Notts County defeated Chesterfield 3-0 on Saturday lunchtime, with the home side in control for long stretches of a match that offered little encouragement to the visitors.
Chesterfield made the brighter start, Oliver Norburn active in the opening quarter-hour, but Notts County grew into the contest and took command before the interval. Armando Dobra opened the scoring in the 16th minute, and although Chesterfield's Sil Swinkels was prominent in midfield, the hosts dominated territory and opportunity. Tom Naylor added a second shortly before the break, with the goal arriving at 44 minutes to give Notts County a commanding cushion.
The second half removed any lingering uncertainty. Dylan Duffy extended the lead four minutes after the restart, and Chesterfield's afternoon became increasingly difficult as their defensive shape fractured. A flurry of substitutions from both benches around the hour mark altered the tempo without changing the outcome. Will Grigg came on late for the hosts, as did Maziar Kouhyar and Alassana Jatta, with Ryan Stirk and Malik Owolabi-Belewu also introduced. Sammy Braybrooke and Liam Mandeville entered for Chesterfield but found limited space to work.
Chesterfield managed a Jacob Bedeau attempt deep in stoppage time but without reward. Notts County defended their lead without difficulty across the final exchanges, collecting three points with a degree of comfort that the scoreline reflects accurately.
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