Recap: Kabongo Tshimanga scores hat-trick as Chesterfield hit four past Barnet in dramatic encounter
The Spireites are unbeaten in five but have drawn their last two so they will be hoping to return to winning ways.
The Blues hammered the Bees 6-0 in this fixture last season but a lot has changed at Barnet over the summer, including in the dugout where they are now managed by former Leeds and Liverpool winger Harry Kewell.
Liam Norcliffe is there tonight and will bring you everything you need to know.
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Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 4 v 2 Barnet (7.45pm KO)
- Tshimanga tap-in and penalty make it 2-0 after eight minutes, completes hat-trick with another spot-kick in second-half
- Visitors score two deflected strikes in three minutes to equalise before half-time
- Gunning scores deflected free-kick for goal number four
- Five changes for Chesterfield tonight as Grimes, King, Weston, Khan and Payne replace Maguire, Carline, McCourt, Mandeville and Rowe.
- (3-4-1-2): Loach; Kerr, Gunning, Grimes; King, Weston, Oyeleke, Miller; Khan; Payne, Tshimanga. Subs: Carline, Whittle, McCourt, Mandeville, Rowe.
- Maguire missed out with ankle injury
GOOOOALLLLL!!! 3-2
Chesterfield were awarded a penalty, their second of the night, after a foul on King.
Tshimanga tucks it away for his his hat-trick and Chesterfield are back in front. 3-2. 64 minutes played.
Booking
KIng is shown a yellow for a strong tackle on Tasdemir. It was a hard challenge but he won the ball. Home fans boo that decision.
Second goal for Barnet: 2-2
Another goal for Barnet and another deflected long-range strike. 2-2. They should be out of sight but Barnet are somehow level.