Recap: Chesterfield throw away two-goal lead against Solihull Moors after Curtis Weston is sent off
A bumper crowd is expected at the Technique Stadium as Town fans get ready to welcome Cook back to the club.
But the Blues will have to do it without top goalscorer Kabongo Tshimanga, who has undergone an operation on a serious injury.
Today’s opponents Solihull are sixth in the table.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game.
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Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 2 v 3 Solihull Moors (3pm KO)
- Alex Whittle and Akwasi Asante put Town 2-0 up after 20 minutes
- Curtis Weston sent off for off-the-ball incident on 22 minutes
- James Clarke pulls goal back for 2-1 on 37 minutes; Callum Maycock equalises on 51 minutes; Harry Boyes make it 2-3 on 55 mins
- Jak McCourt stretchered off late on following bad tackle - Town finish game with nine-men
- Three changes for Chesterfield as Williams, Weston and Quigley replace Miller, Oyeleke and Tshimanga
- Spireites XI: Loach; Williams, Kerr, Grimes; Kellermann, McCourt, Weston, Whittle; Mandeville; Asante, Quigley. Subs: Maguire, Whelan, Khan, Miller, Denton.
- Paul Cook’s first home game since returning to club
Good save by Loach
To deny Boyes who cut inside from the left and shot towards the bottom corner.
Grimes then made a brilliant sliding block to stop a tap-in. Top defending again from him.
RED CARD
Chesterfield are down to 10-men. Curtis Weston is shown a straight red for an off-the-ball incident with Mark Ellis.
Ellis is being booed every time he touches the ball.
GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! 2-0
ASANTE!!!
Chesterfield double their lead on 20 minutes. Mandeville’s fierce drive from distance is parried by Boot, Asante picks up the loose ball on the edge of the box and finds the bottom corner. What a start.
GOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! 1-0
WHITTLE!!!
Two in two for the little soldier.
It was good hold-up play by Asante and then just like last week, Whittle burst into the box with great determination and fires the Spireites into the lead.
1-0 after 14 minutes.
Again makes another timely block in the boxas Solihull win the first corner of the game, which comes to nothing.
Solihull
Have made a bright start to this game so far. Plenty of possession and they are looking comfortable on the ball.