The Spireites head into this evening’s fixture on the back of a three-point performance against Newport County, a huge boost for everybody connected with the club after an emotional week.
Ollie Banks and Bim Pepple were on the scoresheet on Saturday and the Spireites will be looking to make it two wins from two going into a big fixture at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon.
Head-to-head
The Ammies held Paul Cook’s men to a 1-1 draw back in August with Kelly N’Mai scoring an 86th minute equaliser amidst a mixed start to the season for Karl Robinson’s side.
Salford haven’t won in this fixture since their 3-2 win over Chesterfield in the National League in 2018, but suffered defeat in 2021 when Liam Mandeville and Jim Kellermann scored in a 2-0 FA Cup victory.
Paul Cook boasts a very strong record against his opposite number Karl Robinson, losing just once in nine games against the Salford manager.
His last win over Robinson came in 2018 when Will Grigg scored for Wigan Athletic in a 1-0 victory over Oxford United.
Karl Robinson
With over 750 games managed at just 44 years of age, Karl Robinson banks an extreme wealth of experience at a relatively young age, managing in every division of the EFL.
Generally spending long spells at clubs, Robinson’s shortest time in charge of a side was with Charlton Athletic from November 28, 2016 to March 22, 2018, before he joined Oxford United and guided them to back-to-back play-off finishes.
Player-in-focus
Hakeeb Adelakun is in fine form for Salford with eight goal contributions in his last eight games.
With spells at various clubs across the Football League, including a strong loan spell with Doncaster last term, Adelakun is the man Salford will look to for goals in the absence of striker Cole Stockton.
