🎥 Final thoughts from the SMH Group Stadium, where Chesterfield have slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Swindon Town in this afternoon’s League Two fixture. Provided by @bensportstory.bsky.social #Spireites

FULL-TIME: CHESTERFIELD 1-2 SWINDON TOWN The Spireites slip to defeat after a second half strike from Joe Snowdon. The scorer of the visitors’ first, Finley Munroe, was sent off late on, but Paul Cook’s side couldn’t make that advantage pay. 🎥 report to come. #Spireites

94’: Somehow Swindon haven’t put this game to bed as even with 10 men, they miss two further chances. Hemming saves again from Drinan, before Tabor drags his effort wide. 🔵⚪️ 1-2 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

91’: RED CARD SWINDON TOWN!! 🔴 A second yellow card for Munroe, and he’s off! A huge lifeline for Chesterfield as we enter SIX added minutes! 🔵⚪️ 1-2 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

89’: Swindon substitute Jake Tabor has two chances to wrap the game up but his first hits the bar, and his second is saved by Hemming. 🔵⚪️ 1-2 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

77’: Chance for Swindon as they do this time beat the offside trap through Aaron Drinan. He races through and gets a shot off, but Zach Hemming gets down well to save. 🔵⚪️ 1-2 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

75’: Substitute Paul Glazel has the ball in the net again for Swindon. The whistle had long gone for offside though; so much so that the referee awards him a yellow card for delaying the restart with his shot. 🔵⚪️ 1-2 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

68’: FOUR Chesterfield changes. ON: James Berry, Ronan Darcy, Adam Lewis, Vontae Daley-Campbell OFF: Dylan Duffy, Tom Naylor, Lewis Gordon, Devan Tanton. 🔵⚪️ 1-2 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

61’: Goal for Swindon Town. Joe Snowdon restores the visitors’ lead. 🔵⚪️ 1-2 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

52’: Kyle McFadzean sends a swinging ball into the box in the direction of Dylan Duffy. Duffy gets his head on it, but can’t quite get over the ball and his effort drifts over. 🔵⚪️ 1-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

46’: The action has resumed at the SMH Group Stadium. 🔵⚪️ 1-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

HALF-TIME: CHESTERFIELD 1-1 SWINDON TOWN Well despite falling behind early to Finley Munroe’s header, that was a pretty positive half for the Spireites! They were level almost immediately through John Fleck, and have since looked the more likely to score the next goal. #Spireites

45’: Two added minutes. 🔵⚪️ 1-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

40’: Yellow card for Chesterfield’s Devan Tanton. 🔵⚪️ 1-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

28’: Two chances for Chesterfield as Dilan Markanday hangs an inviting ball up for Lee Bonis. The striker gets a toe on it, but his effort comes back off the post. Tom Naylor then fires just over shortly after. A good spell, this! 🔵⚪️ 1-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

17’: That goal seems to have given John Fleck some confidence! He tries his luck with a speculative effort, and comes pretty close to scoring a second. 🔵⚪️ 1-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

10’: GOALLLLLLLLL CHESTERFIELD!!! JOHN FLECK!! Instant response from the Spireites, as Fleck slams home! 🔵⚪️ 1-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

8’: Goal for Swindon Town. Finley Munroe’s header caps a neat move from the visitors. 🔵⚪️ 0-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

KICK-OFF: John Fleck gets things going for Chesterfield at the SMH Group Stadium! 🔵⚪️ 0-0 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

So, that’s two changes from the XI that started the 3-3 draw at Crewe Alexandra last time out, with Liam Mandeville and Dylan Duffy replacing Ronan Darcy and James Berry respectively. Meanwhile there’s no Janoi Donacien, with Jamie Grimes taking his place on the bench. #Spireites

🚨Confirmed Chesterfield team news for this afternoon’s League Two fixture against Swindon Town 🚨 XI: Hemming; Tanton, Dunkley, McFadzean, Gordon; Naylor, Fleck; Markanday, Mandeville, Duffy; Bonis SUBS: Boot, Daley-Campbell, Grimes, Lewis, Darcy, Berry, Dickson. #Spireites

🎥 Pre-match preview from the SMH Group Stadium, where Chesterfield host Swindon Town in this afternoon’s League Two fixture. Provided by @bensportstory.bsky.social #Spireites

🎥 Final thoughts from the SMH Group Stadium, where Chesterfield have progressed through the group stage of the Vertu Trophy with a 2-2 draw against Liverpool Under 21s, despite losing a subsequent penalty shoot-out 11-10. Provided by @bensportstory.bsky.social #Spireites

Liverpool score their 12th penalty, John Fleck hits the bar with Chesterfield’s and the shoot-out (finally) ends 11-10! The Spireites miss out on the bonus point then, but the one gained with a 2-2 draw in normal time is enough to qualify through the group stage! #Spireites

So, so calm from Ryan Boot, and round we go again! 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅ #Spireites

Donacien scores, as does Liverpool ‘keeper Mrozek! 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅✅✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅ #Spireites

Another good Liverpool penalty, low into the bottom corner. 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅ #Spireites

Daley-Campbell scores! Make that 8-8! 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅ #Spireites

8-7 now. Blimey 😅 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅ #Spireites

Wow. Grimes sneaks his effort just under the ‘keeper. He needed, as Liverpool had scored! 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅ #Spireites

Sheckleford scores! 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅ #Spireites

Boot is sent the wrong way. 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅ #Spireites

In from Dickson, and we move on to the seventh takers. 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅ #Spireites

Liverpool score. 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌✅ #Spireites

Calm as you like from Darcy! Sudden death now! 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ ✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌ #Spireites

SAVED BY BOOT! ON WE GO! 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅❌ #Spireites

Markanday hits the bar. 🔵: ✅✅✅❌ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅ #Spireites

Liverpool score again. 🔵: ✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅✅ #Spireites

Right down the middle from Connor Cook! 🔵: ✅✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅ #Spireites

Boot gets close again, but it’s in. 🔵: ✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅✅ #Spireites

Emphatic from James Berry! 🔵: ✅✅ 🔴: ✅✅ #Spireites

Boot gets a hand to Liverpool’s second penalty, but can’t keep it out. 🔵: ✅ 🔴: ✅✅ #Spireites

John Fleck scores for Chesterfield. 🔵: ✅ 🔴: ✅ #Spireites

Liverpool up first in the shoot-out. It’s in 🔵: 🔴: ✅ #Spireites

END OF NORMAL TIME: CHESTERFIELD 2-2 LIVERPOOL UNDER 21s So that’s a point apiece so far, despite the Spireites looking on course for all three having gone 2-0 up. There is now another on offer in the penalty shoot-out, though. Stand by for updates… #Spireites

92’: Goal for Liverpool Under 21s. Kaide Gordon again. 🔵⚪️ 2-2 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

90’: FIVE added minutes for Chesterfield to see out at the end of this one. 🔵⚪️ 2-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

80‘: Following that goal, Chesterfield have made three more changes. ON: Vontae Daley-Campbell, Dilan Markanday, James Berry. OFF: Devan Tanton, Bailey Hobson, Dylan Duffy. 🔵⚪️ 2-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

77’: Goal for Liverpool Under 21s. An undercooked backpass is eventually squared to Kaide Gordon, who slots home to halve the deficit. 🔵⚪️ 2-1 🔴⚪️ #Spireites

75’: Liverpool again manage to work their way in behind the Chesterfield back line, but substitute Josh Sonni-Lambie can’t steer his effort on target. 🔵⚪️ 2-0 🔴⚪️ #Spireites