Recap: Laurence Maguire scores twice as Chesterfield complete stunning comeback against Notts County

Chesterfield v Notts County - live updates.Chesterfield v Notts County - live updates.
Chesterfield v Notts County - live updates.
Chesterfield are gunning for back-to-back wins as they host promotion rivals Notts County tonight (7.45pm KO).

The second-placed Spireites recorded their first victory in five on Saturday against Yeovil Town.

The Magpies, meanwhile, jumped into the play-off places with a 2-0 success at Woking.

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Notts could close the gap on Town to just three points with a win in Derbyshire this evening.

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

Chesterfield v Notts County: LIVE UPDATES

Key Events

  • FT: Chesterfield 3 v 1 Notts County (7.45pm KO)
  • Elisha Sam scores excellent opener on 40 minutes for Notts County
  • Laurence Maguire heads equaliser on 60 minutes and then scores again on 86 minutes
  • Spireites stay 2nd after win but cut gap to leaders Stockport to three points
  • Akwasi Asante scores late penalty after Liam Mandeville fouled
  • One change for Chesterfield as Saidou Khan replaces Joe Quigley
  • (4-2-3-1) Loach; King, Grimes (C), Maguire, Whittle; Kellermann, Whelan; Mandevile, Khan, Miller; Asante. Subs: Minter, Kerr, Williams, Rowley, Quigley.

Referee: Scott Simpson (the same referee who sent off both Calvin Miller and Zak Brunt when Chesterfield hosted Southend United in the FA Cup). Brunt is now on loan at tonight’s opponents so that could be interesting.

Assistant referee: Lewis Dawson

Assistant referee: Harry Warner

Fourth official: Ben Robinson

Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery

Liam’s predicted line-up

Injury news for tonight

Spireites assistant manager Danny Webb:

“We’ve got to be on it. They (Notts County) a good footballing team. Whether the pitch conditions allow them to play the way they want to play, we’ll see. We’re going to have to be on our game to get anything from it.

“We’re going to need it all tomorrow. We’re going to need a bit of luck. We’ve got to be on our game. We’ve got to defend well and attack well. Because anything less won’t do.

“I think tomorrow will be a different kind of game [in comparison to Yeovil]. Big crowd, local derby. We’ve got to make sure the performance matches the result.

“It’s a massive game but it is no bigger than Saturday. We’ve got to make sure that we back up Saturday’s result on Tuesday.”

Notts captain Kyle Cameron:

“This is probably the best time we could ask to go there,” Cameron told the Nottingham Post.

“I think obviously they’re in transition at the moment with the new manager.

“Obviously, he is trying to put his philosophy in place and his way of playing onto Chesterfield.

“They are in transition at the moment and we’re kind of picking up in form.

“It will be it’ll be a good game tomorrow and hopefully we can do the same as Saturday and have a good dominant away of performance and come up with a result.”