And then, yeah, Max Anderson
18:45popped up with a win after he pounced on, after the keeper saved Jeremy Kelly's long
18:49range effort. So it was a really good performance and a really vital three points as well because
18:55other results sort of went against them last night a little bit. So, yeah, no, absolutely
18:59magnificent. But that's a won-me goal. It's going to go down in folklore in Crawley history.
19:05Absolutely magnificent strike. And yeah, we didn't know a lot about him really, but he
19:10scored in the EFL trophy a couple of times, scored in the FA, no, EFL trophy once, FA
19:14Cup a couple of times. And then to pop up with that strike, unbelievable. I recommend
19:19you go and watch it if you haven't seen it.
19:21It was completely out of nowhere, wasn't it? Because we saw obviously Crawley had a throw
19:24in and he kind of looked down for a second. You kind of look up as he's kind of taken
19:29aim and it was just an unbelievable strike. And it was quite a poor quality game. I think,
19:34Mark, you'd agree. I think it was not playing very well at the time. But I think the goal
19:40itself just brought the game to life. And it was, yeah, stunning goal. One of the best
19:45I've seen scored by Crawley.
19:47Well, after the final whistle, Rob Elliott went over to the fans with his staff and players
19:51and did a very familiar celebration in front of the supporters. What did he do and what
19:55did he have to say after the game, Sam Morton?
19:58So it was the first time we saw Rob recreate the celebration we saw so many times from
20:02Scott Lindsay last season. Obviously, the former Charlton keeper joined his players
20:07and staff at the Jimmy Seeds stand at the Valley. And he's encouraged to do the celebration
20:10and he and the fans clearly enjoyed it. But I think he did feel a little bit embarrassed
20:15afterwards because obviously with his links to Charlton, and obviously he did speak before
20:19the game, he would have to upset his family on this occasion. But I think, yeah, I think
20:24obviously you mentioned, Mark, that he just seemed a little bit, I don't know, just a
20:28bit embarrassed that he'd gone that far. But I think it's kind of completely understandable
20:32really. I think he's got a great win for Crawley. And I think obviously there's still some doubts
20:36in the fan base about whether he's the right man. But I think that could start to be changing
20:40now with the form they're on. Obviously, they're unbeaten in five games now. And just that
20:45kind of resilience they showed yesterday to take the lead. And obviously he had that
20:49setback of the equaliser and then to go win the game again. I think there's a new side
20:54to the Crawley that we're seeing at the moment. And defensively, they're really solid. So
20:57I think he'd never be right to properly celebrate this win. But he did say in his interview
21:02that it's weird doing it at Charlton. He wouldn't mean to give any offence to the fans. When
21:07you see the many fans there and their reaction, even when they were drawing one-all, the big
21:12thing for him was he looked over and the fans were singing the whole time. So I think he's
21:15starting to really kind of get that connection with the fans now. And he kind of wanted to
21:19repay that faith that they're showing in him and to really show the appreciation. So I
21:23think it's great to see him really enjoying that win.
21:26Yeah, absolutely. Well, this Saturday sees the Reds visit Stevenage in League One. Alex
21:32Ravel's side are 13th in the table after their midweek win over Northampton. How do you see
21:36this one going, Mark?
21:38Well, it's got to be one that Crawley are targeting for another win, hasn't it? Stevenage
21:43are currently 13th. They had a good win. It was a late win. Two goals in the 89th and
21:4690th minute, I think, to beat Northampton on Tuesday night. But yeah, they don't score
21:53a lot of goals or concede a lot of goals either. So it's not going to be an easy team to break
21:57down. But the way Crawley are defending at the moment, they've had three clean sheets
22:01in this five-game unbeaten run in the league. So you'd like to think they can continue that.
22:06And yeah, it's a game they've got a target to win if they can get six points in their
22:10first two games in December. They've got tough. They've got Peterborough, Birmingham coming
22:16up, Leighton Ori and Exeter all coming up in December. So if they can get six points
22:22at the start of it, it's only going to boost them for this really tough schedule over Christmas.
22:26Absolutely. And as ever, we will finish the podcast with score predictions, starting with
22:31Brighton's trip to Fulham on Thursday. Deron, how do you see that one going? Is there much
22:36for Brighton fans to get optimistic about, considering their awful record at Fulham?
22:39Yeah, they have got an awful record there. And I think this could be the time to turn
22:45it around. I think there's going to be a reaction from that second-half performance against
22:49Southampton. And I'm going to go for a narrow 1-0 victory. I think Evan Ferguson off the
22:53bench.
22:54Sam Morton, how do you see this one at Craven Cottage going?
22:58Yeah, tough game. I think Brighton will finally get that first win against Fulham in the Premier
23:02League, 2-1.
23:04Are we going to go for a clean sweep of Brighton wins then, Mark?
23:07No, we're going to go 1-0. It's going to be 1-0. It's going to be a frustrating game for
23:11Brighton, I reckon.
23:12Yeah, I can see Brighton going 1-0 up in that one, and then a silly goal. They concede and
23:16finish 1-0. They then visit Leicester on Sunday. As I say, it's a different beast now, Leicester,
23:22I'd say. Sam, what do you reckon about that one?
23:25Yeah, tough one to call. Great start for Leicester under the new man. Yeah, tough one. 2-1. I'd
23:34say 2-1 away at Leicester. They'll still be buoyed by that victory against West Ham, and
23:39they'll get what will be a good result for Leicester, and Brighton will be frustrated.
23:43Would Brighton be happy with the point, Darren, at Leicester? And how do you see that one
23:47going?
23:48I'm going to go for goals. I think there's going to be goals in this one. I'm going to
23:51go for a 3-1 to Brighton, I think. I think there'll be a good attacking display, but
23:58yeah, I'm confident. I think they'll get the win there, yeah.
24:01Are we going for another draw then, Mark?
24:04I was going to. Yeah, no, I think I'm going to go for a 2-2 as well. I think there will
24:09be goals, but I think it'll be tight. I think, yeah, Ruud van Nistelrooy will get them going.
24:13The buzz will still be there, so yeah. No, I'm going to go for 2-2.
24:17And finally, oh, sorry, my voice has just gone. Crawley travel to Stevenage in League
24:22One on Saturday. How do you see that one going, Mark? Crawley full of confidence. I can see
24:27him winning this one.
24:28I can as well, yeah, absolutely. And I think, like I said, they've got to target this game
24:32for a victory. If Shawanmi's on fire, Swan's behind him playing well, Darcey's playing
24:38well, Jeremy Kelly has been outstanding recently. So I'm going to go for a 2-0 win.
24:43Sam, how do you see this one going?
24:45Yeah, 2-0 win as well. I think it's definitely a game that Crawley should be looking to win,
24:51and they'll be full of confidence. So yeah, 2-0.
24:54Full house of Crawley 2-0 win then, Darren. Come on, you can do it.
24:57I drank myself Crawley the other night, all pointing to another victory, so I'm going
25:01to go for a 2-0 Stevenage.
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