Recap: Chesterfield go second in National League with win against in-form Boreham Wood
James Rowe’s men are two places and two points behind the visitors to Derbyshire.
There will be a reunion for Kabongo Tshimanga who is set to face his former club for the first time since signing for the Blues in the summer.
In the opposite corner, ex-Spireites Will Evans and Scott Boden will be aiming to get one over their old side.
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Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 2 v 1 Boreham Wood
- Spireites climb to second after win
- Danny Rowe scores penalty on 20 minutes after Kabongo Tshimanga brought down by Nathan Ashmore
- Tshimanga doubles lead with screamer against his old club on 44 minutes
- Will Evans pulls a goal back from distance, mistake from Scott Loach, 67 minutes
- Evans sent off late on for second yellow card
- 3-4-1-2: Loach; Kerr, Gunning, Maguire; King, Oyeleke, Kellermann, Miller; Mandeville; Rowe, Tshimanga. Subs: Minter, Grimes, Whittle, McCourt, Payne.
Half-time
HT: Chesterfield 2 v 0 Boreham Wood
Town lead thanks to Danny Rowe’s penalty and Kabongo Tshimanga’s screamer against his former club.
Calvin Miller was forced off injured and has been replaced by Alex Whittle.
GOOOOAAAALLLL!!! 2-0
TSHIMANGA!!!
AND WHAT A GOAL! The striker shows great strength on the edge of the box to hold off his marker, he gets half a yard and smashes it high into the net against his former club. Spireites 2-0 up.
Two minutes to half-time.
Spireites sub - 35 minutes
Miller took a heavy knock in the first few minutes and has gone down again. He can’t continue. Whittle on. Another injury.
Boreham
Are starting to get into this one now and have won four corners.
Chesterfield could do with getting hold of the ball here and regaining control.
Half an hour gone
Boreham’s Smith fires well over the bar from inside the area.
Chesterfield lead 1-0.