Recap: Chesterfield lose ground in promotion race after defeat to Halifax
The third-placed Spireites are unbeaten in nine and have won all of their last six games.
Meanwhile, the hosts are in the bottom half after making a slow start to the season but have improved in recent weeks.
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Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at The Shay and will bring you all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.
Halifax v Chesterfield: LIVE UPDATES
Key Events
- FT: Halifax 1 v 0 Chesterfield (12.30pm KO)
- Spireites drop to 4th after conceding late winner
- Spireites XI (4-1-4-1) Fitzsimons; King, Williams, Grimes, Clements; Jones; Mandeville, Oldaker, Whelan, Dobra; Quigley. Subs: Palmer, Akinola, Uchegbulam, Asante, Tshimanga.
- Chesterfield unchanged for sixth successive match
Opposition view
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Halifax manager Chris Millington said their 1-0 win against Chesterfield was a ‘fair result.’
RATINGS
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Lacklustre Chesterfield fell to a late 1-0 defeat at Halifax on Saturday.
REACTION
Chesterfield's defeat to Halifax 'stark reminder' as 'arrogance' creeps in, says Paul Cook
Paul Cook said Chesterfield’s 1-0 defeat to Halifax was a ‘stark reminder’ for his side and claimed that ‘arrogance’ had perhaps crept in after such an impressive run of form.
How the action unfolded
Chesterfield's impressive form ends with late defeat at Halifax - how it happened
Chesterfield suffered their first defeat in 10 games after narrowly losing 1-0 at Halifax.
Defeat for Chesterfiled
FT: Halifax 1 v 0 Chesterfield
The Spireites suffer their first defeat in 10 games. A very tight match with not many chances.
Reaction coming up.