Chesterfield 5-3 Manchester City U21
EFL Trophy · · Group North - 4
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Chesterfield 5-3 Manchester City U21.
Chesterfield 5-3 Manchester City U21
Managers: P. Cook (Chesterfield) · O. Reiß (Manchester City U21)
Match facts
- Venue: SMH Group Stadium, Chesterfield, Derbyshire — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Chesterfield plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: A. Bannister
- Round: Group North - 4
Record last updated .
Goals
We hold the scorer for 7 of the 8 goals in this match; the rest are recorded without a name.
- 12' J. Randall for Chesterfield (assist Tom Naylor)
- 16' Xavier Parker for Manchester City U21 (assist Brooklyn Nfonkeu Feuba)
- 23' F. Bryden for Chesterfield (assist Junior Eccleston)
- 49' C. Dunkley for Chesterfield (assist Louie Marsh)
- 75' J. Eccleston for Chesterfield (assist C. Cook)
- 90+2' L. Marsh for Chesterfield (assist Lewis Gordon)
- 90+3' J. Wain for Manchester City U21 (assist Dexter Oliver)
Bookings
- 28' K. Dyer — Yellow Card
- 55' Matthew Henderson-Hall — Yellow Card
- 88' Harrison Parker — Yellow Card
- 88' A. Pond — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Chesterfield — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 4 · T. Naylor (M)
- 9 · F. Bryden (F)
- 15 · A. Pond (D)
- 22 · C. Dunkley (D)
- 26 · J. Eccleston (D)
- 27 · K. Dyer (M)
- 30 · R. Lamptey (M)
- 31 · J. Randall (M)
- 43 · James Sissons (G)
- 46 · T. Pearce (D)
Substitutes
Manchester City U21 — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 48 · B. Nfonkeu (D)
- 60 · Oluwafemi David Adetayo Fapetu (M)
- 73 · Xavier Parker (M)
- 74 · Charlie Courtman (D)
- 87 · F. Gorman (M)
- 89 · Matthew Henderson-Hall (D)
- 90 · Kian Ben Noble (D)
- 93 · J. Wain (M)
- 94 · M. Chabot (G)
- 98 · K. Midwood (M)
Substitutes
- 55 · Harrison Parker (D)
- 69 · M. Hudson (G)
- 70 · M. Barrett (D)
- 86 · C. Dunbar-McDonald (F)
- 92 · Oliver Tevenan (D)
- 96 · Harrison Miles (M)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Chesterfield: WDDLW · 8 pts from 5 · 8-7
- Manchester City U21: LWWWW · 12 pts from 5 · 15-5
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Chesterfield and Manchester City U21.
Other matches in Group North - 4
EFL Trophy, Group North - 4.
- Mansfield Town 1-4 Manchester City U21 — 19 Aug 2026
- Chesterfield 1-1 Port Vale — 22 Sep 2026