Match ReportMirror FootballUnverified source· 4 Aug 2026
Mannone keeps clean sheet in Crawley cup win
Ex-Arsenal keeper Vito Mannone marked his return to English football with a clean sheet in Crawley's cup victory.
Y. Mannone
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 as Crawley Town beat York City 2-0 in the Carabao Cup preliminary round, advancing to face Watford.
- Mannone signed for Crawley as player-coach in June.
- He last played competitively in February 2025 for Lille.
- He made 23 first-team appearances for Arsenal over eight years.
Crawley travel to Watford on Saturday in the first round proper.
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