Chesterfield 3-0 Port Vale

Armand Gnanduillet scored his second league goal of the season for Chesterfield

Chesterfield showed the form expected of League One play-off hopefuls as they outplayed fellow contenders Port Vale.

Armand Gnanduillet timed his run just right to power home a 13th-minute header from Romuald Boco's left wing cross.

Top scorer Eoin Doyle netted the second from the penalty spot on the hour after being brought down by Freddie Veseli.

Charlie Raglan then headed home Jay O'Shea's corner to settle it with the third goal on 70 minutes.

But the Spireites, who remain in seventh place in League One, could have won by more.

Gnanduillet was only denied a second goal when he danced through the Vale defence, but keeper Chris Neal narrowed the angle to thwart him with a good save.

And Vale old boy Sam Morsy's well-struck long-range shot was tipped wide at full stretch by Neal.

Ben Williamson did hit the bar for Vale, whose biggest defeat under Rob Page drops them three places to 11th.

But any hopes of a second-half fightback were ended when Doyle was brought down by Veseli to secure his side's sixth game without defeat.

The country's reportedly much-sought-after top scorer got up to send keeper Neal the wrong way with his 23nd goal of the season.

Chesterfield boss Paul Cook told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"A great team performance. A lot of good individual performances, we got a few goals and everyone is delighted with what we've done.

"I've always felt we'll score goals late on in games because of our energy levels.

"I'm a bit disappointed we didn't get another goal or two late on because Port Vale were very stretched in the game but all in all it's a good performance from our lads and we're pleased with the three points."

Port Vale boss Rob Page told BBC Radio Stoke:

"There's been very few occasions since I took over when I've had cause to be disappointed, but the players know I'm not happy with them.

"For whatever reason, two or three were off their game and it had an impact on the entire team.

"But when we lost at home to Coventry, we then went on a run of three wins in four games and there's no reason why we can't do it again. It's how we react that counts.

"I know what I've got in that changing room. Nobody turns up and tries to give a bad performance. Now we just have to work our socks off on the training ground next week and bounce back."