Sam Hird's goal was his first of the season
Promotion-chasing Chesterfield ended a run of four defeats with a convincing win over a Fleetwood side who had boss Graham Alexander sent off late on.
Caolan Lavery slotted in from 12 yards to open the scoring and Sam Hird bundled in a rebound for the second.
Antoni Sarcevic was then shown two yellow cards for dissent in quick succession, resulting in his dismissal before the interval.
Sam Morsy's low shot made it 3-0 before Alexander was sent to the stands.
Chesterfield climb to seventh place in League One, three points outside the play-off places. Fleetwood slip to 11th, four points outside the play-off positions.
Chesterfield assistant manager Leam Richardson told BBC Radio Sheffield:
Leam Richardson: Chesterfield coach on Fleetwood win
"To a man the lads, with the effort and endeavour today, I thought they fully deserved the three points.
"It's two teams that know each other very well, players and management from last year and this year as well.
"But once the first goal went in the lads grew in confidence, got on the front foot and scored a good goal before half-time."
- Published20 June 2016
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