The perfect cup tie does not always have the fairytale ending, as Chesterfield found out. They fought back from trailing twice to lead going into injury time only to see Brandon Thomas-Asante head home a leveller.
The equaliser caused euphoria in the away end. It showed what it means to avoid being the victim of an upset. It was a thrilling FA Cup story of a community trust-owned non-league team taking on a club in distress, even if the ending would not be purchased by Disney.
West Brom avoided the humiliation thanks to Thomas-Asante, a forward who almost joined Chesterfield a few years ago,…
