Spireites Will Host The Robins In FA Cup Second Round

A dramatic 89th minute winner from Joel Randall sealed a 4-3 first round victory for the Spireites over National League side Yeovil Town at the SMH Group Stadium last weekend.

Chesterfield have never played Cheltenham Town before in the FA Cup, but next month's game will mark the 22nd meeting overall between the two clubs.

The Robins currently sit in fifth position in League Two and are two points ahead of the Spireites at the time of writing.

It wasn't long ago at all that these sides last played each other. Earlier this season in September, Cheltenham defeated Paul Cook's side 2-1 at the EV Charger Points Stadium in League Two. First-half goals from Charlie McCann and Andreas Weimann gave the Robins a two-goal cushion before the interval. Louie Marsh struck early on for the visitors to halve the deficit but, despite creating a series of chances over the whole 90 minutes, the Spireites left Gloucestershire without a point to their name.

However, Chesterfield's home record against the Robins is very impressive. Cheltenham have only ever defeated the Spireites once before away from home.

In the most recent contest between the sides at the SMH Group Stadium last season in League Two, the Blues won 1-0 in April thanks to a Will Dickson goal after 25 minutes.

Chesterfield fans will be hoping that a home tie will help see the Spireites book their place in the third round of the competition and potentially come up against a Premier League side.