Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Manchester City U21 scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 2
- Last goal
- 90′
EFL Trophy · Group North · 4
Chesterfield
J. Randall 12'
F. Bryden 23'
C. Dunkley 49'
J. Eccleston 75'
L. Marsh 90'
5 – 3
FT
HT 2–2
Manchester City U21
X. Parker 16'
T. Lamb 38'
J. Wain 90'
EFL Trophy
Group North · 4Chesterfield5–3Manchester City U21
7
Shots in the box
6
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
12′16′23′38′49′75′90′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Chesterfield 5-3 Manchester City U21
Chesterfield saw off Manchester City U21 5-3 at SMH Group Stadium in EFL Trophy. Randall opened the scoring for Chesterfield on 12', Parker levelled for Manchester City U21 on 16', Bryden put Chesterfield back in front on 23', Lamb levelled for Manchester City U21 on 38', Dunkley put Chesterfield back in front on 49', Eccleston made it 4-2 to Chesterfield on 75', Marsh made it 5-2 to Chesterfield on 90' and Wain pulled one back for Manchester City U21 on 90'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Chesterfield took 7 of their 10 attempts inside the box, Manchester City U21 6 of 12. Manchester City U21 held 54.0% of the ball.
F. Bryden came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.8 for Chesterfield from 1 goal and 3 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
46%Possession54%
10Shots12
What the numbers say
1 readTimeline
J. Randall — assist: T. Naylor
⚽12'
⚽16'
X. Parker — assist: B. Nfonkeu
F. Bryden — assist: J. Eccleston
⚽23'
Kiano Dyer
Dissent
🟨28'
⚽38'
T. Lamb
Half-time
A. Whitney ↑ T. Pearce ↓
🔄46'
L. Marsh ↑ J. Randall ↓
🔄46'
C. Dunkley — assist: L. Marsh
⚽49'
🟨55'
Matty Henderson-Hall
Dissent
🔄62'
C. Dunbar-McDonald ↑ K. Midwood ↓
🔄74'
H. Miles ↑ F. Fapetu ↓
C. Cook ↑ T. Naylor ↓
🔄75'
🔄75'
D. Oliver ↑ F. Gorman ↓
J. Eccleston — assist: C. Cook
⚽75'
R. Hutton ↑ J. Eccleston ↓
🔄79'
L. Gordon ↑ D. Anisjko ↓
🔄84'
🔄84'
O. Tevenan ↑ T. Lamb ↓
🔄84'
H. Parker ↑ C. Courtman ↓
🟨88'
Harrison Parker
Argument
Alfie Pond
Argument
🟨88'
L. Marsh — assist: L. Gordon
⚽90'
⚽90'
J. Wain — assist: D. Oliver
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSMH Group Stadium, Chesterfield
RefereeA. Bannister
CompetitionEFL Trophy
Season2026
RoundGroup North · 4
StatusMatch Finished