Recap: Chesterfield edged out by Sheffield United in pre-season friendly

Chesterfield played Sheffield Wednesday in midweek. Today, they face Sheffield United. Picture: Tina Jenner.Chesterfield played Sheffield Wednesday in midweek. Today, they face Sheffield United. Picture: Tina Jenner.
Chesterfield played Sheffield Wednesday in midweek. Today, they face Sheffield United. Picture: Tina Jenner.
Chesterfield host Premier League Sheffield United in a pre-season friendly today (3pm).

Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the SMH Group Stadium and will bring you all the team news and match updates so stay tuned.

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Still 0-0 but Chesterfield are holding their own. Hobson has impressed.

Oldaker’s corner is poor and United break forward at pace into the Chesterfield box. Osula is about to pull the trigger but Horton gets back and makes a superb sliding tackle. Corner United.

It’s been a lively start and it’s a cracking atmosphere.

Hobson collects a loose ball in midfield, drives forward, has a shot, corner.

Chesterfield win the first corner of the game and almost take the lead from it.

They play it short, Sheckleford advances forward and delivers a low cross from the right which is almost deflected in.

It would have been very similar to the goal Town scored against Wednesday in midweek.

We are underway!

Kick-off has been delayed by five minutes due to crowd congestion outside the ground.

Here come the teams!

Its been raining, sunny, raining, sunny.

At the moment it’s sunny. How long that lasts is anyone’s guess.

It’s a sell-out here at the SMH Group Stadium and the two teams are with us.

This is the Blades’ first pre-season game since they won promotion to the Premier League last season.

Stay tuned for all the key moments from the game.

And this is how they will start the second-half

Here’s how Chesterfield will start the game:

Chesterfield XI (4-2-3-1): Tyrer; Sheckleford, Williams, Grimes, Horton; Jones, Oldaker; Curtis, Hobson, Uchegbulam; Quigley.