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Watford 2-1 Chesterfield: Spireites suffer late heartbreak

Mileta Rajovic and Tom Dele-Bashiru spared Watford blushes as their goals helped to down Chesterfield – the winner coming deep in stoppage time.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
7 January 2024

Watford

By Robert Dunford

WATFORD 2
Rajovic 76, Dele-Bashiru 90+5

CHESTERFIELD 1
Quigley 28

CRUEL BLOW: Tom Dele-Bashiru dives to score Watford’s lastgasp winner. Inset: Ollie Banks applauds the visiting fans, left, while keeper Ryan Boot is dejected, right
PICTURE: Alamy

MILETA Rajovic and Tom Dele-Bashiru spared Watford blushes as their goals helped to down Chesterfield – the winner coming deep in stoppage time.
Defeat was a cruel blow for the National League leaders, who deserved at least a replay against their Championship opponents.
Backed by just shy of 4,000 fans, Chesterfield went in...

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