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Sammy swaps struggle to survive for play-offs push
Leicester Mercury
|January 05, 2026
SAMMY
LOAN: Sammy
Braybrooke went straight into the starting lineup for new club Chesterfield after sealing a loan move for the second half of the campaign.The Leicester City midfielder has swapped one League Two side for another, leaving relegation-threatened Newport after his loan spell ended there on December 31.
He was quickly back into the thick of the action, joining Chesterfield as they push for the playoffs, with the midfielder going straight into their team yesterday.
The Spireites overcame a two-goal deficit to earn a 2-2 draw with fellow playoffs contenders MK Dons in a midday kickoff.
This story is from the January 05, 2026 edition of Leicester Mercury.
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