Recap: Chesterfield lose ground in promotion race after defeat to Halifax

Chesterfield travel to FC Halifax Town today (12.30pm KO).
Halifax v Chesterfield - live updates.Halifax v Chesterfield - live updates.
Halifax v Chesterfield - live updates.

The third-placed Spireites are unbeaten in nine and have won all of their last six games.

Meanwhile, the hosts are in the bottom half after making a slow start to the season but have improved in recent weeks.

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These two teams met in the play-off elimination round last season, with the Blues winning away 2-1.

Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at The Shay and will bring you all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.

Halifax v Chesterfield: LIVE UPDATES

Key Events

  • FT: Halifax 1 v 0 Chesterfield (12.30pm KO)
  • Spireites drop to 4th after conceding late winner
  • Spireites XI (4-1-4-1) Fitzsimons; King, Williams, Grimes, Clements; Jones; Mandeville, Oldaker, Whelan, Dobra; Quigley. Subs: Palmer, Akinola, Uchegbulam, Asante, Tshimanga.
  • Chesterfield unchanged for sixth successive match

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Not the result we wanted but you can’t win them all.

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How the action unfolded

Defeat for Chesterfiled

FT: Halifax 1 v 0 Chesterfield

The Spireites suffer their first defeat in 10 games. A very tight match with not many chances.

Reaction coming up.

Chance for Chesterfield

But Mandeville could not sweep in Clements’ cross/shot from close-range.

Blues sub - 81 minutes

Uchegbulam replaces Dobra.

Goal for Halifax: 1-0

Fitzsimons could not hold Warburton’s free-kick and Harker taps in from close-range.

81 minutes played.