Match ends, Chesterfield 3, Bristol Rovers 1.
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Sam Morsy scored his first goal for Chesterfield to set up victory against Bristol Rovers and move them three points clear at the top of League Two.
Morsy met Eoin Doyle's cut-back to put the hosts ahead with a first-time shot.
Lee Brown levelled with a curling finish before Ollie Banks turned in Gary Roberts' low cross.
The second half started with Roberts catching Tom Parkes in possession and finding Doyle to make it 3-1, with Jay O'Shea hitting the bar late on.
Rovers' second loss this week sees them slip to 21st in the table, just one point above Torquay in the relegation zone.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Bristol Rovers manager John Ward told BBC Radio Bristol:
"We didn't look like we had the belief to win the game. That was evident from the beginning.
"We've been punished by a good team who are top of the league.
"It's disappointing as we've usually raised our game against top teams and we weren't able to do that.
"You can take being beaten if you go down fighting. Some players did, some didn't."
Line-ups
Chesterfield
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lee
- 7Darikwa
- 15Humphreys
- 5Morsy
- 23Evatt
- 6Cooper
- 26GardnerSubstituted forO'Sheaat 81'minutes
- 12Ryan
- 17DoyleSubstituted forGnanduilletat 73'minutes
- 2BanksSubstituted forRichardsat 73'minutes
- 11Roberts
Substitutes
- 3Smith
- 4Hird
- 9Richards
- 10O'Shea
- 21Gnanduillet
- 25Talbot
- 35Dunbavin
Bristol Rovers
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Mildenhall
- 2Smith
- 14Brown
- 32O'Toole
- 6Parkes
- 29McChrystal
- 19Beardsley
- 30Lockyer
- 9HarroldSubstituted forClarksonat 76'minutes
- 24O Clarke
- 39MohamedSubstituted forHarrisonat 51'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Clarkson
- 15Norburn
- 17Harrison
- 18Harding
- 20Gough
- 33Santos
- 34Keary
- Referee:
- Geoff Eltringham
- Attendance:
- 6,048
Match Stats
Home TeamChesterfieldAway TeamBristol Rovers
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home4
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 3, Bristol Rovers 1.
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Foul by Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield).
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Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Tendayi Darikwa (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers).
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Attempt saved. David Clarkson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ian Evatt (Chesterfield).
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Foul by Armand Gnanduillet (Chesterfield).
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Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Ian Evatt (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers).
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Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
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Attempt missed. Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Jay O'Shea replaces Dan Gardner.
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Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Chris Beardsley (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Liam Cooper (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
