FC Halifax Town v Chesterfield LIVE
We'll bring you all the updates from the game, plus there will be an on-the-whistle match report and post-match reaction from Town boss Pete Wild on the Courier website.
FC Halifax Town v Chesterfield LIVE
Thoughts
Town team as expected I’d say. Pretty much picked itself to be honest. Very attacking bench.
Town team
Johnson, Warren, Maher, Debrah, Senior, Green, Spence, Slew, Warburton, Gilmour, Waters.
Subs: Bird, Dearnley, Woods, McDonagh, Stenson.
Form guide
CHESTERFIELD - last ten games
Altrincham 1 - 0 Chesterfield
Notts Co 1 - 1 Chesterfield
Chesterfield 1 - 4 Grimsby
Wealdstone 1 - 2 Chesterfield
Halifax 2 - 0 Chesterfield
Chesterfield 3 - 2 Dover
Bromley 4 - 2 Chesterfield
Chesterfield 0 - 1 Stockport
Torquay 2 - 0 Chesterfield
Chesterfield 0 - 0 Woking
Form guide
HALIFAX - last ten games
Halifax 2 - 0 Wealdstone
Halifax 0 - 0 Solihull M
Halifax 2 - 1 Woking
Altrincham 1 - 1 Halifax
Halifax 2 - 0 Chesterfield
Southend 1 - 0 Halifax
Halifax 1 - 0 Yeovil
Eastleigh 1 - 2 Halifax
Halifax 1 - 1 Aldershot
Stockport 2 - 0 Halifax
The scene is set
It’s a sunny late spring evening at The Shay, the pitch is looking good, the nerves are building. Everything’s in place for a dramatic evening.
ICYMI - Niall Maher’s captain’s column
"We want the place rocking" - Niall Maher's captain's column
It was difficult to take on Sunday, obviously it's not nice for a team to win the league against you.
ICYMI - Pete Wild’s thoughts on the game when I spoke to him yesterday
"All the players are where they need to be," says Wild on preparations for play-off clash with Chesterfield
Town boss Pete Wild says his players are where they need to be in terms of preparation for tomorrow night's play-off eliminator against Chesterfield.
Highlights from Chesterfield’s last game - a 0-0 draw at home to Woking
Highlights: Woking (h)
Watch as the Spireites clinch their place in the National League play-offs.*Please note that the highlights are limited due to a technical issue*
Team news
We’ll find out in around half an hour or so but it didn’t sound like Tom Bradbury or Luke Summerfield would be involved tonight. Town used a back three at Stockport but I’d expect a back four tonight with Warren, Debrah, Maher and Senior. Sounded like Kieran Green would be fit, so you’d expect him and Kian Spence in midfield and then the front four probably picks itself with Slew, Warburton, Gilmour and Waters. Let’s see
Thoughts
Here we go then. It all comes down to this. PW has said it’s an evenly-balanced tie and I would tend to agree with that. Town have to be considered favourites given league positions, home form and Chesterfield’s form of late. But there will be nerves, it will be edgy and tense and tight. If Town play at their best or close to it, you’d have to fancy them to get through. Chesterfield will probably think set-pieces are their best route to goal, they’ve scored a lot of goals from set plays this season and will have height in their team, especially if Tom Denton starts. Hopefully it’s a bumper crowd tonight and they cheer The Shaymen onto victory.
Stay tuned
We’ll bring you all the updates throughout the evening, plus there will be an on-the-whistle match report and post-match reaction from Town boss Pete Wild