Match ReportDaily Mail FootballUnverified source· 4 Aug 2026
Mannone marks Crawley debut with clean sheet in Cup win
Eighteen months after his last competitive match, the 38-year-old keeper shut out York City.
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player
Competition
Carabao Cup preliminary round
Score
Crawley Town 2-0 York City
Scorers
Gianmarco Di Biase, Danilo Orsi
Venue
LNER Community Stadium
What happened. Vito Mannone kept a clean sheet on his Crawley Town debut as they beat York City 2-0 in the Carabao Cup preliminary round.
- Mannone made two saves in the match.
- It was his first competitive appearance in 18 months.
- He joined Crawley in a dual player-coach role this summer.
“To be able to add to my coaching staff, to the club, someone of Vito's calibre is a credit in itself.”
— Colin Kazim-Richards
Crawley face Watford in the Carabao Cup first round on Saturday, then start their league season next weekend.
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