Recap: Kabongo Tshimanga scores hat-trick as Chesterfield hit four past Barnet in dramatic encounter

Chesterfield return to action tonight against Barnet at the Technique Stadium (7.45pm KO).
Chesterfield v Barnet - live updates.Chesterfield v Barnet - live updates.
Chesterfield v Barnet - live updates.

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.

Chesterfield v Barnet: LIVE UPDATES

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

Tonight’s other National League fixtures

Boreham Wood v Halifax

Dag & Red v Weymouth

Eastleigh v Dover

Grimsby v Wrexham

Maidenhead v Stockport

Notts County v Wealdstone

Solihull Moors v Torquay

Southend v Aldershot

Chesterfield: 1/3

Draw: 18/5

Barnet: 13/2

(Sky Bet)

Chesterfield: WWWDD

Barnet: LDLDL

Liam’s predicted line-up

There will be a match on Saturday after all

A midweek game under the lights at the Technique...you just can’t beat it!

It’s the first one of the season so it should be a good atmosphere.

Stay with us throughout the evening for all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.