Crewe Alexandra's red cards proved costly as they suffered a 1-0 loss to Crawley Town on the opening day of the season. The Railwaymen's Kellan Gordon and Malcolm Ebiowei were sent off for violent conduct in the second half, leaving them to play the final 30 minutes with nine men. Crawley Town boss Colin Kazim-Richards said the loss was self-inflicted and that the visitors' injury time winner should have been ruled out. Kazim-Richards praised his team's character and accountability after the two red cards. He also said that the team would deal with the incidents in-house. Crewe Alexandra's captain Mickey Demetriou was later sent off for two bookable offences. Kazim-Richards said that the team would review the incidents and take necessary action. League standing: 8th in League Two, 3 pts, 1W-0D-0L from 1 games, recent form W. Goals this season: 1 scored, 0 conceded (+1 goal difference). Next fixture: vs Newport County (away, 2027-02-27) (2nd in the table).