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 · Chesterfield · League Two predictions

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 2 Walsall wins, 1 draw and 0 for Chesterfield.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Yellow card · Nathan AsiimweWalsall
  • 51'Yellow card · Jenson MetcalfeChesterfield
  • 60'Yellow card · Taylor AllenWalsall
  • 65'Yellow card · John FleckChesterfield
  • 76'Yellow card · Armando DobraChesterfield
  • 81'Goal · Charlie LakinWalsall · 1-0
  • 90+4'Goal · Armando DobraChesterfield · 1-1
  • 90+5'Goal · Levi AmantchiWalsall · 2-1
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Levi AmantchiWalsall

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Walsall 2, draws 1, Chesterfield 0.

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