Match ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Chesterfield 1.
Scunthorpe United 1-1 Chesterfield
- From the section Football
Chesterfield retained top spot in League Two after a draw at fellow promotion hopefuls Scunthorpe.
The hosts took the lead when Paddy Madden's shot was spilled by visiting keeper Tommy Lee and striker Sam Winnall tapped home the rebound.
Eoin Doyle levelled from the spot before the interval after veteran full-back Ritchie Humphreys was brought down in the area by Terry Hawkridge.
Both teams pushed for a winner but it finished level.
The Spireites did have the ball in the net in the second half but Doyle's rebound was ruled out for offside.
Scunthorpe, who are unbeaten since Russ Wilcox replaced Brian Laws 14 matches ago, have now drawn their last five games and sit third.
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Chesterfield manager Paul Cook told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"We've been on a good run and it would have been nice to win again, but unfortunately we haven't.
"I think you must respect the opposition as well - Scunthorpe are a very good side, they've got good players throughout the team and they pose threats up front.
"I thought we'd go and dominate the second half, I really did, and I thought we'd kick on, but that never happened."
Scunthorpe boss Russ Wilcox told BBC Radio Humberside:
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"I think we showed what we're about - resolute and strong. We were maybe not as creative as we'd like to be but I thought the front two today caused Chesterfield problems.
"We got down the side of them of them fairly well, used that pace and the game could have gone either way at the end.
"I've not looked at the bigger picture today, I'm looking at us playing Chesterfield who are a terrific side and we matched them."
Line-ups
Scunthorpe
- 1Slocombe
- 2Ribeiro
- 18Nolan
- 4McAllisterBooked at 33mins
- 5Mirfin
- 6Canavan
- 14HawkridgeSubstituted forMcSheffreyat 61'minutes
- 24SyersSubstituted forSparrowat 76'minutes
- 27Madden
- 29Winnall
- 30Williams
Substitutes
- 7Sparrow
- 13Severn
- 16Adelakun
- 19Collins
- 25Boyce
- 28McSheffrey
- 39Hayes
Chesterfield
- 1Lee
- 7Darikwa
- 15Humphreys
- 5Morsy
- 23Evatt
- 6Cooper
- 12RyanBooked at 64mins
- 26GardnerSubstituted forTalbotat 61'minutes
- 11Roberts
- 17DoyleSubstituted forGnanduilletat 66'minutes
- 2BanksSubstituted forRichardsat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Smith
- 4Hird
- 9Richards
- 10O'Shea
- 21Gnanduillet
- 25Talbot
- 35Dunbavin
- Referee:
- Lee Mason
- Attendance:
- 6,131
Match Stats
Home TeamScunthorpeAway TeamChesterfield
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home3
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away5
- Corners
- Home1
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away11
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Chesterfield 1.
Attempt missed. Liam Cooper (Chesterfield) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Christian Ribeiro.
Attempt missed. Marc Richards (Chesterfield) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Sean McAllister (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield).
Attempt missed. Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Christian Ribeiro.
Foul by Gary Roberts (Chesterfield).
Matthew Sparrow (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Gary McSheffrey (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Matthew Sparrow replaces Dave Syers.
Attempt missed. Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Armand Gnanduillet (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Christian Ribeiro (Scunthorpe United).
Foul by Marc Richards (Chesterfield).
Christian Ribeiro (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Marc Richards replaces Oliver Banks.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Armand Gnanduillet replaces Eoin Doyle.
Booking
Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield).
Christian Ribeiro (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Banks (Chesterfield).
Eddie Nolan (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Drew Talbot replaces Dan Gardner.
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Gary McSheffrey replaces Terry Hawkridge.
Attempt saved. Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Terry Hawkridge (Scunthorpe United).
Sam Winnall (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Cooper (Chesterfield).
Attempt missed. Eoin Doyle (Chesterfield) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Dave Syers (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by David Mirfin.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Terry Hawkridge.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by David Mirfin.
Second Half
Second Half begins Scunthorpe United 1, Chesterfield 1.
Half Time
First Half ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Chesterfield 1.