- Date:02 Apr 2011
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:B2net Stadium
- Jack Lester (47:43) Deane Smalley (70:47)
Live Commentary
- 93mins
Short corner taken by Dean Morgan, Danny Whitaker produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
- 93mins
Corner taken short by Dean Morgan.
- 93mins
Danny Whitaker delivers the ball, Kris Taylor makes a clearance.
- 91mins
Derek Niven replaces Deane Smalley.
- 90mins
Inswinging corner taken by Kris Taylor, comfortable save by Tommy Lee.
- 90mins
Adam Yates delivers the ball, Danny Whitaker manages to make a clearance.
- 89mins
Outswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line, John McCombe manages to make a clearance.
- 89mins
The ball is crossed by Craig Davies, clearance by Kris Taylor.
- 86mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gregor Robertson by Lewis Haldane. Tommy Lee takes the free kick.
- 85mins
Scott Boden comes on in place of Jack Lester.
- 83mins
The ball is swung over by Drew Talbot, save by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 83mins
Dean Morgan delivers the ball, John McCombe manages to make a clearance.
- 83mins
Marc Richards gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ian Breckin. Free kick taken by Dean Holden.
- 83mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jack Lester on Lee Collins. Indirect free kick taken by Kris Taylor.
- 81mins
Adam Yates concedes a free kick for a foul on Dean Morgan. Free kick taken by Gregor Robertson.
- 80mins
Robert Taylor produces a cross, clearance by Gregor Robertson.
- 78mins
Ian Breckin on for Dwayne Mattis.
- 76mins
Tom Pope goes off and Justin Richards comes on.
- 71mins
Lewis Haldane joins the action as a substitute, replacing Doug Loft.
- 70mins
Deane Smalley scores a goal from inside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Chesterfield 2-0 Port Vale.The assist for the goal came from Danny Whitaker.
- 70mins
Robert Taylor delivers the ball, save by Tommy Lee.
- 67mins
Gary Roberts produces a cross, Gregor Robertson makes a clearance.
- 67mins
Centre by Robert Taylor, clearance made by Dwayne Mattis.
- 66mins
Kris Taylor produces a left-footed shot from long range which goes wide right of the target.
- 66mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Doug Loft, clearance by Mark Allott.
- 66mins
The ball is crossed by Mark Allott, Robert Taylor manages to make a clearance.
- 63mins
Corner taken by Doug Loft, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Allott by John McCombe. Tommy Lee takes the free kick.
- 62mins
Deane Smalley takes a shot. Stuart Tomlinson makes a save.
- 60mins
A cross is delivered by Deane Smalley, Danny Whitaker takes a shot. Save by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 59mins
The referee blows for offside. Stuart Tomlinson restarts play with the free kick.
- 58mins
Adam Yates takes a shot.
- 57mins
Craig Davies takes a shot. Save made by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 55mins
Gary Roberts crosses the ball, Tommy Lee makes a save.
- 53mins
Corner taken by Gary Roberts, save made by Tommy Lee.
- 52mins
Foul by Dwayne Mattis on Tom Pope, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Marc Richards, Doug Loft takes a shot. Dwayne Mattis makes a clearance.
- 52mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jack Lester on Adam Yates. Free kick taken by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 51mins
John McCombe concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Davies. Dwayne Mattis takes the direct free kick.
- 47mins
Jack Lester scores a headed goal from close in. Chesterfield 1-0 Port Vale.The assist for the goal came from Dean Morgan.
- 45mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Gary Roberts from the left by-line, Gregor Robertson manages to make a clearance.
- 44mins
A cross is delivered by Kris Taylor, clearance made by Dean Holden.
- 44mins
Foul by Danny Whitaker on Robert Taylor, free kick awarded. Stuart Tomlinson restarts play with the free kick.
- 41mins
Craig Davies delivers the ball, clearance made by Lee Collins.
- 39mins
The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by John McCombe.
- 37mins
Marc Richards is adjudged to have handled the ball. Free kick taken by Dean Holden.
- 34mins
The ball is delivered by Mark Allott, Adam Yates manages to make a clearance.
- 33mins
Unfair challenge on Dean Morgan by Gary Roberts results in a free kick. Dwayne Mattis restarts play with the free kick.
- 32mins
Doug Loft takes a short corner, Unfair challenge on Gregor Robertson by Adam Yates results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
- 31mins
Unfair challenge on Anthony Griffith by Danny Whitaker results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Doug Loft from own half, Dwayne Mattis manages to make a clearance.
- 29mins
Dwayne Mattis challenges Tom Pope unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Gary Roberts, clearance made by Deane Smalley.
- 28mins
Foul by Robert Taylor on Craig Davies, free kick awarded. A cross is delivered by Danny Whitaker, Header from deep inside the area by Craig Davies goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
- 27mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Deane Smalley on Gary Roberts. Kris Taylor takes the free kick.
- 25mins
Foul by Mark Allott on Gary Roberts, free kick awarded. Stuart Tomlinson takes the indirect free kick.
- 24mins
Deane Smalley sends in a cross.
- 20mins
Tom Pope takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.
- 19mins
Robert Taylor delivers the ball, Marc Richards produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the crossbar.
- 18mins
Craig Davies gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John McCombe. Stuart Tomlinson takes the free kick.
- 17mins
Danny Whitaker takes a short corner, A cross is delivered by Gregor Robertson, clearance by John McCombe.
- 16mins
Effort on goal by Craig Davies from inside the box misses to the right of the target.
- 16mins
Anthony Griffith has an effort at goal from 35 yards and went wide left of the net.
- 15mins
Doug Loft delivers the ball, Dean Holden makes a clearance.
- 15mins
Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Doug Loft goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 13mins
The ball is crossed by Drew Talbot.
- 11mins
Centre by Danny Whitaker, Deane Smalley has an effort at goal from close range that bounces off the post.
- 10mins
Adam Yates fouled by Dean Morgan, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 10mins
Mark Allott sends in a cross, Craig Davies has a headed effort at goal from close in that hits the post.
- 10mins
The ball is crossed by Deane Smalley, Adam Yates manages to make a clearance.
- 8mins
John McCombe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Davies. Dean Morgan delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, Anthony Griffith makes a clearance.
- 8mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Tom Pope on Mark Allott. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
- 7mins
The ball is crossed by Gary Roberts, Tommy Lee makes a comfortable save.
- 4mins
Corner taken short by Mark Allott, Gary Roberts makes a clearance.
- 4mins
The ball is swung over by Danny Whitaker, clearance made by John McCombe.
- 3mins
Danny Whitaker decides to take the corner short.
- 2mins
Short corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line.
Unfair challenge on Mark Allott by Gary Roberts results in a free kick. Dean Holden restarts play with the free kick.
Match Preview
Lester set for Spireites return Jack Lester is likely to return to Chesterfield`s starting line-up when the runaway leaders host fellow promotion hopefuls Port Vale. The veteran striker, who has started every home game this season, took his customary role as a substitute for away matches during the 2-2 draw at Barnet last Saturday. On-loan Crystal Palace forward Kieran Djilali is the man most likely to make way for Lester`s return. So strong is John Sheridan`s squad at present that Jamie Lowry and Scott Boden did not even make the bench at Underhill. They will be hoping for recalls along with Dwayne Mattis, Derek Niven, Ian Breckin and Ian Morris. Simon Ford has recovered from a calf injury but is lacking match fitness after five weeks out, so boss Sheridan will stick with the central defensive partnership of Dean Holden and Gregor Robertson. Chesterfield drew 1-1 at Vale Park back in August. Centre-back Gareth Owen is doubtful for Port Vale. The 28-year-old hobbled out of Tuesday`s 2-1 win over Lincoln early on with a recurrence of his hamstring injury - a problem which made his involvement in the encounter touch and go in the first place. Should he not make it, Lee Collins will likely switch across from left-back with Kris Taylor duly stepping in to fill the void as he did against the Imps. Sean Rigg returns into contention having served his three-match suspension, but midfielder Dominic Blizzard remains sidelined due to injury while the versatile Exodus Geohaghon is still to feature amid an investigation into his claims of racial abuse by Vale fans at Accrington. Striker Justin Richards pushed his claims for involvement by bagging a winning brace for Vale`s reserves on Wednesday in front of caretaker boss Mark Grew.
Chesterfield
Port Vale
- Tommy Lee
- Drew Talbot
- Dean Holden
- Dwayne Mattis
- Gregor Robertson
- Dean Morgan
- Mark Allott
- Danny Whitaker
- Deane Smalley
- Craig Davies
- Jack Lester
- SUBS
- Shane Redmond
- Ian Breckin
- Derek Niven
- Ian Morris
- Jordan Bowery
- Scott Boden
- Kieran Djilali
Home
Away
- Stuart Tomlinson
- Adam Yates
- John McCombe
- Lee Collins
- Kris Taylor
- Doug Loft
- Gary Roberts
- Anthony Griffith
- Robert Taylor
- Marc Richards
- Tom Pope
- SUBS
- Chris Martin
- Louis Dodds
- Justin Richards
- Lewis Haldane
- Sean Rigg
- Sam Morsy
- Ritchie Sutton
Match Report
Spireites edge closer Chesterfield moved closer to promotion when second-half goals from Jack Lester and Deane Smalley settled a scrappy game against Port Vale. Lester headed his 15th goal of the season just after the interval and Smalley sealed victory with a neatly taken goal in the 71st minute. Vale weathered an early storm from the runaway League Two leaders in which Craig Davies volleyed against a post to frustrate the home side in a first half littered with misplaced passes. Marc Richards headed over from close range but Vale created few other chances in a game where Lester's class near goal again proved decisive. The veteran striker pounced in the 48th minute to put away a cross from Dean Morgan at the back post that Vale failed to deal with. Vale scrapped hard but any hopes they had of getting back in the game vanished when Drew Talbot played Smalley in and the winger sidestepped Stuart Tomlinson to slide in his 11th of the campaign.
Form Guide
- WWWLWD
- Chesterfield
- VS
- Port Vale DLLDDW
Last Meetings
- Port Vale
- 1 - 1
- Chesterfield
- 14/08/2010
- Chesterfield
- 0 - 5
- Port Vale
- 13/03/2010
- Port Vale
- 1 - 2
- Chesterfield
- 09/02/2010
- Chesterfield
- 2 - 1
- Port Vale
- 28/03/2009
- Port Vale
- 0 - 1
- Chesterfield
- 20/12/2008
- Chesterfield
- 0 - 0
- Port Vale
- 05/03/1985
Top Scorers
Chesterfield
- C Davies 21
- J Lester 14
- D Smalley 10
- D Whitaker 5
- D Mattis 3
- D Talbot 3
- S Boden 3
- D Holden 2
- D Morgan 1
- D Niven 1
- S Ford 1
- I Morris 1
- K Djilali 1
- J Bowery 1
- C Clay 1
Port Vale
- M Richards 10
- J Richards 4
- J McCombe 4
- L Dodds 4
- T Pope 3
- G Roberts 2
- L Collins 2
- S Rigg 2
- A Griffith 1
- G Owen 1
- D Loft 1
- S Morsy 1
Goals
Chesterfield
- Total goals 119
- Goals per game 76
- 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 10 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 9 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 12 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 12 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 15 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Port Vale
- Total goals 88
- Goals per game 45
- 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 9 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
