Chesterfield travel to face Newport County in a League Two fixture at Rodney Parade this Friday 30 October. The match kicks off at 19:45 local time with the Spireites aiming to climb from seventh place, where they sit on 19 points from 13 games, with a record of five wins, four draws, and four losses.
They go into the game on the back of a thumping 5-1 home victory over Crewe Alexandra on Saturday 24 October. That result highlighted their attacking threat, with goals from Josh Koroma, Tom Naylor, F. Bryden, and Liam Mandeville, plus an own goal. Their recent form shows two wins, two draws, and a single loss from the last five outings, a sequence that began with a 4-2 win over Tranmere, a 2-2 draw at Crawley, a 1-0 loss at Port Vale, a 1-1 draw with Colchester, and the 5-1 win over Crewe.
Recent form
Chesterfield's last five matches produced a win over Crewe, a draw with Colchester, a loss at Port Vale, a draw at Crawley Town, and a win against Tranmere. They have scored 23 goals this season, the fourth-highest tally in the division, while conceding 17 for a plus six goal difference. Newport County, sitting 16th, have drawn three of their last five league games. Their recent results include a draw with Crawley Town, a loss at Gillingham, a draw with Tranmere Rovers, a win over Accrington Stanley, and a draw with Swindon Town.
Team news
The Spireites' last starting lineup was a formation featuring goalkeeper Z. Hemming and forward L. Mandeville. The full XI included R. Hutton, A. Pond, J. Simpson, T. Pearce, T. Naylor, G. McEachran, L. Marsh, J. Koroma, and F. Bryden. Newport County's most recent side included J. Wright, C. Norman, and H. Biggins. The Exiles are expected to be without defender Kyle Jameson due to a knee injury, while midfielder Harry Charsley is a doubt. Chesterfield report no new injury concerns following their big win.
The stakes
A win could see Chesterfield close the gap to league leaders Salford City, whom they currently trail by six points. The full standings show the tight nature of the League Two table, where only points separate seventh-placed Chesterfield from 16th-placed Newport. The squad heads to Wales looking for a positive result to maintain their push towards the automatic promotion places, boosted by having the division's top scorer L. Bonis, who has 13 goals this season. Their next assignment after this trip is another away game, at Harrogate Town.
