Crawley 3-2 Bury: Reds record first home win since February

Veteran striker Ollie Palmer hit his fifth goal in five league games as Crawley clinched their first home win since mid-February with a 3-2 victory over Bury.

Bury, with only one win in their previous 30 away league games, made a disastrous start when skipper Jimmy Smith gave the hosts the lead after only three minutes. Smith struck at the far post by heading in a whipped cross from George Francomb.

Crawley keeper Glenn Morris was called into action when he held a goal-bound shot from Dominic Telford after good work by Eoghan O`Connell.

The Reds thought they had doubled their advantage when Filipe Morais netted with a deflected 30-yarder, but referee Craig Hicks disallowed it for offside after consulting with his assistant.

Crawley had the ball in the net again seven minutes after the re-start and Dominic Poleon`s close range effort was ruled offside.

Striker Chris Dagnall pulled Bury level with his first goal for the club on 56 minutes, picking his spot from 15 yards after Telford`s pass.

Substitute Danny Mayor drove Bury ahead on 78 minutes from Telford`s pass, but Crawley substitute Panutche Camara responded to make it 2-2 three minutes later by heading in Francomb`s free kick.

Palmer struck to settle the issue two minutes from time by capping a fine run with a low shot passed keeper Joe Murphy.

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