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Recap: Chesterfield suffer second league defeat of season against Maidenhead United despite fightback
Chesterfield will return to the top of the National League if they avoid defeat at Maidenhead United tonight (7.45pm KO).
The Spireites will go above leaders Halifax, who are not in action this evening, with a win or a draw.
This game should have taken place in November but was postponed due to Covid.
Maidenhead are fourth bottom and have only won once in their last nine matches.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at York Road and will bring you everything you need to know.
Maidenhead United v Chesterfield: LIVE UPDATES
Key Events
- FT: Maidenhead United 3 v 2 Chesterfield (7.45pm KO)
- Spireites miss chance to go top of league after defeat
- Kelly gives hosts lead on seven minutes; Puts hosts back in front on 79 minutes
- Sparkes free-kick makes it 2-0 on 20 minutes
- King halves deficit with superb free-kick right on half-time
- Tshimanga levels on 56 minutes for his 22nd goal of the season
- Two changes as Alex Whittle and Jim Kellermann replace Calvin Miller and AkwasiAsante
- (3-4-2-1) Loach; Williams, Grimes, Croll; King, Weston, Oyeleke, Whittle; Kellermann, Mandeville; Tshimanga. Subs: Maguire, Miller, Khan, Asante, Payne.
Mixed news on the injury front
Positive update on Tom Denton after year out but bad news for Haydn Hollis
Tom Denton is edging closer to a return after a year out through injury.
How about some retro pictures to start the day?
The men who played for Chesterfield in the early to mid noughties - including the last payer EVER to score at Saltergate
Our latest Spireites retro gallery takes us back to the early noughties – a time of massive technologic advances and the introduction of reality tv.
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