Chesterfield 5–3 Manchester City U21
Chesterfield
5–3HT 2–2
Manchester City U21
Chesterfield played Manchester City U21 in the EFL Trophy on 15 September 2026 at SMH Group Stadium. The match finished 5–3.
Goals and cards
- 12'Joel Randall (assist by Tom Naylor)
- 16'Xavier Parker (assist by Brooklyn Nfonkeu Feuba)
- 23'F. Bryden (assist by Junior Eccleston)
- 28'Kiano Dyer — Yellow card
- 38'Teddie Lamb
- 49'Cheyenne Dunkley (assist by Louie Marsh)
- 55'Matty Henderson-Hall — Yellow card
- 75'Junior Eccleston (assist by C. Cook)
- 88'Harrison Parker — Yellow card
- 88'Alfie Pond — Yellow card
- 90+2'Louie Marsh (assist by Lewis Gordon)
- 90+3'Jake Wain (assist by Dexter Oliver)
Line-ups
Chesterfield 4-2-3-1
- J. Sissons
- J. Eccleston
- A. Pond
- C. Dunkley
- T. Pearce
- R. Lamptey
- K. Dyer
- Danny Anijsko
- T. Naylor
- J. Randall
- F. Bryden
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Markanday
- R. Hutton
- L. Gordon
- C. Cook
- L. Marsh
- J. Koroma
- Alex Whitney
- COACHES: P. Cook
Manchester City U21 4-2-3-1
- M. Chabot
- B. Nfonkeu
- Charlie Courtman
- Kian Ben Noble
- Matthew Hendersson-Hall
- F. Gorman
- Oluwafemi David Adetayo Fapetu
- J. Wain
- Xavier Parker
- K. Midwood
- Teddie Lamb
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Barrett
- C. Dunbar-McDonald
- M. Hudson
- Harrison Miles
- Dexter Oliver
- Harrison Parker
- Oliver Tevenan
- COACHES: O. Reiß
Match statistics
| Chesterfield | Manchester City U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 449 | Accurate passes | 543 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 13 | Free kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 514 | Total passes | 599 |
| 9 | Total shots | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 2 | Corners | 4 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |