from the penalty spot. He scored 3 goals in 44 appearances across the 2018–19 season. Nichols scored his first league goal of the 2019–20 season in a 3–1 home win against Oxford United. The striker was later on the scoresheet in an EFL Cup home tie against Brighton & Hove Albion in August, as well as an EFL Trophy match against Plymouth Argyle in September 2019. In early January 2020, he was told by new manager Ben Garner that he was free to leave the club, and subsequently signed for Cheltenham Town on a six-month loan deal on 31 January 2020. He made his debut for Cheltenham as a substitute in a 2–1 win at home to Morecambe on 1 February 2020. He scored 4 goals in 28 appearances for Bristol Rovers across the 2019–20 season, whilst he made 7 appearances for Cheltenham as they finished 4th on points per game after the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic and qualified for the play-offs, where they were eliminated by Northampton Town in the semi-final. At the end of the 2019–20 season, Nichols was released by Bristol Rovers. In an interview with Bristol Post in December 2020, Nichols stated that his time at Bristol Rovers "didn't go to plan", but that he does "look back with fondness". Crawley Town Following a trial spell with Swindon Town, on 7 September 2020, Nichols joined League Two club Crawley Town on a one-year deal, reuniting him with former Exeter assistant John Yems. He made his debut for Crawley as a substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Port Vale on 12 September, and scored his first goal of the season the following match as Crawley defeated Scunthorpe United 1–0. On 8 November 2020, he scored a hat-trick as Crawley progressed to the second round of the FA Cup after defeating Torquay United 6–5 after extra time. Nichols scored a brace for Crawley in a 2–1 win away to second-placed Forest Green Rovers, attracting praise from manager Yems who said that "he [Nichols] is full of heart and determination." Having missed Crawley's FA Cup second round victory over AFC Wimbledon through injury, Nichols started the third round tie against Premier League side Leeds United and provided the assist for Crawley's second goal as they won 3–0 on 10 January 2021. Despite scoring for Crawley in the following round's tie away to AFC