Recap: Chesterfield fightback to beat Altrincham but lose Akwasi Asante and Armando Dobra to injuries
The third-placed Spireites beat Barnet 3-1 on Friday night to make it five games unbeaten at the start of the season.
Altrincham, in 19th, are yet to win but they have only lost once, with their four other games all ending in draws.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will provide all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.
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Key Events
- FT: Altrincham 1 v 2 Chesterfield (3pm KO)
- Spireites go top after win
- Spireites lose Asante and Dobra to injury in first-half
- Mullarkey gives hosts lead before half-time; Williams equalises after HT; Tshimanga makes it 1-2
- Paul Cook names unchanged side from win against Barnet
- Chesterfield XI: Covolan; King, Williams, Grimes, Horton; Oldaker, Banks; Mandeville, Dobra, Asante; Quigley. Subs: Maguire, Jones, Cooper, Uchegbulam, Tshimanga.
Almost 1-3
Mee tip wide from Oldaker’s low strike from the edge of the box after being set up by King.
Chance!
Tshimanga tries a clever flick at the near post from Mandeville’s near post cross but it goes just wide.
Good save by Covolan
To deny Colclough from distance. It was a fierce a strike and Covolan did well to get a hand to it to turn it around for a corner.
Colclough has been excellent for the hosts. He always is against Chesterfield.
GOOOOAAAALLL!!! 1-2
TSHIMANGA!!!
Chesterfield have turned this one around with two goals in four minutes. Horton delivers a cross, Williams gets up again, Tshimanga turns it in. Spireites lead 2-1.
Two in two for Tshimanga.
GOOOOAAALLL!!! 1-1
WILLIAMS!!!
Chesterfield are level one minute into the second-half. Williams meets King’s deep free-kick from out wide and heads home at the back post.
HT: Altrincham 1 v 0 Chesterfield
Spireites behind for the first time this season have lost Asante and Dobra to injury.
Dobra off
Dobra can’t continue and is replaced by Uchegbulam. A second injury change for the Spireites. Nightmare.