After a two week lay off due to Covid 19 protocols, Bromley return to National League action on Saturday when they entertain Chesterfield at Hayes Lane. 

After missing the three scheduled Christmas fixtures, Neil Smith’s side currently sit ninth in the table with 22 points from 14 matches played.

The Ravens last match was a 2-0 win over Hemel Hempstead Town in the FA Trophy, with Harry Forster scoring both goals. Since then Forster has extended his loan spell at Hayes Lane from Championship side Watford until the end of the season, a move which has pleased the player, fans and the management.

Fellow loanee Reeco Hackett-Fairchild has departed though, going pack to Portsmouth and then straight to Southend Utd, but The Ravens have signed winger Charlie Wakefield from Wealdstone as a direct replacement. 

Chesterfield make the journey down from Derbyshire sitting in seventeenth, with 19 points from 15 league games played.

The Spireites lost 2-1 at Solihull Moors on Tuesday night, which was their first defeat in seven matches under new manager James Rowe.

Experienced striker Tom Denton scoring their goal, before Chesterfield conceded twice in the second half, with the winner coming in injury time.

Smith will be hoping for a quick return to match fitness after the enforced lay off meant training could not start again until Tuesday this week, but is happy that his squad is back healthy and ready for a busy period of games this month.

When the two sides met last season Bromley won both games 2-1, with a double from Michael Cheek winning the home fixture and strikes from Ben Williamson and a late own goal securing the points in the away game. 

With Bromley looking to maintain their play off push and Chesterfield hoping to continue their good recent form, this looks set to be a tight and close fought encounter between two good teams.

With the current Lockdown rules around elite sport seeing games played behind closed doors, supporters can watch a live stream of the match for £9.99, details on how to purchase this are available on the official Bromley FC website.

The broadcasts have been widely praised for their high quality by fans of all clubs viewing the games and have proved to be a vital way for fans to keep in touch with the goings on at their club during these difficult times.