Recap: Chesterfield secure place in FA Cup first round with victory at ninth tier Anstey Nomads

Chesterfield will be hoping to avoid an FA Cup shock against ninth tier side Anstey Nomads today (12.30pm KO).
Anstey Nomads v Chesterfield - live updates.Anstey Nomads v Chesterfield - live updates.
Anstey Nomads v Chesterfield - live updates.

The Spireites travel to the Leicestershire club, the lowest ranked team still left in the competition, for this fourth qualifying round clash.

Town have lost their last three so they will be keen to get back to winning ways.

A defeat would be VERY embarrassing.

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

Anstey Nomads v Chesterfield: LIVE UPDATES

Key Events

  • FT: Anstey Nomads 0 v 3 Chesterfield (12.30pm KO)
  • Goals from Dobra, Asante and Tshimanga send Town into FA Cup first round
  • Spireites XI (4-2-3-1) Fitzsimons; King, Cook, Grimes, Clements; Jones, Oldaker; Mandeville, Asante, Dobra,;Quigley. Subs: Chadwick, Williams, Whelan. Cooper, Akinola, Uchegbulam, Tshimanga.

How the action unfolded

FT: Anstey Nomads 0 v 3 Chesterfield

The Spireites avoid a cup shock and go into the hat for the first round draw.

Goals from Dobra, Asante and Tshimanga.

First win in four.

Credit to the hosts who never stopped battling.

Reaction coming up.

Final sub - 87 minutes

Quigley off, Whelan on.

TSHIMANGA!

Chesterfield lead 3-0.

Tshimanga turns the ball home from close-range from Mandeville’s cross.

But Scanlon heads straight at Fitzsimons from six yards out after a long throw.

The Nomads are digging in and have won a few corners but it looks like Town will see this one out.

0-2.

Another superb stop from Fitzsimons to stop Reeve’s shot from the edge of the box finding the top corner.