Recap: Chesterfield come from behind against Southend United to book place in FA Cup second round
The Spireites are going well in the National League and are third, while the Shrimpers are struggling and are fourth bottom.
Town beat Southend 4-0 last month but today’s visitors have a new manager in Kevin Maher and they beat Dover 4-1 in midweek.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will provide all the team news, build-up, match updates and reaction so stay with us throughout the day.
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Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 3 v 1 Southend United (3pm KO
- Rhys Murphy opens scoring for Southend on four minutes, Saidou Khan equalises on six minutes
- Luke Croll puts Town 2-1 on 14 minutes with debut goal
- Kabongo Tshimanga makes it 3-1 in second-half just four minutes after coming on
- Sam Dalby misses a penalty in injury-time for Southend
- Calvin Miller and Zak Brunt sent off late on after scuffle
- Minter; Kerr, Croll, Whittle; King, Oyeleke, McCourt, Miller; Mandeville, Khan; Payne. Subs: Loach, Weston, Kellermann, Tyson, Tshimanga.
- FA Cup first round tie
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!! 3-1
TSHIMANGA!!!
It’s taken him just four minutes to find the net and make it 3-1, racing onto Kellermann’s pass to slot in.
That’s his 13th goal of the season. Wow.
Two more Spireites subs - 76 minutes
Weston and Tshimanga replace McCourt and Mandeville.
Good to see Westy return from injury.
You can of course make five subs in the FA Cup.
Goes high and wide from Mandeville from just inside the area after a patient Chesterfield move.
69 gone, 2-1.
Southend
Have started this half the better side. Enjoying some decent possession. Town can’t keep the ball at the moment.
Another save!
Another good save by Minter, this time low down to his left, to tip Murphy’s one-on-one effort wide. He then catches the corner.
54 played, 2-1.