Chesterfield vs Walsall

League Two - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 11 May 2025, 14:30
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
0–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Walsall
Walsall
🏟 SMH Group Stadium (Chesterfield, Derbyshire) 👤 M. Coy Round Semi-finals

Match report

Walsall beat Chesterfield 2-0 in the League Two - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 11 May 2025.

Chesterfield dominated possession with 74% of the ball and had 7 shots to Walsall's 6.

The match was played at SMH Group Stadium (Chesterfield, Derbyshire), with M. Coy in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 74% - 26% Shots 7 - 6 On target 3 - 4 Corners 8 - 4 Fouls 8 - 18 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Taylor Allen
Walsall · 1 goal
8 Liam Mandeville 74 passes (82% accurate)
8 Tommy Simkin 3 saves
8 David Okagbue captained the side
7 Alfie Chang 1 goal
First half vs second half
Chesterfield stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–3 6–3
Shots On Goal 1–3 2–1
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 4–2 4–2
Attacks 71–43 60–23
Match statistics
8 Corners 4
0 Corners 1
17 Throw In 19
20 Free Kick 8
7 Goal Kick 7
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
131 Attacks 66
0 Attacks 1
55 Dangerous Attacks 22
3 On Target 4
0 On Target 1
4 Off Target 2
7 Shots Total 6
3 Shots On Goal 4
2 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 4
0 Shots Outside Box 2
8 Fouls 18
8 Corners 4
1 Offsides 2
74% Ball Possession 26%
1 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 3
634 Passes Total 221
547 Passes Accurate 133
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Chesterfield · 4-3-3
23 R. Boot
7 L. Mandeville 21 A. Palmer 25 K. McFadzean 19 L. Gordon
26 J. Metcalfe 13 J. Fleck 4 T. Naylor
34 M. Olakigbe 9 W. Grigg 11 R. Colclough
Walsall · 3-4-2-1
1 T. Simkin
26 D. Okagbue 24 H. Williams 21 T. Allen
19 N. Asiimwe 15 A. Chang 25 R. Stirk 3 L. Gordon
20 G. Hall 22 J. Jellis
9 J. Matt
Chesterfield
Coach
P. Cook
Substitutes
  • 17 Armando Dobra
  • 18 Dylan Duffy
  • 27 Aribim Pepple
  • 10 Michael Jacobs
  • 24 Jack Sparkes
  • 1 Max Thompson
  • 5 Jamie Grimes
Walsall
Coach
M. Sadler
Substitutes
  • 14 Brandon Comley
  • 11 Levi Amantchi
  • 8 Charlie Lakin
  • 37 Albert Adomah
  • 10 Josh Gordon
  • 12 Sam Hornby
  • 5 Donervon Daniels
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ B. Comley ↓ A. Chang Walsall
  • 67' ↑ A. Dobra ↓ M. Olakigbe Chesterfield
  • 75' ↑ L. Amantchi ↓ J. Matt Walsall
  • 76' ↑ C. Lakin ↓ R. Stirk Walsall
  • 79' ↑ D. Duffy ↓ R. Colclough Chesterfield
  • 80' ↑ A. Pepple ↓ T. Naylor Chesterfield
  • 82' ↑ A. Adomah ↓ G. Hall Walsall
  • 82' ↑ J. Gordon ↓ J. Jellis Walsall
  • 87' ↑ M. Jacobs ↓ J. Fleck Chesterfield
  • 88' ↑ J. Sparkes ↓ L. Gordon Chesterfield
Cards
  • 14' M. Olakigbe Chesterfield
Head-to-head
Chesterfield 0 2 draws 4 Walsall
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2025-02-15 Walsall vs Chesterfield 3 - 1
2024-10-05 Chesterfield vs Walsall 2 - 2
Recent form
Chesterfield D D D W L
Walsall D D L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Chesterfield vs Walsall?
Chesterfield lost 0-2 against Walsall on 11 May 2025.
Who won Chesterfield vs Walsall?
Walsall won the match 2-0.
Where was Chesterfield vs Walsall played?
The match was played at SMH Group Stadium (Chesterfield, Derbyshire).
Who had more possession in Chesterfield vs Walsall?
Chesterfield had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.