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Last Five Meetings: Bristol Rovers
12.11.26, 17:57 Updated 12.11.26, 18:08 4 Minute Read
It must be incredibly hard for anyone to predict the scoreline ahead of Chesterfield's game at Bristol Rovers on Saturday. From the Spireites' last four games in all competitions, a goal has been scored by either Paul Cook's side or the opposition for every 13-14 minutes of football played. Out of those four matches, Chesterfield have won three of them; all in different competitions, with a whole host of players from the squad used. Of course, this recent spell also featured a grim defeat at Newport County which featured a complete nightmare of a first half.
At times, it has felt like chaos, especially regarding the rollercoaster feel to the last two games; but as Bob Dylan once famously said, "Chaos is a friend of mine." Granted, the world-renowned singer/songwriter and lyricist probably didn't have the Spireites in mind back when he uttered those words in 1965. It's been stressful. It's been, at times, infuriating. However, it's also been utterly euphoric when you consider the first half of the Crewe Alexandra match and the final half hour of the Mansfield Town game. These last four matches have seen a wide range of emotions for Spireites fans – the highs and lows of the beautiful game in a nutshell.
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Matthew Rhodes
Editoris a freelance sports journalist, broadcaster, commentator and author. He was born and raised in Chesterfield and worked as North Derbyshire Radio's senior sports editor from 2021 to 2025. In 2026, his first full-length book was published; 'A Fine Line' covers Chesterfield's astonishing FA Cup run during the 1996/97 season.