Recap: Chesterfield concede two late goals to draw against Torquay United after Kabongo Tshimanga double
Both these teams made the play-offs last season, with the Gulls agonisingly losing out to Hartlepool United on penalties in the final.
These sides have had contrasting starts to the new campaign as the Spireites top the table and are unbeaten in seven, while the visitors have managed just two wins so far.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will provide all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.
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Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 2 v 2 Torquay United (5.20pm KO)
- Kabongo Tshimanga gives Spireites lead just before the hour and then adds a second
- Visitors score two late goals to pinch a point
- Spireites unbeaten in seven
- Two changes for Chesterfield as Laurence Maguire and Jak McCourt replace Jamie Grimes and Manny Oyeleke (knock).
- Torquay 13th after just two wins so far
Back underway
Referee Steve Copeland blows his whistle to start the second-half.
No changes for either side.
Level at the break
HT: Chesterfield 0 v 0 Torquay United
The Spireites have been the more threatening but the visitors have had the best chance through Lolos just before the break.
Loach long kick, Carline wins a header and then a sliding tackle, the ball goes through to Payne inside the area but his shot is blocked and goes behind for a corner, which MacDonald claims. Almost half-time.
Digs out another good cross from the left to the far post. Tshimanga was lurking but he waited for it to come to him rather than attacking it. Miller is just holding his hamstring after that cross so we will keep an eye on him.
38 gone, 0-0.
Half chance
Carline dinks in a cross from about 25 yards out, Payne meets it at the back stick but his header is straight at Gulls goalkeeper MacDonald. The cross was a lofted one so it was difficult to get any power on it.
24 played, 0-0.
Good play
Tshimanga drops deep, turns and plays a clever pass through to Payne. He collects, drives forwards and shoots and it goes behind for a corner following a deflection. Chesterfield keep the pressure on and then win a second corner which comes to nothing but they do win a throw on the left. Carline launches it in, it bounces in Torquay’s six-yard box and Payne is not far off from reaching it but it just evades him.
14 gone, 0-0.