'I'll be in bed until Tuesday' - Crawley Town midfielder completes first 90 minutes since August in Gillingham draw

Reds put in arguably their best display of the season in the 2-2 draw with Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium.

It was game that Reds should have won after hitting the word twice and being denied by three top saves by Jake Turner in the Gills goal.

Williams, who was skipper for the game, played around 10 minutes against Fleetwood as a late sub but he got through the whole 90 minutes at the Gills and he put in a typically battling performance and helped Reds dominate the midfield.

But how did he feel afterwards? “I think I'll be in bed until Tuesday,” he said. “But yeah, I mean, I feel good. I'm just pleased that nothing bad happened to my hamstring, of course and I didn't get a yellow, so that's a positive.”

And the 25-year-old, who returned in the summer from MK Dons, was impressed with his side’s display. He said: “Very proud of the boys, dug in when we needed to. Showed moments of really good play.

“I think overall it was a really good performance. It's a shame that we didn't come away all three points.

"I think bar the last two home games, we've been inconsistent. Obviously we've played against ten men in both games but we've still done the job. I think today we've shown that again, so it's good to see the consistency within the team.”

Scott Lindsey’s men have now only lost one in the last five games and Williams said how important momentum is. “It's massive,” he said. “I think the difference is, from earlier on in the season, we're seeing characters now. I think the boys have bonded and it's starting to bring out certain characters in people, and you see that today.

"I know they give a penalty, but we had three people dying for the cause, and I'm just pleased to see it.”

Although they are on a good run Williams is not looking too far ahead. He said: “We go game by game, I’m not one of them to look ahead. We'll focus on Accrington and then we'll go from there.”