Macclesfield vs Crawley preview
Friday 14 December 2018 11:51, UK
Sol Campbell has received a double injury boost ahead of his first home match in charge of Macclesfield.
Jordan Ponticelli scored an outstanding strike when featuring in a midweek Central League Cup win over Fleetwood and looks ready to make a first-team return following a metatarsal injury.
Jared Hodgkiss also played in the midweek game after missing the last three league games with a knock. Callum Evans is also pushing for a return following an ankle problem.
Crawley's Oliver Palmer will miss the trip to the Moss Rose as he starts a three-match ban. Town had appealed against the straight red card Palmer was shown in the 1-0 defeat to Northampton but were unsuccessful.
Captain Jimmy Smith remains absent as he continues his recovery from a knee injury which is expected to keep him out until March. Crawley could climb to 13th in League Two with a win over the basement boys.
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This will be just the third ever meeting between Macclesfielfd and Crawley, and the first since the 2011/12 League Two campaign.
Crawley won one and drew one of their two matches with Macclesfield during the 2011/12 season, conceding two goals in the last five minutes after taking a 2-0 lead in this exact fixture back in March 2012.
Macclesfield have won two of their last three league games (L1), as many as the managed in their previous 49 (D14 L33).
Crawley are on a run of five straight losses away from home, they last lost six in a row in League One in February 2015.
25% of Macclesfield's goals (4/16) this season have been from the penalty spot, the highest percentage of any team in League Two.
