Crawley Town 2-1 Gateshead

Matt Tubbs signed in the summer after spending last season at Salisbury

Crawley Town moved to the top of the Blue Square Bet Premier thanks to a double from top scorer Matt Tubbs.

The home side took the lead from the penalty spot, Tubbs converting after being fouled by Carl Jones.

Gateshead then rallied, equalising immediately when Jon Shaw headed in Martin Brittain's corner.

But Tubbs grabbed his sixth goal of the season to hand Crawley a last ditch winner, nodding Kyle McFadzean's perfect cross past Tim Deasy.

This victory extends Crawley's undefeated run to eight games and sees them leapfrog AFC Wimbledon at the top of the league.

Gateshead's loss, after two successive wins, leaves them looking nervously over their shoulders again as they are only four points above the relegation zone.

Crawley Town: Jordan, Quinn, Mills, McFadzean, Wilson, Rusk (Neilson 37), Torres, Masterton (Smith 71), Cogan, Tubbs (McAllister 90), Brodie.

Subs Not Used: Martin, Wright.

Booked: Wilson.

Goals: Tubbs 47 pen, 90.

Gateshead: Deasy, Jones, Heckingbottom, Curtis, Clark, Brittain (Fisher 74), Gate (Ferrell 81), Turnbull, Nelthorpe, Shaw (Gillies 83), Mulligan.
Subs Not Used: Cook, Baxter.

Booked: Gate, Nelthorpe, Turnbull.

Goals: Shaw 51.

Attendance: 1,412.

Referee: John Hopkins (Essex).