14,841 saw the potters add to their season tally putting them right up there in the promotion race with a slight win over Chesterfield who had recently been showing good form of their own.
Chesterfield had just beaten Bristol City at home and were confident that they could claim a point at The Britannia Stadium. Before this game, they had actually drawn 10 of their 20 away games, winning 4 and loosing 6 and were going to be difficult to break down.
The winning goal arrived in the 22nd minute through Arnar Gunnlaugson. He took advantage of a mistake by Ian Breckin and volleyed the ball spectacularly over the keeper and into the top corner - a contender for goal of the season.
Chesterfield had chances of their own but with Peter Handyside back partnering Wayne Thomas in the central defence, they were kept from scoring.
Its still tight at the top and Stoke could still find themselves gunning for the autos as Brighton and Reading are both going through a bad patch of results and Zamora is out with a dislocated shoulder for 2 weeks.
Unfortunately, Stoke also had their share of injuries - Brynjar Gunnarson was withdrawn from the field - his foot was aggravating him, there are fears that he may have re-broken the bone. Bjarni Gudjonson was also withdrawn from the field with an injury - but it didn't look too serious.
Man of the Match
BJARNI GUDJONSON