Chesterfield 3-1 Northampton Town

Northampton's 31-game unbeaten run in league matches came to an end when a Conor Wilkinson double helped Chesterfield to victory at the Proact Stadium.

The on-loan Bolton striker scored in each half and although Paul Anderson pulled a goal back, Dion Donohue sealed Chesterfield's first win in five games.

The Spireites caught Northampton flat in the seventh minute when Jon Nolan played Wilkinson in on the left and his low shot went in off the far post.

Northampton almost conceded again in the 24th minute when Gboly Ariyibi's cross was deflected goalwards, but Zander Diamond made a great clearance to put the ball over the crossbar.

It needed a good save from Adam Smith to deny Northampton in the 40th minute when Matt Taylor's 20-yard shot was turned over, but their hopes of a comeback were dented nine minutes later when Wilkinson was allowed to turn on the edge of the area to score with a deflected shot.

Town reduced the deficit in the 63rd minute when Anderson was unmarked at the back post to beat Ryan Fulton, only for Donohue to break away in the 70th minute and score with a 20-yard shot.

Reports supplied by the Press Association.

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Line-ups

Chesterfield

• 12Fulton
• 2McGinn
• 4Hird
• 23Anderson
• 19Donohue
• 28Ariyibi
• 5Liddle
• 18NolanBooked at 77mins
• 26O'Shea
• 20DennisBooked at 82minsSubstituted forGermanat 89'minutes
• 24WilkinsonSubstituted forGardnerat 74'minutes

Substitutes

• 6Evatt
• 7Gardner
• 11Mitchell
• 17Dimaio
• 33Graham
• 35German
• 36Parkin

Northampton

• 1Smith
• 2Moloney
• 5Diamond
• 22Nyatanga
• 3Buchanan
• 16BeautymanSubstituted forRichardsat 61'minutes
• 12McCourtBooked at 44minsSubstituted forO'Tooleat 80'minutes
• 31Taylor
• 4Anderson
• 10Revell
• 11GorréSubstituted forHoskinsat 45'minutes

Substitutes

• 6Zakuani
• 9Richards
• 14Hoskins
• 15Potter
• 21O'Toole
• 26Cornell
• 30Hooper

Referee:

Robert Jones

Attendance:

5,910

Match Stats

Home TeamChesterfieldAway TeamNorthampton

Possession

Home47%

Away53%

Shots

Home11

Away12

Shots on Target

Home4

Away3

Corners

Home4

Away7

Fouls

Home5

Away10

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Chesterfield 3, Northampton Town 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Chesterfield 3, Northampton Town 1.

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Matthew Taylor.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town).

Posted at 90'+2'

Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Chesterfield. Ricky German replaces Kristian Dennis.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Marc Richards (Northampton Town).

Posted at 87'

Sam Hird (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 87'

Attempt blocked. Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 86'

Attempt missed. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Alex Revell (Northampton Town).

Posted at 82'

Gary Liddle (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Booking

Posted at 82'

Kristian Dennis (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 81'

Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield).

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Northampton Town. John-Joe O'Toole replaces Jak McCourt.

Booking

Posted at 77'

Jon Nolan (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 77'

Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Jon Nolan (Chesterfield).

Posted at 76'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Sam Hird.

Posted at 75'

Attempt blocked. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Chesterfield. Dan Gardner replaces Conor Wilkinson because of an injury.

Posted at 73'

(Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Marc Richards (Northampton Town).

Goal!

Posted at 70'

Goal! Chesterfield 3, Northampton Town 1. Dion Donohue (Chesterfield) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay O'Shea.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town).

Posted at 68'

Jon Nolan (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 67'

Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Kristian Dennis (Chesterfield).

Posted at 65'

Foul by Marc Richards (Northampton Town).

Posted at 65'

Paul McGinn (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Gary Liddle.

Goal!

Posted at 62'

Goal! Chesterfield 2, Northampton Town 1. Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Taylor.

Substitution

Posted at 61'

Substitution, Northampton Town. Marc Richards replaces Harry Beautyman.

Posted at 58'

Foul by Alex Revell (Northampton Town).

Posted at 58'

Gary Liddle (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 57'

Attempt blocked. Conor Wilkinson (Chesterfield) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 56'

Attempt missed. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Goal!

Posted at 49'

Goal! Chesterfield 2, Northampton Town 0. Conor Wilkinson (Chesterfield) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gboly Ariyibi.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Chesterfield 1, Northampton Town 0.

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