Ched Evans: Chesterfield striker scores on return to football

Ched Evans scored in his first game in four years as Chesterfield beat Ilkeston 3-0 in a pre-season friendly.

Evans, who faces a retrial over rape allegations in October, has joined the League One side^[1] on a one-year deal.

The Wales striker, 27, was sent to prison in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old woman, but had his conviction quashed^[2] by the Court of Appeal in April.

Evans, who has always denied the charges, was released in October 2014 after serving half of a five-year term.

The striker’s last professional game was with Sheffield United in 2012.

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