Match ends, Chesterfield 2, Swindon Town 1.
ChesterfieldChesterfield2SwindonSwindon Town1
Chesterfield ended a run of four defeats with victory over Swindon to boost their hopes of staying in the Football League.
Chris O'Grady's second league goal of the season and Andy Kellett's strike was enough despite Rollin Menayese's header after Swindon had Ollie Banks sent off.
Chesterfield scored with their first attack when Kellett's cross was pushed out by Reice Charles-Cook and O'Grady bundled the ball over the line.
Aaron Ramsdale turned behind a Matt Taylor free-kick but both teams had to make a change when the Robins lost captain Ollie Lancashire and Chesterfield skipper Robbie Weir went off with a knee injury.
The away side missed a chance in the 42nd minute when a corner dropped to former Chesterfield striker Marc Richards but he fired over from 12 yards and the hosts went further ahead in the 51st minute.
Jak McCourt played Kellett in and the midfielder turned inside a defender before steering a low shot inside the right post from 16 yards.
Banks had a shot deflected against the bar before he was sent off for a late challenge on Louis Reed in the 72nd minute.
Menayese headed in a Taylor free-kick three minutes later but the Spireites held on.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Chesterfield
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Ramsdale
- 27BarryBooked at 90mins
- 33Whitmore
- 35Nelson
- 22TalbotSubstituted forBinnom-Williamsat 79'minutes
- 24KellettSubstituted forRowleyat 86'minutes
- 28WeirSubstituted forMcCourtat 36'minutes
- 25ReedBooked at 82mins
- 41Hines
- 19Dodds
- 10O'Grady
Substitutes
- 3Binnom-Williams
- 9Dennis
- 15Rowley
- 20Maguire
- 26McCourt
- 34Jones
- 44Brown
Swindon
Formation 3-5-2
- 21Charles-Cook
- 2Purkiss
- 6LancashireSubstituted forRobertsonat 28'minutes
- 32Menayese
- 24Knoyle
- 30AndersonSubstituted forNorrisat 59'minutesBooked at 78mins
- 29BanksBooked at 72mins
- 31Taylor
- 20GordonSubstituted forWooleryat 60'minutes
- 7Mullin
- 17Richards
Substitutes
- 5Robertson
- 8Dunne
- 9Norris
- 14Iandolo
- 22Woolery
- 28Moore
- Referee:
- John Brooks
- Attendance:
- 4,668
Match Stats
Home TeamChesterfieldAway TeamSwindon
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away17
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 2, Swindon Town 1.
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Bradley Barry (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kyle Knoyle (Swindon Town).
Booking
Bradley Barry (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card.
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Jak McCourt (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Marc Richards (Swindon Town).
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Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Rollin Menayese.
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Sid Nelson (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marc Richards (Swindon Town).
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Attempt saved. Louis Reed (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Chris O'Grady (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Chris Robertson (Swindon Town).
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Chris O'Grady (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Rollin Menayese (Swindon Town).
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Foul by Jak McCourt (Chesterfield).
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Luke Norris (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Joe Rowley replaces Andy Kellett.
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Attempt missed. Kaiyne Woolery (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Booking
Louis Reed (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
