Chesterfield 3-2 Southend United
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Two stunning second-half strikes helped 10-man Chesterfield preserve their unbeaten start to the National League season with a home victory over Southend.
Joe Quigley jinked his way past three players before finding the bottom corner to level at 2-2 in the 62nd minute and six minutes later Jeff King unleashed a scorcher into the top corner from long range.
Jack Clarke had given Chesterfield a 19th-minute lead after Southend's Dan Mooney fired wide when clean through before Callum Powell equalised just past the half-hour mark with a shot from outside the box.
The Spireites had Ollie Banks sent off for a challenge on Gus Scott-Morriss on the stroke of half-time and Southend capitalised with a debut goal from Marcus Dackers, signed on a one-month loan from Salford, inside a minute of the second half with a 12-yard effort.
But the leaders struck twice in quick succession to maintain their 100% home record and leave Southend still searching for their first win on their travels.
Report supplied by PA Media.