Recap: Chesterfield concede three goals in first-half in defeat to Hartlepool United
This is about as tough as it gets for Town as they try and put an end to third-placed Pools’ 15-match unbeaten run.
Chesterfield go into this one on the back of a good win at rivals Bromley in midweek, while the hosts have not played for two weeks.
Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will have all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction.
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Key Events
- FT: Hartlepool United 3 v 1 Chesterfield
- Rhys Oates put Pools ahead on five minutes
- Josef Yarney own goal makes it 2-0
- Luke Armstrong adds third before half-time
- Fraser Kerr gets one back against his old club in second-half - his first for Spireites
- Three changes for Chesterfield as Josef Yarney, Curtis Weston and Nathan Tyson replace Gavin Gunning, Martin Smith and Kairo Mitchell
- (3-4-1-2): G. Smith; Yarney, Kerr, Maguire (c); Carline, Weston, Oyeleke, Taylor; Clarke; Rowe, Tyson .Subs: Rowley, Mandeville, M.Smith, Whelan, Mitchell.
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A bad day at the office today.
Well beaten.
Torquay at home next up on Monday (3pm KO).
Some low scores today
Liam Norcliffe's Chesterfield player ratings from defeat to Hartlepool United
Chesterfield conceded three times in the first-half as they fell to defeat against Hartlepool United on Saturday.
Rowe reaction to defeat
Chesterfield's first-half performance against Hartlepool was 'unacceptable', says boss James Rowe
Spireites boss James Rowe said Chesterfield’s first-half performance against Hartlepool United was ‘unacceptable’ and that he picked the wrong formation.
It’s all over
FT: Hartlepool United 3 v 1 Chesterfield
A spirited second 45 minutes from the Spireites but the first-half left them with a mountain to climb.
Town remain seventh, and face league leaders Torquay on Monday.
Reaction from James Rowe coming up.
Chance!
Mandeville chips a ball to the back post, Maguire heads it back across goal but nobody had gambled. Almost full-time now.
Closing stages
It looks like the Spireites are going to fall to defeat, those three goals in the first-half killed the game. Town have rallied, but they’ve given themselves too much to do.