Fleetwood Town vs Chesterfield: League Cup Clash Ends 1-0

Fleetwood Town ✓

1–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

Chesterfield

Match Summary

The League Cup match between Fleetwood Town and Chesterfield took place at Highbury Stadium on August 8, 2026. Fleetwood Town secured a hard-fought victory with a final score of 1-0, showcasing their determination on home turf. The match was tightly contested, but Fleetwood's resilience allowed them to claim the win and advance in the competition.

Match Events

14'C. Evans (F. Potter) Fleetwood Town
61'Kane Thompson-Sommers Fleetwood Town
65'Josh Koroma Simulation Chesterfield
70'R. Sotiriou (L. Mandeville) Chesterfield
70'L. Bonis (F. Bryden) Chesterfield
72'K. Thompson-Sommers (C. McLean) Fleetwood Town
76'J. Koroma (D. Anisjko) Chesterfield
78'R. Cirino (D. Andrew) Fleetwood Town
84'L. Gordon (T. Naylor) Chesterfield
86'Lewis McCann Foul Fleetwood Town
89'Kyle McFadzean Foul Chesterfield
90'Finley Potter Foul Fleetwood Town

Statistics

Fleetwood Town		Chesterfield
2	Shots on Goal	1
3	Shots off Goal	5
5	Total Shots	15
1	Blocked Shots	9
3	Shots insidebox	10
2	Shots outsidebox	5
21	Fouls	8
7	Corner Kicks	9
0	Offsides	2
29%	Ball Possession	71%
3	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	1
269	Total passes	633
178	Passes accurate	543
66%	Passes %	86%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Fleetwood Town 3-1-4-2

1J. Lynch

5F. Potter

6R. Bennett

26S. Rooney

4H. Neal

14L. McCann

10M. Helm

8K. Thompson-Sommers

29R. Cirino

9W. Davies

17C. Evans

1 J. Lynch G
26 S. Rooney D
6 R. Bennett D
5 F. Potter D
4 H. Neal M
29 R. Cirino
8 K. Thompson-Sommers M
10 M. Helm M
14 L. McCann M
17 C. Evans F
9 W. Davies

Substitutes

22 J. Pradic G
36 J. Dempsey D
3 D. Andrew D
35 S. Costelloe M
27 C. McLean
40 D. Animasaun M
43 N. Sawkins M

Coach: Matthew Lawlor

Chesterfield 4-4-2

23R. Boot

Substitutes

Coach: Paul Cook

Player Stats

Top Rated: Shaun Rooney (highest match rating)

Fleetwood Town

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Jay Lynch	G	90'	—	0	7.5
Shaun Rooney ★ Top Rated	D	90'	—	0	8.6
Rhys Bennett	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Finley Potter	D	90'	—	1	7.2
Harrison Neal	M	90'	—	0	6.6
Raffaele Cirino	M	78'	—	0	6.6
Kane Thompson-Sommers	M	72'	—	0	6.7
Mark Helm	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Lewis McCann	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Ched Evans	F	90'	1	0	7.7
Will Davies	F	90'	—	0	6.9
Crispin McLean sub	M	18'	—	0	6.7
Danny Andrew sub	D	12'	—	0	6.9
James Pradic sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jesse Dempsey sub	D	—	—	—	—
Sean Costelloe sub	M	—	—	—	—
David Animasaun sub	M	—	—	—	—
Noah Sawkins sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Jay Lynch	—	36/–/18%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Shaun Rooney	—	33/–/19%	5	10/12	—	2/1	0/0
Rhys Bennett	—	26/–/19%	—	4/8	—	—	0/0
Finley Potter	—	21/1/14%	—	2/5	—	–/1	1/0
Harrison Neal	–/1	35/–/26%	3	4/9	—	1/4	0/0
Raffaele Cirino	—	21/–/13%	—	2/8	1/3	–/1	0/0
Kane Thompson-Sommers	—	15/1/14%	2	6/16	2/5	–/2	1/0
Mark Helm	—	17/1/13%	—	–/6	–/2	–/1	0/0
Lewis McCann	–/2	19/–/13%	4	7/15	2/2	–/6	1/0
Ched Evans	1/1	25/–/19%	—	4/11	2/3	1/3	0/0
Will Davies	1/1	16/1/6%	1	11/21	1/3	1/1	0/0
Crispin McLean	—	4/–/3%	1	1/3	–/1	–/1	0/0
Danny Andrew	—	1/1/1%	—	—	—	—	0/0
James Pradic	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jesse Dempsey	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Sean Costelloe	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
David Animasaun	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Noah Sawkins	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Chesterfield

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Ryan Boot	G	90'	—	0	6.3
Remeao Hutton	D	90'	—	0	7.7
Kyle McFadzean	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Jack Simpson	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Lewis Gordon	D	84'	—	0	7.3
Dilan Markanday	M	90'	—	0	6.6
Ryan Stirk	M	90'	—	0	6.9
George James McEachran	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Josh Koroma	M	76'	—	0	6.2
Lee Bonis	F	70'	—	0	6
Ruel Sotiriou	F	70'	—	0	6.9
Liam Mandeville sub	M	20'	—	0	6.6
Fraser Bryden sub	F	20'	—	0	6.2
Danny Anisjko sub	F	14'	—	0	6.5
Tom Naylor sub	M	10'	—	0	6.6
James Sissons sub	G	—	—	—	—
Alfie Pond sub	D	—	—	—	—
Malik Owolabi-Belewu sub	D	—	—	—	—
Junior Eccleston sub	D	—	—	—	—
Luke Butterfield sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Ryan Boot	—	29/–/20%	—	2/3	—	1/–	0/0
Remeao Hutton	—	63/5/50%	2	7/9	3/4	2/–	0/0
Kyle McFadzean	—	92/–/81%	1	6/10	1/1	3/1	1/0
Jack Simpson	—	103/–/91%	1	5/11	—	1/–	0/0
Lewis Gordon	–/1	81/1/74%	5	8/10	—	2/–	0/0
Dilan Markanday	–/1	41/2/34%	1	7/11	3/5	3/–	0/0
Ryan Stirk	—	67/–/59%	3	6/8	—	2/1	0/0
George James McEachran	1/1	71/–/59%	3	8/16	1/1	–/1	0/0
Josh Koroma	—	24/1/21%	—	1/4	—	–/1	1/0
Lee Bonis	–/2	6/1/4%	—	1/7	—	–/2	0/0
Ruel Sotiriou	—	29/2/27%	1	5/10	–/2	3/1	0/0
Liam Mandeville	—	17/1/16%	1	2/3	1/1	—	0/0
Fraser Bryden	—	2/–/–	—	1/4	—	–/1	0/0
Danny Anisjko	—	7/–/6%	—	2/7	–/2	2/–	0/0
Tom Naylor	–/1	1/–/1%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
James Sissons	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alfie Pond	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Malik Owolabi-Belewu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Junior Eccleston	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luke Butterfield	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: League Cup
Round: Round of 128
Venue: Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
Referee: M. Coy