Chesterfield vs Manchester City U21 match stats & report

5–3 Full time

EFL Trophy · England · Group North - 4 · SMH Group Stadium, Chesterfield · Ref A. Bannister

Chesterfield stats & fixtures · Manchester City U21 stats & fixtures

Chesterfield beat Manchester City U21 5–3 in the EFL Trophy (Group North - 4) on 15 September 2026. Manchester City U21 had 54% of the ball.

Chesterfield vs Manchester City U21 match statistics

ChesterfieldManchester City U21

46% Ball possession 54%
10 Total shots 12
5 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside the box 6
2 Corners 4
9 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
523 Passes 603
5 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

12' Goal J. Randall (assist T. Naylor) Chesterfield
16' Goal Xavier Parker (assist B. Nfonkeu) Manchester City U21
23' Goal F. Bryden (assist J. Eccleston) Chesterfield
28' Yellow card K. Dyer Chesterfield
38' Goal T. Lamb Manchester City U21
49' Goal C. Dunkley (assist L. Marsh) Chesterfield
55' Yellow card M. Hendersson-Hall Manchester City U21
75' Goal J. Eccleston (assist C. Cook) Chesterfield
88' Yellow card H. Parker Manchester City U21
88' Yellow card A. Pond Chesterfield
90' Goal L. Marsh (assist L. Gordon) Chesterfield
90' Goal J. Wain (assist D. Oliver) Manchester City U21

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Manchester City U21 score 2.8 a game — 100th percentile in this competition.
Manchester City U21 have kept 1 clean sheet in 10.
Chesterfield score 2.1 a game — 81st percentile in this competition.

Team news & lineups

Chesterfield

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Paul Cook

43 J. Sissons

46 T. Pearce 22 C. Dunkley 15 A. Pond 26 J. Eccleston

27 K. Dyer 30 R. Lamptey

31 J. Randall 4 T. Naylor 21 D. Anisjko

9 F. Bryden

Bench R. Hutton , L. Gordon , A. Whitney , C. Cook , J. Koroma , D. Markanday , L. Marsh

Manchester City U21

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Oliver Reiss

94 M. Chabot

89 M. Hendersson-Hall 90 K. Noble 74 Charlie Courtman 48 B. Nfonkeu

60 F. Fapetu 87 F. Gorman

98 K. Midwood 73 Xavier Parker 93 J. Wain

79 T. Lamb

Bench M. Hudson , Oliver Tevenan , M. Barrett , H. Parker , Harrison Miles , D. Oliver , C. Dunbar-McDonald

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Chesterfield at home

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City U21 away

5–0–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

Chesterfield vs Manchester City U21 head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Aug 24	Chesterfield v Manchester City U21	1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Chesterfield vs Manchester City U21 head-to-head record