Recap: Chesterfield held to goalless draw by play-off rival Wrexham

Chesterfield travel to play-off rivals Wrexham today (3pm KO).
Wrexham v Chesterfield - live updates.Wrexham v Chesterfield - live updates.
Wrexham v Chesterfield - live updates.

The Spireites will be aiming to get back to winning ways after two defeats and a draw from their last three.

Wrexham are sixth, one place and one point better off than Town.

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This is the first of three away trips on the spin for the Blues with Bromley and Hartlepool United to follow after today’s visit to the Racecourse Ground.

Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will have all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.

Wrexham v Chesterfield: LIVE UPDATES

Key Events

  • FT: Wrexham 0 v 0 Chesterfield
  • Dominant Town slip to eighth after draw
  • Danny Rowe makes his debut, Grant Smith recalled in goal
  • G.Smith; Kerr, Gunning, Maguire; Carline, Weston, Oyeleke, Taylor; Clarke; Rowe, Mitchell. Subs: Yarney, Whelan, Mandeville, Tyson, Yussuf.
  • Spireites appoint new first-team coach

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A good performance from Town today and they should have come away with all three points.

Plenty of positives to take.

Bromley away on Tuesday next up.

Night all!

Four talking points from today

Final thoughts from fan writer Ben

I wouldn’t say that result is a particular injustice to either side, but I do think James Rowe’s men may be understandably frustrated that they weren’t able to a find a winner. They certainly had the better chances in the second half, and substitute Nathan Tyson could have had at least two goals in the latter stages. However, despite the potential frustration, I think it’s important to look at the positives from that performance. To be frustrated to have not beaten a side of Wrexham’s quality, particularly after a run of relatively poor performances, indicates that The Spireites are starting to move back in the right direction. Town also offered significantly more attacking threat today too, likely aided by the addition of Danny Rowe to their front line, and whilst they weren’t able to translate that into goals today, you have to feel it’ll come sooner rather than later if they put in similar performances on a regular basis. Overall, I said pre-match that today was a must-not-lose, and Chesterfield haven’t lost, so that has to be seen as a decent result in my opinion. Add to that an improved performance and whilst there is a slight sense of frustration at not securing three points, I think most Town fans will come away from that with a renewed sense of optimism going into the business end of the season. Of course, the wins will need to come soon, that’s four without a win for The Spireites now, but a solid display like that leaves you feeling it’ll be more a case of when, rather than if, they’ll turn it around and return to winning ways.

It finishes goalless

FT: Wrexham 0 v 0 Chesterfield

A much-improved performance by the Spireites and they really deserved all three points.

Reaction to follow.

Whelan breaks down the left and feeds Rowe whose pass is perfect for Tyson, he connects with it well but it is straight at Lainton. That was the moment.

Lainton parries Tyson’s shot from distance which took a deflection. 15 to go, 0-0.

Two changes - 72 mins

Double sub as Whelan and Tyson replace Clarke and Mitchell.

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