Ollie Palmer on target again as Crawley fight back to beat Bury

Posted Sunday, August 26, 2018 by PA

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.