Walsall 2-1 Chesterfield: result and report
League Two · Friday 16 May 2025
Result
Walsall 2-1 Chesterfield
League Two · Friday 16 May 2025, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Walsall 2-1 Chesterfield: match report
Walsall beat Chesterfield 2-1 in the League Two on Friday 16 May 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Charlie Lakin opened the scoring in the 81st minute. Walsall's goals came from Charlie Lakin (81') and Levi Amantchi (90+5'). Chesterfield scored through Armando Dobra (90+4').
Discipline: Walsall received 3 yellow cards; Chesterfield received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 2nd on 80 points from 47 and Chesterfield 7th on 70 points from 47. Walsall went on to finish that season 2nd with 83 points, and Chesterfield 7th with 70.
Walsall lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Chesterfield in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Albert Adomah of Walsall (7.6), ahead of Liam Mandeville (7.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Walsall wins, 1 draw and 3 for Chesterfield.
Going into the match Walsall's last five read W-W-L-D-D and Chesterfield's L-W-W-D-D.
Key events
- 36'Yellow card · Nathan Asiimwe
- 51'Yellow card · Jenson Metcalfe
- 60'Yellow card · Taylor Allen
- 65'Yellow card · John Fleck
- 76'Yellow card · Armando Dobra
- 81'Goal · Charlie Lakin
- 90+4'Goal · Armando Dobra
- 90+5'Goal · Levi Amantchi
- 90+6'Yellow card · Levi Amantchi
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (3-4-2-1)
Tommy James Simkin, David Okagbue, Harry Williams, Taylor Allen, Nathan Asiimwe, Alfie Chang, Ryan Stirk, Liam Gordon, Jamie Jellis, George Hall, Jamille Matt
Chesterfield line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ryan Boot, Liam Mandeville, Ashley Palmer, Kyle McFadzean, Lewis Gordon, Jenson Metcalfe, John Fleck, Ollie Banks, Tom Naylor, Armando Dobra, Aribim Pepple