Stevenage 5-1 Chesterfield: result and report

League Two · Saturday 23 December 2017

Result

Stevenage 5-1 Chesterfield

League Two · Saturday 23 December 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-1

Stevenage · Chesterfield · League Two predictions

Stevenage 5-1 Chesterfield: match report

Stevenage beat Chesterfield 5-1 in the League Two on Saturday 23 December 2017. The half-time score was 3-1.

Danny Newton opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Stevenage's goals came from Danny Newton (13'), Dale Gorman (28'), an own goal by Jak McCourt (44'), Matt Godden (50') and Matt Godden (72'). Chesterfield scored through Kristian Dennis (42').

Discipline: Stevenage received 1 yellow card; Chesterfield received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Stevenage were 16th on 27 points from 22 and Chesterfield 23rd on 20 points from 22. Stevenage went on to finish that season 16th with 55 points, and Chesterfield 24th with 38.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Stevenage wins, 3 draws and 1 for Chesterfield.

Going into the match Stevenage's last five read L-D-L-D-L and Chesterfield's L-W-D-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Danny NewtonStevenage · 1-0
  • 28'Goal · Dale GormanStevenage · 2-0
  • 42'Goal · Kristian DennisChesterfield · 2-1
  • 44'Own goal · Jak McCourtStevenage · 3-1
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Sam HirdChesterfield
  • 50'Goal · Matt GoddenStevenage · 4-1
  • 72'Goal · Matt GoddenStevenage · 5-1
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Joe FryerStevenage

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Stevenage 0, draws 3, Chesterfield 1.

Team news

Stevenage line-up

Joe Fryer, Joe Martin, Terence Vancooten, Ronnie Henry, Jonathan Smith, Jack King, Dale Gorman, A. Samuel, Danny Newton, Matty Godden, Mark McKee

Chesterfield line-up

Jake Eastwood, Jerome Binnom-Williams, Sam Hird, S. Wiseman, Ian Ross Evatt, Andy Kellett, Joe Rowley, Louis Reed, Jak McCourt, Kristian Dennis, Chris O'Grady