Club bottom of the EFL has second match postponed one week after first cancellation

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Crawley Town have announced that their upcoming fixture against Walsall has been postponed due to international call-ups.The League Two side currently sit bottom of the table after seven games, having lost five times and winning just once so far.Crawley’s meeting with Walsall has been postponed due to international call-upsGettyThey were scheduled to take on Walsall, who are unbeaten and second in the division, on Saturday, October 3.However, on Monday it was confirmed by the club that the match was going to be moved to a later date. Crawley call off Walsall fixtureThree of Crawley’s players have been called up by their nations to feature during the new, extended international break, which meant they were eligible to request a postponement, as per EFL rules.The club wrote: “Dion Pereira has been selected to represent Antigua and Barbuda, and Johnny Russell and Nicholas Michalski have been chosen to represent Northern Ireland and England at youth level respectively.“The club would like to congratulate the trio on being called up to represent their nations on the international stage, and wishes them all success during their time away.”A new date for the clash with Walsall is yet to be confirmed.Midfielder Pereira has featured four times for Crawley so far this season, scoring once and making one start.Meanwhile, Russell has played six games in League Two for the Red Devils, starting in their defeat to Grimsby last weekend.And goalkeeper Michalski has been between the sticks in five of Crawley’s opening seven league games.So, rather than playing without three of their regulars, the club has decided to postpone their fixture instead.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/TownTeamTogether?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwKazim-Richards’ side won’t have a League Two match until October 10 after having two games called offGettyWhat other League Two games have been postponed? Crawley, who are managed by former EFL star and Turkey international Colin Kazim-Richards, have now had two upcoming games called off.Just a week ago, their clash with Barnet was postponed due to international call-ups too.It now means their next League Two fixture will be on October 10, three weeks after their most recent league match. Elsewhere in the fourth tier, Port Vale have had games against Northampton and Colchester rescheduled.Northampton have also seen their game against Oldham moved.15 League One games have been called off too, including MK Dons vs Bromley, while Reading have opted to keep their clash against Wycombe on, despite having three international call-ups.