Recap: Chesterfield extend unbeaten run to seven games to top National League with win at Yeovil Town
The second-placed Spireites have won four and drawn two of their first six matches.
The hosts, who have former Blues players Grant Smith and Adi Yussuf in their ranks, have only played four games but have won their last three after losing on the opening day of the season.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at Huish Park and will have all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.
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Key Events
- FT: Yeovil Town 0 v 2 Chesterfield (3pm KO)
- Chesterfield go top of the league and are seven unbeaten
- Manny Oyeleke gives Town lead on 19 minutes, Kabongo Tshimanga doubles lead on 36 minutes
- Two changes for Chesterfield as George Carline and Liam Mandeville replace Jeff King and Saidou Khan
- No Danny Rowe or Laurence Maguire in the squad
- (3-4-1-2) Loach; Kerr, Gunning (c), Grimes; Carline, Weston, Oyeleke, Miller; Mandeville; Payne, Tshimanga. Subs: Minter, Whittle, King, McCourt, Khan.
Liam’s pre-match thoughts
Well we all thought we would be heading to Woking today but it’s Yeovil instead!
I think it is a big plus that both sides agreed to this game because the last thing either will have wanted is a backlog of fixtures at the end of the season.
Both sides are in form so we should be in for a highly competitive match.
The Glovers have former Spireites Grant Smith and Adi Yussuf in their ranks so hopefully they don’t come back to haunt their old club today.
I’ve gone for two changes for Chesterfield (see my predicted line-up below) but we will have the official team news around 2pm.
I think this will be a close encounter with not to many goals so I’m going for 1-1 which I think would be a good point for the Blues.
Yeovil team news
From Yeovil’s official club website: “Yeovil Town will be boosted by the return of Matt Worthington who will be available after his straight red card against King’s Lynn Town saw him suspended for Town’s last three fixtures.
“Also returning is Jack Robinson who took a knock in his second training session with the club, after a short spell of recovery at his parent club Middlesbrough, the defender has returned to Somerset looking for his first minutes in Green & White.”
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Liam Norcliffe's predicted Chesterfield line-up for visit to Yeovil Town
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