Match ends, Chesterfield 1, Accrington Stanley 2.
ChesterfieldChesterfield1AccringtonAccrington Stanley2
A late strike from Mallik Wilks gave Accrington victory at Chesterfield to increased the pressure on under-fire manager Gary Caldwell.
Billy Kee fired Accrington ahead after Bradley Barry was sent off and, although Kristian Dennis equalised from the spot, Wilks won it eight minutes from time.
Accrington should have scored in the third minute when Sean McConville was unmarked six yards out but Joe Anyon made an excellent save.
Anyon pushed Kee's header onto the bar in the 33rd minute and a poor first half ended with the Chesterfield goalkeeper turning over a 20-yard McConville drive.
Chesterfield forced Aaron Chapman into action when he blocked a Dennis shot in the 52nd minute but the home side were reduced to 10 men when Barry was red-carded for a two-footed tackle on Seamus Conneely.
Accrington took advantage five minutes later when Kee fired past Anyon at the back post only for Dennis to level from the spot in the 77th minute after Conneely pulled him down.
But Wilks fired in from the edge of the area to leave Caldwell's future in the balance with the Spireites in the relegation zone with just a single win this season.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Chesterfield
Formation 3-5-2
- 12Anyon
- 5Wiseman
- 4HirdBooked at 85mins
- 33JulesSubstituted forUgwuat 89'minutes
- 27BarryBooked at 63mins
- 23FloresBooked at 44mins
- 25ReedBooked at 72mins
- 28WeirSubstituted forO'Gradyat 73'minutes
- 24KellettSubstituted forSinnottat 73'minutes
- 9DennisBooked at 75mins
- 19De GirolamoBooked at 59mins
Substitutes
- 8Sinnott
- 10O'Grady
- 11Ugwu
- 20Maguire
- 26McCourt
- 32Briggs
- 34Jones
Accrington
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Chapman
- 4DonacienBooked at 90mins
- 3Hughes
- 27Rawson
- 12ThornileySubstituted forHornby-Forbesat 67'minutes
- 7Clark
- 6Nolan
- 28ConneelyBooked at 41mins
- 11McConvilleBooked at 78mins
- 10JacksonSubstituted forWilksat 78'minutes
- 29Kee
Substitutes
- 2Hornby-Forbes
- 8Brown
- 14Leacock-McLeod
- 15Sykes
- 19Wilks
- 26Johnson
- 31Savin
- Referee:
- Craig Hicks
- Attendance:
- 4,487
Match Stats
Home TeamChesterfieldAway TeamAccrington
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away19
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away9
- Corners
- Home2
- Away11
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 1, Accrington Stanley 2.
Booking
Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley).
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Gozie Ugwu (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Tyler Hornby-Forbes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Chris O'Grady (Chesterfield).
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Foul by Liam Nolan (Accrington Stanley).
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Louis Reed (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Mallik Wilks (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sam Hird (Chesterfield).
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Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Scott Wiseman (Chesterfield).
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Scott Wiseman.
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Attempt blocked. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Mallik Wilks (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Gozie Ugwu replaces Zak Jules.
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Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sam Hird (Chesterfield).
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jordan Flores.
