Welcome to the fifth edition of our EFL League Two review series for the 2019/20 season. This week, we take a closer look at Crawley Town’s comeback against Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town’s thrashing of Port Vale.
EFL League Two: Matchweek 5
Palmer Haunts Old Side
Ollie Palmer came back to haunt old side Leyton Orient with a quickfire brace to hand Crawley all three points at the Breyer Group Stadium.
Josh Wright’s stunning effort into the top corner gave the O’s the lead but they were pegged back just seven minutes later when Nathan Ferguson rattled home a loose ball.
Lee Angol scored from the penalty spot to restore Orient’s lead just after the break, but substitute Palmer then struck twice in two minutes – firstly powering his way around the home defence and finishing past Dean Brill and then tapping Reece Grego-Cox’s cross into an empty net.
Grimsby Pummel Port Vale
A fabulous second-half performance from Grimsby saw them score four times to hammer Port Vale 5-2 at home.
David Worrall put the visitors in front before Jordan Cook ensured that the honours were even at half-time.
Grimsby then eased ahead early in the second half through goals from Moses Ogbu and Matt Green, but Vale remained in the game and pulled one back via Nathan Smith.
The hosts roared once more though, and two more goals late on from Luke Waterfall and James Hanson secured a big home win for the Mariners.
How Did We Do?
Each week, we have a go at predicting the league’s results. How did we get on this weekend? Results are shown in bold, our predictions in italics.
Bradford City 0-1 Forest Green Rovers – Bradford City 2-1 Forest Green Rovers
Cambridge United 1-2 Oldham Athletic – Cambridge United 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Carlisle 2-2 Salford City – Carlisle United 1-0 Salford City
Cheltenham Town 2-2 Swindon Town – Cheltenham Town 2-2 Swindon Town
Colchester United 1-0 Northampton Town – Colchester United 1-1 Northampton Town
Grimsby Town 5-2 Port Vale – Grimsby Town 0-0 Port Vale
Leyton Orient 2-3 Crawley Town – Leyton Orient 2-0 Crawley Town
Macclesfield Town 1-0 Scunthorpe United – Macclesfield Town 1-0 Scunthorpe United
Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage – Mansfield Town 2-0 Stevenage
Morecambe 2-3 Exeter City – Morecambe 1-1 Exeter City
Newport County 1-0 Crewe Alexandra – Newport County 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Walsall – Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Walsall
A couple of correct scores and a few results too, but we’ll admit we got the Grimsby one all wrong…
Up Next
All games to take place on Saturday, August 31. 3.00pm kick-off unless otherwise stated.
Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town
Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City
Exeter City v Mansfield Town
Forest Green Rovers v Newport County
Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle
Oldham Athletic v Colchester United
Port Vale v Cambridge United
Salford City v Leyton Orient
Scunthorpe United v Carlisle United
Stevenage v Macclesfield Town
Swindon Town v Morecambe
Walsall v Grimsby Town
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