Match report

Chesterfield Defeats Grimsby 1-0 in League Two Clash

Grimsby
Grimsby
0–1
FT
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Nov 15, 2025

Chesterfield held on to defeat a reduced Grimsby side 1-0 in the League Two contest. The match turned when Christy Pym received a red card for the home team, and Chesterfield capitalized with an own goal by Harvey Rodgers.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Grimsby 0–1 Chesterfield
  • • Christy Pym of Grimsby sent off in the 53rd minute for a professional foul last man
  • • Harvey Rodgers scored an own goal for Chesterfield at the 71st minute
  • • Grimsby's T. Warren and Jaze Kabia received yellow cards
  • • Chesterfield's C. Dunkley and R. Darcy were also shown yellow

Lineups

Grimsby

Formation: 4-3-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1 C. Pym (G)
  • 5 H. Rodgers (D)
  • 21 T. Warren (D)
  • 17 C. McJannet (D)
  • 16 R. Staunton (D)
  • 4 K. Green (M)
  • 20 G. McEachran (M)
  • 7 J. Walker (M)
  • 30 C. Vernam (M)
  • 32 D. Rose (F)
  • 9 J. Kabia

Substitutes

  • 33 C. Casper
  • 8 E. Khouri
  • 12 N. Eccleston
  • 14 J. Amaluzor
  • 18 D. Burns
  • 19 Z. Gilsenan
  • 29 C. Oduor

Chesterfield

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Z. Hemming (G)
  • 30 D. Tanton (D)
  • 22 C. Dunkley (D)
  • 6 K. McFadzean (D)
  • 19 L. Gordon (D)
  • 4 T. Naylor (M)
  • 13 J. Fleck (M)
  • 24 D. Markanday (M)
  • 27 R. Darcy (M)
  • 28 J. Berry-McNally (M)
  • 10 L. Bonis (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 R. Boot
  • 7 L. Mandeville
  • 11 D. Duffy
  • 15 B. Hobson
  • 20 V. Daley-Campbell
  • 25 W. Dickson
  • 44 J. Donacien

Timeline

  1. Grimsby
    29' Grimsby Card · Yellow Card
    T. Warren

    Foul

  2. Chesterfield
    32' Chesterfield Card · Yellow Card
    C. Dunkley

    Foul

  3. Grimsby
    53' Grimsby Card · Red Card
    Christy Pym

    Professional foul last man

  4. Grimsby
    55' Grimsby subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Vernam · On: C. Casper
  5. Grimsby
    56' Grimsby Card · Yellow Card
    Jaze Kabia

    Argument

  6. Grimsby
    66' Grimsby subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Kabia · On: J. Amaluzor
  7. Chesterfield
    71' Chesterfield Goal · Own Goal
    Harvey Rodgers
  8. Chesterfield
    73' Chesterfield subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Dunkley · On: J. Donacien
  9. Grimsby
    77' Grimsby subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Walker · On: E. Khouri
  10. Grimsby
    77' Grimsby subst · Substitution 4
    Off: D. Rose · On: Z. Gilsenan
  11. Grimsby
    77' Grimsby subst · Substitution 5
    Off: G. McEachran · On: C. Oduor
  12. Chesterfield
    79' Chesterfield Card · Yellow Card
    R. Darcy

    Argument

  13. Chesterfield
    86' Chesterfield subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Berry-McNally · On: L. Mandeville
  14. Chesterfield
    86' Chesterfield subst · Substitution 3
    Off: R. Darcy · On: D. Duffy
  15. Chesterfield
    90'+5 Chesterfield Card · Yellow Card
    L. Bonis

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Grimsby Chesterfield
Fouls 14 11
Pass Accuracy 63% 66%
Offsides 1 3
Red Cards 1 0
Total Shots 12 8
Corners 11 5
Total Passes 299 321
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 4 3
Shots on Target 4 1
xG 1.36 0.92
Shots off Target 4 4
Possession 48% 52%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 187 213
Shots Inside Box 9 7
Saves 1 4
Shots Outside Box 3 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The red card for Christy Pym in the 53rd minute shifted momentum in favor of Chesterfield, leaving Grimsby to play ten men.
  • ▸ Chesterfield's own goal by Harvey Rodgers at the 71st minute broke through Grimsby's resistance and secured a vital away point.