Recap: Chesterfield close gap on National League leaders Grimsby Town after narrow win against Eastleigh
The Spireites climbed to second with a 2-1 win against Boreham Wood on Saturday.
The visitors are 13th and have won their last two league matches, including a 2-1 victory at home to Altrincham at the weekend.
The away side have former Blues man Tom Whelan in their ranks.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will bring you all the build-up, team news, match updates and reaction.
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Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 1 v 0 Eastleigh
- Spireites one point off top after win
- Kabongo Tshimanga scores winner on 34 minutes
- Gavin Gunning forced off injured after 10 minutes with broken nose and taken to hospital
- 3-4-1-2: Loach; Kerr, Gunning, Maguire; King, Oyeleke, Kellermann, Miller; Mandeville; Payne, Tshimanga. Subs: Grimes, Whittle, McCourt, Khan, Tyson.
What happened last season?
Chesterfield did the double over the Spitfires!
Chesterfield 1 v 0 Eastleigh (Asante, 86)
Eastleigh 0 v 1 Chesterfield (Mandeville, 61)
Liam’s predicted line-up
I think there will be a rare unchanged line-up for Chestefield tonight.
James Rowe likes to rotate but due to the number of injuries I can’t see how that is possible. Plus, the performance on Saturday was a strong one.
Calvin Miller could drop out if he has not recovered from the injury he suffered against Boreham Wood but it didn’t look anything serious.
However, Jak McCourt looked to be really struggling with a knee problem just moments after he came on as a sub so I think he might be a doubt and could be replaced by Nathan Tyson on the bench.
3-4-1-2: Loach; Kerr, Gunning, Maguire; King, Oyeleke, Kellermann, Miller; Mandeville; Rowe, Tshimanga. Subs: Minter, Grimes, Whittle, Tyson, Payne.
Early Spireites team news
Chesterfield will assess Jak McCourt and Calvin Miller ahead of kick-off after the pair suffered injuries in the win against Boreham Wood on Saturday.
Miller was forced off after 35 minutes with what looked like a dead leg and McCourt appeared to injure his knee in a tackle late on.
Nathan Tyson was the only available player left out of the squad on Saturday so he could come into the matchday 16 if required.
Other than that, given the injury situation, Town have no one else to choose from!
He will be out to prove a point tonight
James Rowe aware of threat former Chesterfield man Tom Whelan will pose for Eastleigh
Another game, another former player to contend with.