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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Recreation Ground
  • Attendance: 4477
  • Referee: Mathieson, S

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

85 mins

Notts County are replacing Spencer Weir-Daley with Danny Crow.

79 mins

Janos Kovacs is being taken off, David Dowson has come on in his place.

76 mins

Notts County are replacing Jason Lee with Lawrie Dudfield.

74 mins

Chesterfield are replacing Peter Leven with Jamie Winter.

66 mins

Wayne Corden is replaced by Andy Parkinson.

60 mins

Graeme Owens is replaced by Ben Algar.

59 mins

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

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by S Mathieson

45 mins

Goal!! Spencer Weir-Daley scores for Notts County.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Jack Lester ended the season in familiar fashion when his 27th goal of the campaign earned Chesterfield a point in an open match against Notts County.

Lester struck in the 59th minute to cancel out Spencer Weir-Daley's 45th minute opener for the visitors who were on course for only their third away win of the season.

That would have flattered County who had been second-best for most of a first-half which Chesterfield dominated without making the most of their superiority.

Chances were created but not taken and it was an all too familiar scenario for the home side when they conceded a soft goal.

But by then they should have been well in control and surprisingly Lester had missed the sort of chance he normally tucks away while Peter Leven had also failed to cash in on another good opening.

The quality of Chesterfield's passing and movement had County chasing the game but Leven shot straight at Russell Hoult in the fourth minute and the midfielder also forced the experienced keeper into a sprawling save 12 minutes later.

Another chance was missed when Aaron Downes shot straight at Hoult and Mike Edwards cleared a Ward effort off the line before County stole the lead.

Neil MacKenzie played the ball in on the left and Weir-Daley punished some hesitancy from Downes before taking the ball around Barry Roche for only his third goal of the season.

He should have added another in the 48th minute but shot wildly over the bar after getting behind the home defence but Lester made no mistake when his next chance arrived.

Leven knocked the ball up to the striker who got around Michael Johnson to chest it down and place a shot past Hoult from eight yards.

Chesterfield could have won it after that but Lloyd Kerry rattled the crossbar from 20 yards and despite some late pressure the visitors hung on, giving 1200 of their supporters something to cheer at the end of what has been a miserable season for the club.

Chesterfield Team

Notts County Team

Chesterfield

Notts County

Corners

11 2

Fouls

11 13

Goal attempts

17 5

Shots off target

4 2

Offsides

5 7

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