The 1975 performed to a sold out O2 Academy in Sheffield on the third night of their highly anticipated UK tour.
FC United of Manchester 1-4 Chesterfield – FA Cup 1st Round
Chesterfield booked their place in the second round of the FA Cup with a comfortable 4-1 victory against non-league FC United of Manchester.
Any hopes of a cup upset at the impressive new Broadhurst Park were killed off after just twelve minutes as goals from Gboly Ariyibi and Lee Novak gave the Spireites a commanding lead.
Strikes from Rai Simons and former FC United man Ollie Banks made it 4-0 in the second half. And despite Luke Ashworth’s stoppage time consolation for the hosts, the outcome never looked in doubt and Chesterfield will now face Walsall in the next round of football’s oldest competition.
Mansfield Town 0-0 Oldham Athletic – FA Cup 1st Round
Mansfield Town were held to a goalless draw by League 1 strugglers Oldham Athletic in my first ever match at Field Mill.
The Stags had the better chances of the FA Cup contest but couldn’t find a breakthrough and now face a midweek trip to Boundary Park for the replay.
Chesterfield 3-5 Notts County – Final Third Development League Cup Group Stage
A strong reserve Chesterfield side were defeated by Notts County in an eight-goal thriller at the Proact Stadium.
Three headed first-half goals, two from Mani Dieseruvwe and the other from Byron Harrison, put Chesterfield 3-1 ahead after Colby Bishop had given the visitors a tenth minute lead. But an eleven-minute spell turned the game on it’s head and made it 4-3 before Wes Atkinson’s wonderful strike wrapped up the victory for the Magpies in this Final Third Development League Cup group stage fixture.
West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Leicester City – Premier League
Jamie Vardy scored in an eighth consecutive Premier League game to give Leicester City victory over West Bromwich Albion in a five-goal thriller on my first ever visit to the Hawthorns.
The hosts had taken a first-half lead through Salomon Rondon’s header but a Riyad Mahrez brace and Vardy’s 11th of season gave the visitors a deserved 3-1 lead. Substitute Rickie Lambert converted a late penalty to set up an exciting finish, but the Baggies couldn’t find an equaliser and it was Leicester who took home the points to move up to third in the table.
Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Arsenal – League Cup 4th Round
Sheffield Wednesday stunned Premier League opponents Arsenal with a comfortable 3-0 victory at Hillsborough on Tuesday night.
Goals from Ross Wallace, Lucas Joao and Sam Hutchinson booked the Owls’ place in the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2002 as they outclassed the 13-time league title winners on a memorable evening in the steel city.
Despite making nine changes, Arsene Wenger’s side still included the likes of Champions League winning goalkeeper Petr Cech and World Cup winner Per Mertesacker, as well as a host of other recognisable names. But the Gunners proved no match for their Championship opposition, creating only one chance of note all evening, and Wednesday ran out winners in a contest that will live long in their memory.
Chesterfield 0-3 Scunthorpe United – League 1
Paddy McFadden scored twice as Scunthorpe United defeated ten-man Chesterfield 3-0 at the Proact Stadium.
The division’s top scorer opened the scoring from the spot just shy of the hour mark after Dan Jones had fouled ex-Spireite Gary McSheffrey.
The defender was shown a straight-red card for the tackle and this proved to be the turning point in what had previously been a very even contest.
McSheffrey doubled the lead against his former club with a superb first time strike before Madden put the icing on the Iron’s cake, making it 3-0 twelve minutes from time.
Chesterfield 3-0 Southend United – League 1
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake struck twice as Chesterfield beat Southend United 3-0 to record their first home victory since the opening day.
The Spireites were on top from start to finish and it took just eight minutes for a confident Lee Novak finish to put them ahead. Ebanks-Blake then showed his strikers instinct to pounce on the ball and make it 2-0 before the break.
Joe Pigott had a couple of opportunities early in the second period to give the Shrimpers hope, but failed to convert, and it was all over when the ex-Premier League forward smashed home his fifth of the campaign from close range shortly after the hour.
A third win in four outings for Dean Saunders’ men moves them up to ninth, remarkably now a point better off than they were at the same stage last season when they reached the play-offs!
Dronfield Town 2-2 Rossington Main – NCEL Division 1
Goalscoring goalkeeper Lewis Naylor helped Dronfield Town to a 2-2 draw with Rossington Main on my first ever visit to Stonelow.
Home debutant Tom Fairweather also got on the score-sheet, levelling with a header twelve minutes after Liam Cooper had put the visitors in front.
The hosts then moved ahead with 15 minutes to play, goalkeeper Naylor converting from the spot after a soft penalty decision. The lead lasted just two minutes however, before Marcel Chipamaunga poked home to set up a dramatic conclusion.
Allusondrugs – The Big Interview!
I sat down with Allusondrugs band members Andrey ‘Drey’ Pavlovic and Damian ‘Damo’ Hughes on Wednesday night, ahead of their show in Sheffield, to find out everything there is to know about one of Yorkshire’s hottest up-and-coming bands.
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