Recap: Kabongo Tshimanga scores twice as Chesterfield thrash Barnet to close gap at top of National League
The Spireites are second in the table and are four points behind leaders Halifax but have three games in hand.
Town are guaranteed to close the gap on the Shaymen if they pick up points because the west Yorkshire side are involved in the FA Trophy today.
Barnet are 15th in the league.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will bring you everything you need to know.
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Key Events
- FT: Barnet 1 v 4 Chesterfield (3pm KO)
- Spireites one point off top with two games in hand
- Tshimanga scores 20th goal of season on 49 minutes; Asante adds second on 58 minutes from close-range; Tshimanga makes it 0-3 on 70 minutes
- King grabs fourth with deflected free-kick late on
- Richards-Everton scores late consolation
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An emphatic win in the end.
Maidenhead United away next up on Tuesday.
Have a good weekend.
RATINGS
Liam Norcliffe's Chesterfield player ratings from big win against Barnet
Kabongo Tshimanga scored a brace as Chesterfield thrashed Barnet 4-1 to continue their promotion push.
REACTION
BARNET REACTION: Chesterfield deliver 'kick in stomach' to promotion rivals with emphatic win
Chesterfield delivered a ‘kick in the stomach’ to their promotion rivals with an emphatic 4-1 win against Barnet.
Full-time!
FT: Barnet 1 v 4 Chesterfield
Town close the gap at the top of the league with a clinical second-half performance. The perfect response to the midweek results.
Reaction coming up.
GOOOOAAALLLL!!! 0-4
KING!!!
And now Chesterfield have a fourth. King’s long-range free-kick takes a deflection and loops over Oxborough in the Barnet goal.