CHESTERFIELD. Chesterfield defeats Yeovil Town 1-0 after J. Kellerman scored just 1 goal (45′). Chesterfield took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Technique Stadium stadium in Chesterfield on Saturday and it started at 5:20 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 14 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 70 Attack 62
  • 29 Dangerous attack 18
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Chesterfield had a strong ball possession 60% while Yeovil Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chesterfield was more pushing with 29 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chesterfield won the match​.

Chesterfield shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Yeovil Town shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Chesterfield received 2 yellow cards (J. Kellerman and ). Talking about the opposition, Yeovil Town received 1 yellow card (B. Barclay).

Match Timeline

31'
45'
57'
67'
68'
77'
Sonny Blu Lo Everton- sub ->J. Barnett
82'
89'
Liam Mandeville- Yellow
90'

Standings

After this match, Chesterfield will have 58 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Yeovil Town will stay with 38 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Chesterfield will host Notts County on the 1st of March with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Notts County (2 draws).

Yeovil Town will host Grimsby Town on the 12th of March with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Grimsby Town (1 draw).

Chesterfield – Formation

Chesterfield
G
Scott Loach 1.England
D
Jamie Grimes 22.England
D
Calvin Miller 3.Scotland
D
L. Maguire 6.England
M
Alex Whittle 29.England
M
Jim Kellermann 16.England
57' 45'
M
Jeff King 20.England
M
Tom Whelan 30.England
F
Akwasi Asante 9.Netherlands
89'
F
Liam Mandeville 10.England
90'
F
Joe Quigley 27.Republic of Ireland
67'
Substitutes
D
Saidou Khan 28.Gambia
89'
D
Tyrone Williams 12.England
D
Fraser Kerr 32.Scotland
M
J. Rowley 15.England
F
Tom Denton 24.England
67'

The manager Paul Cook decided to play with the following team: S. Loach, J. Grimes, C. Miller, L. Maguire, A. Whittle, J. Kellermann, J. King, T. Whelan, A. Asante, L. Mandeville and J. Quigley.

The home team had on the bench: T. Denton, S. Khan, T. Williams, J. Rowley and F. Kerr.

Substitutions

Chesterfield made 2 changes: J. Quigley for T. Denton (67′) and A. Asante for S. Khan (89′).

Yeovil Town – Formation

Yeovil Town
G
Grant Smith 1.England
D
Mark Little 2.England
D
Luke Wilkinson 6.England
D
Josh Staunton 32.England
D
Ben Barclay 22.England
31'
M
Morgan Williams 13.England
M
Jordan Barnett 3.England
77'
M
Matt Worthington 7.England
68'
F
Charlie Wakefield 19.England
F
A. Yussuf 23.Tanzania
82'
F
Tom Knowles 11.England
Substitutes
G
Max Evans 12.England
M
Lawson D'Ath 24.England
68'
M
Sonny Blu Lo Everton 15.Scotland
77'
M
Alex Bradley 14.Finland
F
Reuben James Reid 9.England
82'

Darren Sarll played with: G. Smith, M. Little, L. Wilkinson, M. Williams, J. Staunton, B. Barclay, J. Barnett, C. Wakefield, M. Worthington, A. Yussuf and T. Knowles.

The following players were sitting on the bench: L. D’Ath, S. Lo-Everton, R. Reid, M. Evans and A. Bradley.

Substitutions

Yeovil Town made 3 changes: M. Worthington for L. D’Ath (68′), J. Barnett for S. Lo-Everton (77′) and A. Yussuf for R. Reid (82′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​