Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman got just what he wanted for Christmas - and it was delivered 10 days early.

The Reds unwrapped their first home win in almost two months against Chesterfield to end a run of four straight defeats at the Fraser Eagle Stadium.

And the man in red delivering the joy wasn't Old Saint Nick but Roscoe Dsane, who won the penalty which brought Stanley level before netting the late winner.

Things started in familiar fashion for the home side as nothing went their way.

Having made five changes from the side dismantled at MK Dons, Coleman might have hoped for an early breakthrough, and it almost came in the opening minute when a Robbie Williams overhead kick was repelled from the Chesterfield six-yard box and Mark Roberts fired the follow-up straight at goalkeeper Barry Roche.

And defensive frailties were in evidence six minutes later when goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin miscued an interception outside his area and almost let in the lively Jamie Ward.

In the space of seconds, there was the same scenario at the other end as Roscoe Dsane put pressure on Roche who made a mess of his clearance.

From long range, Paul Mullin lofted the ball back into the danger area, but Spireites captain Kevin Gray was alert and headed clear.

Both sides were battling hard but creating little as they cancelled each other out, but it was the visitors who drew first blood after 18 minutes.

Defender Aaron Downes cleared a Stanley corner downfield and found Felix Bastians who picked out Ward with a pinpoint pass.

The striker raced forward down the right hand side, spotting Dunbavin off his line before finishing into the top left corner with a sublime chip from 25 yards.

Stanley responded to conceding positively and made half chances with winger Billy Dennehy firing a free-kick over the bar and flashing a strike into the side netting.

But although the visitors rarely got into the final third, Ward remained a handful and had two decent sights of goal - firing the first wide but forcing a save from Dunbavin with the second from a similar position to the one that he scored from.

Stanley made the last chance of the first half when Dsane found Ian Craney on the edge of the box, but the on-loan midfielder fired well wide of the Chesterfield goal.

In the early stages of the second period there seemed to be less of an emphasis on the long ball from the Reds, and their passing was soon bearing fruit.

Mullin headed a Craney free-kick wide before the latter saw a goalbound effort deflected behind for a corner.

Coleman's substitutions made a difference, with Shaun Whalley and particularly Andy Procter prominent.

Chesterfield attacks were becoming more and more infrequent, and Stanley's persistence paid off on 72 minutes.

Dsane, who had been restored to the team after injury, drew a foul from Downes inside the box and referee Keith Woolmer had no hesitation in awarding the penalty.

Procter rifled the spot-kick home to net his sixth goal of the season, sending Roche the wrong way in the process.

Dunbavin was almost immediately in action as he did well to turn behind Jamie Lowry's deflected shot, but most of the pressure remained on the Chesterfield goal as the game threatened to boil over.

Roche and Jay Harris were both reprimanded after an altercation inside the box and Mark Roberts and Steve Fletcher were both cautioned when they clashed.

But the drama added to the atmosphere as Stanley searched for a winner, and the talismanic Mullin was close to getting it on 86 minutes when he raced onto a through ball before forcing a great save from Roche with an effort from the right side of the area.

The Reds were not to be denied though, and when Derek Niven sliced Leam Richardson's cross behind two minutes from time, Craney stepped up to take the right wing corner.

The diminutive Dsane leapt highest to power a header past Roche, register his seventh Stanley goal and secure the win.

All that remained was for Coleman's men to defend a late corner, with Roche joining the attackers in the penalty area, and see out the four minutes of stoppage time.

When the final whistle sounded, the manager congratulated each of the players on the pitch in a mix of elation and relief at their first home victory since October 19th.