Recap: Chesterfield thrashed by play-off rivals Grimsby Town despite taking lead

Chesterfield v Grimsby Town - live updates.Chesterfield v Grimsby Town - live updates.
Chesterfield v Grimsby Town - live updates.
Chesterfield host play-off rivals Grimsby Town in the National League today (3pm KO).

The Spireites are currently third in the league table, while the Mariners are seventh and eight points behind.

With just eight games remaining, this is another crucial clash in the promotion race.

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

Chesterfield v Grimsby Town: LIVE UPDATES

Key Events

  • FT: Chesterfield 1 v 4 Grimsby Town
  • Spireites unchanged from last week’s draw at Notts County
  • Loach; King, Grimes, Maguire, Whittle; Weston, Whelan; Mandeville, Khan, Miller; Asante. Subs: Gunning, Oyeleke, McCourt, Rowley, Quigley.

Taylor heads well wide from Maguire-Drew’s cross from the right.

To be fair to the visitors they have responded well to going a goal down.

Grimsby miss a sitter!

Almost an instant equaliser for the visitors but Maguire-Drew somehow finishes over the bar from about two yards out. All he had to do was tap it in. Wow.

GOOOOOAAAALLL!!! 1-0

MAGUIRE!!!

Chesterfield lead 1-0 after six minutes. Short corner, Mandeville arrives late and delivers a cross for the unmarked Maguire to head home.

Jeff King is booked in the celebrations.

Amos drags a shot wide inside the area following a Grimsby set-piece. Decent chance that.

Cracking atmosphere.

Chesterfield are in their traditional home strip, Grimsby are in red shirts and shorts and black socks.

Stay tuned for all the big moments from the next 90 minutes.

Here come the teams!

Eight games to go.

Big push needed from the Blues.

A huge welcome today to nine of the Belgian Spireites - a group of guys who met at university in Brussels and adopted Chesterfield as their common team to support.

Their first Chesterfield game was in February 2012 and ten years later they’ve notched up 42 visits.

Let’s hope Town can reward their efforts with a win today!

Is not involved today but he is out on the pitch with the rest of the squad doing some running and a bit of ball work. Great to see. He’s back in training after six months out with a health issue.