Matthew Rhodes is at the SMH Group Stadium tonight to guide you through Chesterfield's opening EFL Trophy group game against Manchester City U21.
15.09.26, 17:52 Updated 15.09.26, 21:00
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6:13pm
3 hours ago
Manchester City U21's starting line-up is as follows:
Chabot, Feuba, Fapetu, X Parker, Courtman, Lamb, Gorman, Henderson-Hall, Noble (c), Wain, Midwood.
Substitutes:
Hudson, H Parker, Barrett, Oliver, Dunbar-McDonald, Tevenan, Miles.
6:09pm
3 hours ago
Chesterfield's starting line-up is as follows:
Sissons, Eccleston, Pearce, Pond, Dunkley, Naylor (c), Lamptey, Anisjko, Randall, Dyer, Bryden.
Substitutes:
Gordon, Hutton, Whitney, Cook, Markanday, Koroma, Marsh.
5:50pm
3 hours ago
Good evening!
I'm Matthew Rhodes and I'm here to guide you through tonight's EFL Trophy group match between Chesterfield and Manchester City U21 at the SMH Group Stadium.
I think there might just be a few changes made to the starting line-up for tonight.
Matthew Rhodes Matthew Rhodes is 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.
