Shrewsbury 1-1 Crawley Town: Reds held away at struggling Shrews

By The Newsroom
Published 12th Mar 2014, 00:21 BST
Josh Simpson - last season's player of the year - scored his second of the campaign at ShrewsburyJosh Simpson - last season's player of the year - scored his second of the campaign at Shrewsbury
Josh Simpson - last season's player of the year - scored his second of the campaign at Shrewsbury
Josh Simpson marked his return to the side following the birth of his new son with a goal but Crawley were pegged back as Shrewsbury earned a point.

The Reds skipper put the visitors ahead with his second goal of the season midway through the first half, before the League One strugglers levelled through Paul Parry in the second half and the hosts twice struck the woodwork.

Manager John Gregory again shuffled his pack with four changes. In came Rory Fallon for his full debut, along with Simpson, Mark Connolly and Gary Dicker. Jamie Proctor, Matt Tubbs and Paul Connolly dropped to the bench while Andy Drury was injured.

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Shrews began the match looking like a side lacking in confidence and Reds deservedly took the lead on 24 minutes, Simpson reacting quickest when Billy Clarke struck the wall with a free kick, to fire into the bottom corner for a 1-0 lead.