Recap: Kabongo Tshimanga scores a hat-trick as Chesterfield thrash 10-man Weymouth to go top of National League
The Spireites are third in the table, one point behind leaders Boreham Wood.
Town are seven unbeaten in all competitions and are yet to lose at home this season.
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Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will provide all the build-up, team news, match updates and reaction so stay with us throughout the day.
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Key Events
- FT: Chesterfield 4 v 0 Weymouth (3pm KO)
- Spireites go top of the league
- Weymouth's Oliver Harfield sent off for handball, Kabongo Tshimanga scores resulting penalty on 23 minutes
- Tshimanga adds second just before half-time, his 15th goal of the season
- Tshimanga completes hat-trick in second-half
- Saidou Khan makes it 4-0
- New signing Tyrone Williams makes debut
- 3-4-2-1: Loach; Williams; Grimes, Croll; King, Weston, Oyeleke, Whittle; Kellermann; Khan; Tshimanga. Subs: Kerr, McCourt, Mandeville, Tyson, Payne.
RATINGS
Liam Norcliffe's Chesterfield player ratings from thumping win against Weymouth
Kabongo Tshimanga scored a hat-trick as Chesterfield hammered 10-man Weymouth 4-0 to go top of the National League.
REACTION
WEYMOUTH REACTION: Rowe hails 'accomplished' Chesterfield performance as Spireites go top of league
James Rowe praised an ‘accomplished’ Chesterfield performance as they thrashed 10-man Weymouth 4-0 to go top of the National League.
Top of the league!
Grimsby’s defeat and Boreham Wood’s draw means Chesterfield go top of the league by a point. Just one defeat in 15 for the injury-hit Spireites. Excellent work.
It’s all over!
FT: Chesterfield 4 v 0 Weymouth
Kabongo Tshimanga scores a hat-trick as the Spireites thrash the 10-man visitors.
Eight unbeaten in all competitions.
Home record extended to 11 without defeat.
Dominant
Chesterfield want five or six here.
Debutant Williams has a header saved from Mandeville’s cross.
Six minutes remaining.
Side-netting
McCourt to Croll, who rolls the ball into Khan on the half-turn in the box, his shot hits the side-netting.
Weymouth desperate for the final whistle here as King fires another shot wide. He has had LOTS of attempts this afternoon.