Football

Chesterfield 0-3 Swindon Town – League 1

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Chesterfield were comfortably beaten by Swindon Town at the Proact Stadium on Tuesday 28th October 2014.

The Robins provided one of the best attacking performances in recent memory as they ran out 3-0 winners on a rainy Tuesday night in North Derbyshire. Two goals in four first half minutes from Yaser Kasim and Nathan Byrne put Swindon well on their way to victory. And a third from Andy Williams in the 70th minute guaranteed that they travelled back down South with all three points.

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Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Norwich City – Championship

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Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City battled out a goalless draw at Hillsborough on Saturday 25th October 2014.

Both sides were good value for the draw in the end. But it was a number of top quality saves from goalkeeper Keiren Westwood that really earned The Owls a point against the promotion challenging Canaries.

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Chesterfield 1-1 Oldham Athletic – League 1

Chesterfield and Oldham Athletic played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at the Proact Stadium on 18th October 2014 as both teams continued their good starts to the campaign.

The visitors led early in the second period courtesy of Jonathan Forte’s eighth goal of the season. But Sam Clucas’ close-range volley just shy of the hour made sure that the two sides deservedly shared the spoils.

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Chesterfield 3-2 Sheffield United – League 1

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Chesterfield defeated local rivals Sheffield United 3-2 in a thrilling contest at the Proact Stadium on 4th October 2014.

A pearler from Jimmy Ryan opened the scoring before goals from Gary Roberts and Eoin Doyle gave the Spireites a commanding 3-0 lead. Both teams were reduced to ten men in the first half, Michael Higdon and Tommy Lee both receiving red cards, and it was a mistake by Lee’s replacement Myles Wright that saw Marc McNulty pull one back for the Blades. Neill Collins’ late goal made it a nervy ending but the home side managed to hang on to the win.

Full report below

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