FT: Chesterfield FC 3 Crewe Alexandra 1
Chesterfield raced in to a two-goal advantage when Sylvan Ebanks-Blake broke the deadlock on seven minutes before strike partner Lee Novak doubled the Spireites’ lead on 12.
Though an injury to Chris Herd meant a quick re-shuffle of the pack for Danny Wilson, with Jay O’Shea coming on in a 4-4-2 formation.
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Hide AdThe hosts then saw their advantage halved when Zoumana Bakayogo brought the visitors back within touching distance on 27 minutes.
Spireites: Lee, Talbot, Hird (c), Anderson, John, Ariyibi, Damaio, Herd, Banks, Ebanks-Blake, Novak
Subs: O’Shea, Humphreys, Donohue, Chapman, Simons, Dieseruvwe, Slew
Crewe: Garratt, Turton, Nugent, Ajayi, Guthrie, Fox (c), Jones, Inman, Bakayogo, Haber, Saunders
Subs: Richards, NG, Ainley, Kirk, Kearns, Howell, Finney
Referee: Gavin Ward