League Two Playoff Β· ENG Β· Round 1/2

Walsall
2 - 1 Full time
Chesterfield

Poundland Bescot Stadium Β· Walsall, West Midlands

Lineups

Walsall3-4-3
TS1Simkin
DO26Okagbue
HW24Williams
TA21Allen
NA19↓90'Asiimwe
AC15↓62'Chang
RS25Stirk
LG3Gordon
GH20↓75'Hall
JM9↓62'Matt
JJ22↓75'Jellis
RB23Boot
LM7↓75'Mandeville
AP21Palmer
KM25McFadzean
LG19↓67'Gordon
JM26↓67'Metcalfe
JF13Fleck
OB28↓76'Banks
TN4↓82'Naylor
AD17⚽Dobra
AP27Pepple
Chesterfield4-2-3-1

Walsall substitutes

14 Brandon Comley 6.8 ↑62'
11 Levi Amantchi 7.2 βš½β†‘62'
8 Charlie Lakin 7.6 βš½β†‘75'
37 Albert Adomah 8.4 ↑75'
5 Donervon Daniels ↑90'
12 Sam Hornby
10 Josh Gordon

Coach: Mat Sadler

Chesterfield substitutes

24 Jack Sparkes 6.4 ↑67'
9 Will Grigg 6.6 ↑67'
11 Ryan Colclough 6.1 ↑75'
18 Dylan Duffy 6.0 ↑76'
10 Michael Jacobs ↑82'
1 Max Anthony Thompson
5 Jamie Grimes

Coach: Paul Cook

Match events

36'Nathan Asiimwe
Second half
51'Jenson Metcalfe
60'Taylor Allen
62'↑ Brandon Comley ↓ Alfie Chang⇄
62'↑ Levi Amantchi ↓ Jamille Matt⇄
65'John Fleck
67'↑ Will Grigg ↓ Jenson Metcalfe⇄
67'↑ Jack Sparkes ↓ Lewis Gordon⇄
75'↑ Albert Adomah ↓ Jamie Jellis⇄
75'↑ Charlie Lakin ↓ George Hall⇄
75'↑ Ryan Colclough ↓ Liam Mandeville⇄
76'↑ Dylan Duffy ↓ Oliver Banks⇄
76'Armando Dobra
81'Charlie Lakin assist: Albert Adomah 1 - 0⚽
82'↑ Michael Jacobs ↓ Tom Naylor⇄
90+1'↑ Donervon Daniels ↓ Nathan Asiimwe⇄
90+4'Armando Dobra assist: Will Grigg 1 - 1⚽
90+5'Levi Amantchi assist: Albert Adomah 2 - 1⚽
90+6'Levi Amantchi

Where to watch

We have not verified an official broadcaster listing for the League Two Playoff yet, so rather than guess we leave this blank. Verified listings for the top competitions are collected in our TV Guide.

Match details

CompetitionLeague Two Playoff
Kick-off (UTC)Friday, 16 May 2025, 19:00 UTC β€” shown in your local time at the top of this page
StatusFinished

Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.

Head to head

7Walsall wins4Draws4Chesterfield wins

15 past meetings on record. Biggest Walsall win: Walsall 3–1 Chesterfield (2025). Biggest Chesterfield win: Chesterfield 1–4 Walsall (2016).

6 Sep 2025Walsall 1 - 0 ChesterfieldLeague Two
11 May 2025Chesterfield 0 - 2 WalsallLeague Two Playoff
15 Feb 2025Walsall 3 - 1 ChesterfieldLeague Two
5 Oct 2024Chesterfield 2 - 2 WalsallLeague Two
7 Mar 2017Walsall 1 - 0 ChesterfieldLeague One
16 Aug 2016Chesterfield 2 - 0 WalsallLeague One
12 Mar 2016Chesterfield 1 - 4 WalsallLeague One
15 Dec 2015Walsall 0 - 0 ChesterfieldFA Cup
5 Dec 2015Chesterfield 1 - 1 WalsallFA Cup
17 Oct 2015Walsall 1 - 2 ChesterfieldLeague One
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28 Mar 2015Chesterfield 1 - 0 WalsallLeague One
25 Oct 2014Walsall 1 - 0 ChesterfieldLeague One
7 Apr 2012Walsall 3 - 2 ChesterfieldLeague One
17 Dec 2011Chesterfield 1 - 1 WalsallLeague One
31 Aug 2010Walsall 1 - 2 ChesterfieldJohnstones Paint Trophy