Charlton manager Iain Dowie paid tribute to Chesterfield after his side scraped into the Carling Cup quarter-finals courtesy of a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory.

LEAGUE ONE Chesterfield piled the pressure on Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce by coming from a goal down to end the Premiership strugglers’ interest in the Carling Cup.

Manchester City’s miserable start to the season plumbed new depths as Chesterfield dumped them out of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 victory at Saltergate tonight.