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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Griffin Park
  • Attendance: 4882
  • Referee: Horwood, G

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

The referee has booked Lee Thorpe.

90mins

Ricky Shakes is being taken off, John Mousinho has come on in his place.

76mins

Chesterfield are replacing Brendan Moloney with Adam Rooney.

70mins

Ross Montague is being taken off, Lee Thorpe has come on in his place.

61mins

Goal!! Brentford have scored with Glenn Poole putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

46mins

Jamie Winter is being taken off, Steve Fletcher has come on in his place.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by G Horwood

43mins

Gary Smith is booked for unsporting behaviour.

41mins

Goal!! Chesterfield have scored with Jack Lester putting it in the back of the net.

25mins

Goal!! Gary Smith scores for Brentford.

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It's 3pm on Saturday, January 12th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Glenn Poole's left-foot curler earned new Brentford manager Andy Scott a great win at Griffin Park against League Two high-fliers Chesterfield.

Left-winger Poole scored the winner - his eighth of the season - with half an hour remaining as the Bees' climb up the table continues under Scott.

The 35-year-old had been assistant to Terry Butcher, who was sacked in mid-December, and has impressed so much in his seven games in charge that he fully deserves the full-time role he has now been given - five wins, a draw and only one defeat is play-off form.

Scott has instilled confidence in his charges and they attacked from the off.

Chesterfield were sluggish, but luckily for them their goalkeeper was alert to the task.

Barry Roche was first called into action after 13 minutes when Alan Connell teed up Poole from Gary Smith's corner.

Through a packed box, Roche did well to dive down to Poole's drive.

Five minutes later and again from a corner, the keeper managed to push out Connell's header at the far post and then he tipped Smith's rasping shot around the post for another corner.

But Roche was finally beaten by midfielder Smith after Connell's pass dissected the defence to allow the 23-year-old to steal in and slot the ball under the keeper's despairing dive.

The goal shook Chesterfield to life and Jack Lester netted his 18th goal in only 23 games four minutes shy of the break.

The 32-year-old former Nottingham Forest striker swivelled and shot neatly past the onrushing Ben Hamer after latching onto David Niven's pass.

A exciting and flowing second half was played out and Poole's winner came about after the Bees had peppered Roche's goal.

The ball broke to the 26-year-old on the edge of the area and he showed excellent composure to steer his shot past the groping hand of the Chesterfield keeper.

Brentford Team

Chesterfield Team

Brentford

Chesterfield

Corners

83

Fouls

119

Goal attempts

117

Shots off target

53

Offsides

66

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