City suffered an afternoon of frustration as they failed to find a way through dogged Chester.

Stuart McCall's men were held to their first goalless draw of the season after a game where nothing dropped for them.

After the late heartbreak of Brentford, City were again left cursing.

They fired the first home blank since March, despite bossing play and dominating the chances.

Chester defended desperately at times with City camped in their half for the final 30 minutes.

The best opportunities came in a frantic finale as Chester keeper John Danby blocked an Omar Daley shot with his legs and then superbly denied Graeme Lee in stoppage time.

City will look back on a catalogue of nearly moments but this was definitely two points dropped in the desperate scramble at the top of the division.

CITY: Evans, Arnison, Lee, Clarke, O'Brien, Jones, McLaren, Law, Daley, Boulding, Conlon. Subs: Bower, Thorne, Ainge, Nix, McLaughlin.