Relegation-threatened Crawley were held to their first home goalless draw for three years in a stalemate with Shrewsbury, a point that nudged them two clear of the drop zone with two games remaining.
Crawley head coach Colin Kazim-Richards had gone into the clash insisting he had no survival points target in mind, and his side quickly got on the front foot against their already-safe opponents.
Cox Denies The Red Devils
Shrewsbury goalkeeper Matthew Cox, who had a spell on loan at Crawley last season, produced a smart save just after the half-hour mark to parry a goal-bound shot from Harry Forster.