Chesterfield vs Notts County - prediction, team news, lineups

Chesterfield play big to Notts County successful the archetypal limb of their League Two playoff semi-final connected Sunday.

While Notts County narrowly missed retired connected automatic promotion and finished successful 5th spot successful the League Two table, the location broadside concluded the play successful beardown manner and secured sixth position.

Match preview

Although Notts County person a 2nd accidental to unafraid promotion to League One, Martin Paterson and his squad person been near contemplating what could person been.

Notts County accumulated conscionable 7 points from their last six league games, losing connected 3 occasions. They missed retired connected the last automatic promotion spot by 3 points.

One of their 2 victories came against lowly Newport County, though positives volition beryllium taken from earning a 1-1 draw connected the last time with a Bristol Rovers outfit that had registered 5 successive wins.

Paterson volition beryllium contented with his team's distant signifier during 2025-26, with 37 points being collected from their 23 fixtures connected their travels.

However, 1 of their 8 defeats came astatine the location of Chesterfield, who prevailed by a 2-0 scoreline astatine the SMH Group Stadium connected Boxing Day.

Despite finishing 1 constituent adrift of Notts County successful the League Two standings, Chesterfield are the favourites to scope the Wembley Stadium showpiece.

Paul Cook's broadside person earned six victories and 2 draws from their past 8 games. Furthermore, conscionable 4 goals were conceded during that period.

Question marks stay implicit their capabilities successful the last third, a effect of lone 11 goals being scored crossed done 8 fixtures.

Nevertheless, the Spireites inactive person the joint-fourth champion attacking grounds successful the division, arsenic good arsenic netting doubly successful 3 of their last 4 games of the regular campaign.

Lee Bonis has scored 4 goals successful his past 4 appearances, the astir caller coming successful the 2-1 triumph astatine Swindon Town connected the past weekend.

Chesterfield League Two form:

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Notts County League Two form:

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Team News

Despite being withdrawn astatine fractional clip against Swindon, Kyle McFadzean is expected to commencement up of Janoi Donacien successful the centre of Chesterfield's defence.

Cook has named the aforesaid starting lineup for the past 2 matches and, barring immoderate wounded issues, volition apt bash truthful again.

As good arsenic Bonis being successful apical form, winger Dilan Markanday has contributed 1 extremity and 1 assistance from his past 2 outings.

Lucas Ness is expected to enactment up successful the Notts County backmost three, with Lewis Macari having suffered a superior limb wounded successful the penultimate crippled of the season.

Matt Palmer and Tyrese Hall are some alternatives successful cardinal midfield, portion 15-goal striker Alassana Jatta should pb the line.

Chesterfield imaginable starting lineup:

Boot; Curtis, McFadzean, Swinkels, Gordon; Braybrooke, Stirk; Markanday, Mandeville, Dobra; Bonis

Notts County imaginable starting lineup:

Belshaw; Ness, McDonald, Bedeau; Tsaroulla, Norburn, Iorpenda, Jones; Luker, Grant; Jatta

We say: Chesterfield 2-1 Notts County

With 3 defeats from six matches during the run-in, Notts County are not successful perfect signifier heading into this contest. In crisp contrast, Chesterfield's unbeaten tally has led to a caput of steam being built, starring america to foretell a location victory.

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