Recap: Chesterfield thrash King's Lynn Town to move back into National League play-offs
The Spireites have three home games in a row, starting this evening, and they will be aiming to take full advantage.
The Blues secured just their second win in eight games when they beat Woking 4-1 on Saturday.
The Linnets are third bottom and are struggling for form.
Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will have all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.
Chesterfield v King’s Lynn Town: LIVE UPDATES
Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 4 v 1 King’s Lynn Town
- Goals from Yussuf, Carline, Rowe and Yarney secure second successive 4-1 win
- Spireites move up to sixth after victory
- Danny Rowe scores his first Town goal with free-kick for 4-1
- Will Evans back in squad for first time in two months
- (3-4-1-2) Montgomery; Yarney, Gunning, Maguire; Carline, Oyeleke, McCourt, Whittle; Clarke; Rowe, Yussuf. Subs: Evans, Whelan, Mandeville, Dinanga, Mitchell.
- Five changes for Chesterfield as Yarney, Whittle, McCourt, Clarke and Yussuf replace Kerr, Weston, Whelan, Rowley and Dinanga.
GOOOOAAALL: 1-0
YUSSUF!!!
Clarke and Oyeleke play a short corner, the latter delivers to the far post and Yussuf sneaks in at the back post to put Chesterfield in front. His second goal for the Spireites.
30 played, 1-0.
Maguire pounces on a loose pass in midfield, steps forward and lets fly from about 25 yards. He connects with it well but it goes just wide. Good attempt.
20 gone
Still 0-0. Chesterfield are edging this one but th Linnets are defending well. The hosts will have to be patient.
20 gone
Still 0-0. Chesterfield are edging this one but th Linnets are defending well. The hosts will have to be patient.
Looping header
From Lynn’s Callan-McFadden lands on the roof of the net. He was a good 12-14 yards out.
Off the post!
Yussuf lays the ball off for McCourt on the edge of the area, he takes a touch and curls one towards goal and it clips the post and bounces clear. Great effort. 11 gone, 0-0.
Bright start
From Chesterfield who won an early corner and then followed that up with a shot on target by Clarke but it was an easy save for Richardson.
And we’re off!
Chesterfield are in their traditional home strip, King’s Lynn are in white shirts, blue shorts and white socks.
Stay tuned for live updates from the next 90 minutes and all the reaction afterwards.
COYB!
Team news thoughts from fan writer Ben
The team news is in then and it’s five changes for the Spireites for this evening’s game against King’s Lynn Town, with Josef Yarney, Jak McCourt, Alex Whittle, Jack Clarke and Adi Yussuf all in, and Fraser Kerr, Curtis Weston, Tom Whelan, Joe Rowley and Marcus Dinanga dropping out.
I am slightly surprised to see so many changes after an impressive display against Woking last time out, however that is not to say that I think tonight’s eleven is any weaker than that which took the field on Saturday.
James Rowe is blessed with a squad that has considerable strength in depth, and I feel that the ability to rotate routinely and still put out a strong side is an illustration of that fact. It’s also worth considering that, with all due respect to tonight’s visitors, King’s Lynn find themselves in a tough situation and the chances of them picking a result up tonight do seem slim, and perhaps, whilst I’m sure he’s not getting complacent, this has given Rowe a greater feeling of flexibility in regards to his team selection this evening.
The opportunity to rotate players ahead of the ‘harder’ end-of-season games, and potentially the play-offs, could give a potential boost to Town’s promotion errors.
The return of Jak McCourt from the start is another huge positive too, so when all of this is taken into account, I feel that you have to be confident in the Spireites to pick up a result tonight. 3-0 Chesterfield is my prediction for this one.