Crawley boss Billy Smith is sticking with the 3-5-2 formation he employed successfully in last Saturday's FA Cup tie against Tiverton.

Smith changed tactics to cope with the threat posed by Tiverton's fullbacks and it worked so well he used it again on Tuesday when Reds knocked Bognor out of the Sussex Senior Cup.

More importantly, his players seem happy with the new formation which gives Ernie Cooksey and Neil LeBihan the freedom to get forward down the flanks.

Smith said: "It worked well against Tiverton and Bognor and the lads are confident in what they are doing so we're going to stick with it for now."

Tiverton visit Sussex for the first round replay next Tuesday, but before then Crawley hope to improve their Dr Martens League title hopes at home to Halesowen.

Nic McDonnell and Dave Stevens are likely to be restored to the attack while Peter Fear should return in midfield after resting a slight groin injury at Bognor.