Recap: Chesterfield held to goalless draw at Maidenhead United

Maidenhead United v Chesterfield - live updates.Maidenhead United v Chesterfield - live updates.
Maidenhead United v Chesterfield - live updates.
Chesterfield will jump to third in the National League if they beat Maidenhead United today (3pm KO).

With Woking not playing, the Spireites, who are unbeaten in six, can leapfrog them into third.

But Town have not won at York Road since dropping down into the National League so it it will be a tough ask.

Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will provide all the build-up, team news and reaction.

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Key Events

  • Latest score: Maidenhead United 0 v 0 Chesterfield (3pm KO)
  • Magpies 14th; Spireites 4th
  • (4-2-3-1) Fitzsimons; King, Palmer, Grimes, Maguire; Jones, Banks; Mandeville, Dallas, Colclough; McCallum. Subs Williams, Sheckleford Oldaker, Uchegbulam, Quigley.
  • One change as McCallum replaces Quigley

For the hosts’ Nathaniel-George for diving.

For Town. They are racking them up, Maguire heads over the latest one.

Mandeville heads over

From Maguire’s well-shaped cross from the left. Another attempt towards goal.

Colclough has another shot blocked

After Mandeville and King work a short corner nicely.

Town zipping the ball around. Can they make this pressure count?

Colclough goes close!

Town play the corner short and the winger breaks into the box, cuts in on his right, blasts towards goal, but Andre Jr is behind it and parries.

0-0 after 20.

From the edge of the box is blocked, but Town keep the pressure on and win a corner.

Heads clear two long throws. The striker is doing his duties at the back, too.

Gets away from his marker with a clever turn before his powerful drive is well blocked.

Chesterfield on top in this opening 15 minutes.

Dallas’ looping cross from the left clips the top of the crossbar before going out for a goal-kick.

Before that, Banks had shot blocked from inside the area.

Bright start from Town.

The Blues are paying some lovely football in the Magpies half. Puttong together some sharp combinations.

Good counter from Town

Jones wins the ball in midfield and plays it out wide to Mandeville, who then finds Colclough. His cross is met by McCallum but his header loops into the hands of Andre Jr in the home net.

We are underway!

Town will kick ‘uphill’ in the first-half.

Here come the teams!

Chesterfield are in all blue, while the hosts are in black and white shirts, black shorts and red socks.

Paul Cook goes over to applaud the Town fans crammed into the corner of the ground.

Not long before we get underway here at York Road.

With Woking not in action Chesterfield will definitely go third with a win this afternoon.

The Spireites have won all of their last four away games but they have never collected maximum points here so hopefully today is the day that run comes to an end.

Stay with us for all the key action from the match.

Chesterfield team news confirmed

One change from the win against Halifax as McCallum replaces Quigley. Sheckleford comes in for Horton on the bench, as does Williams for Dobra.

(4-2-3-1) Fitzsimons; King, Palmer, Grimes, Maguire; Jones, Banks; Mandeville, Dallas, Colclough; McCallum.

Subs Williams, Sheckleford Oldaker, Uchegbulam, Quigley.

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