Preview: Stags vs Cambridge United

17 September 2019

Next up for the Stags is a Sky Bet League Two clash against Cambridge United at One Call Stadium on Tuesday night (7.45pm kick-off). Here's all you need to know ahead of the match...

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Stags' boss John Dempster has confirmed that midfielder Willem Tomlinson could feature after missing Saturday's away defeat at Crawley.

Striker Andy Cook could also play some part on Tuesday night after recently returning from a knee injury.

Forward Nicky Maynard will miss the match against the U's having picked up a hamstring injury on Saturday in West Sussex.

The game will come too soon for the trio of long-term absentees Bobby Olejnik, Craig Davies and Jordan Graham. Wing-back Hayden White is also likely to miss out having only returned to training on Monday morning.

For the U's, midfielder Samir Carruthers is a doubt after suffering a hamstring injury in their win over Crewe on Saturday.

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Last time out, the Stags were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Crawley Town at the People's Pension Stadium. Winger Bez Lubala scored the only goal of the game with his deflected effort.

The U's recorded a superb victory last time out, a dramatic 3-2 win away at Crewe Alexandra.

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We last faced Cambridge at One Call Stadium in April of this year, recording a 1-0 victory courtesy of a second-half Tyler Walker strike.

The referee for Tuesday night's game will be Darren Handley, assisted by Danny Gratton and Thomas Harty. The fourth official will be Billy Smallwood.

For full ticket information for Tuesday night's match, click here.

Supporters who have purchased tickets via stagstickets.co.uk and selected the 'print at home' option can now use their mobile ticket received via email to access One Call Stadium. Just scan the barcode on your mobile ticket using the scanners at the turnstiles.

Disabled supporters should view our disabled supporters' section for revelant matchday ticket information.

Supporters can also purchase tickets on the day of the game. The matchday ticket office will be open for fans to buy tickets until kick-off. Please note that tickets see an increase of £2.50 on matchday.

Our family ticket offer is also available for Tuesday's game, which admits one adult and one child for just £18! Supporters that have purchased a family ticket will be seated in our family block, which is located in Block A of the Quarry Lane End. Fans with a family ticket may also be seated in Block B of the Quarry Lane End if demand dictates so.

Please note that, on police advice and for ease of congestion, the gate between the North and Ian Greaves Stand will be closed after every home game this season, re-opening approximately 20 minutes after the final whistle.

The newly-refurbished Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen will be open from midday, serving food from the main menu until 5pm.

After this time, a selection of matchday food will be served from 5pm until 8.30pm.

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are available for both home and away supporters, and the bar is located at the rear of the Ian Greaves Stand.

The bar will remain open until 11pm after the match.

Supporters housed in blocks N, P or Q in the Ian Greaves Upper Stand for the match will be able to access our newly-refurbished Kevin Bird Suite (located in the Ian Greaves Stand upper tier) from 6pm and at half-time.

Supporters will also be able to purchase the latest edition of our new-look matchday programme The Stag for just £3 prior to the game.

The Stag can be purchased from the merchandise stand near Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen, our matchday kiosks, or any mobile programme vendor around One Call Stadium.

The Stags Supporters' Association will also be selling their Stags vs Cambridge United matchday pin badges for just £4 in and around Sandy's Bar & Kitchen before the game.

Car parking is severely restricted at One Call Stadium and works on a first come, first served basis. All reserved car parking spaces are within the location of the Ian Greaves Stand car park.

Matchday parking costs £5 per car. Please note that the car park shuts 30 minutes prior to kick-off due to safety regulations.

The following sites, owned by Mansfield District Council and with easy access to One Call Stadium are Grove Street, Victoria Street, Garden Road and Church Lane.

Charges are as follows:

Grove St 50p/hr
Victoria St 50p/hr
Garden Rd 50p/hr
Church Lane 80p/hr

All of the above pay and display surface level car parks offer cashless parking via RingGo as an additional way to pay.

Every car park has a unique code so people can either pay over the phone, by text, online or by using a free smartphone app.

Details of how to do this are displayed in each car park. Information about all Mansfield District Council car parks can be found at www.mansfield.gov.uk/carparks.

Where do I go when I get to One Call Stadium?

Hospitality

If you are a hospitality guest, please enter the stadium via the brown double doors to the rear of the Ian Greaves Stand, which is the entrance to our hospitality suites.

The doors are located to the left of the white merchandise stall outside Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen, backing onto the main car park and sign-posted 'The Kevin Bird Suite'.

Media

Members of the media are asked to also head to the entrance to our hospitality suites, where our media steward will provide you with the necessary accreditation.

The required entrance is located to the left of the merchandise stall outside Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen and signposted 'The Kevin Bird Suite'.

Supporters

If you need to collect tickets, please head to the main ticket office on Quarry Lane. For ticket purchases, please visit the matchday ticket office, adjacent to the Quarry Lane Stand, around the corner from the main ticket office.

The Ian Greaves Stand is the main stand at One Call Stadium, which backs onto the main car park.

Away supporters are housed in the North Stand, which can be accessed via Portland Retail Park. Please note: there is no matchday parking at the retail park.

If you can't make it to the game, you can watch the game live on iFollow Stags by purchasing a match pass for just £10.

You can follow the action live via our Twitter match updates, which can be found here.

The match centre on mansfieldtown.net will also contain Opta-populated updates, and can be accessed here.

A report of the match will be published on the club website following the full-time whistle, and post-match reaction will be available to view on mansfieldtown.net and iFollow Stags.

iFollow Stags subscribers can listen to full-match commentary of the clash - courtesy of Martin Shaw and Dean Foulkes - by logging into iFollow Stags 15 minutes before kick-off.

Supporters who are blind or visually impaired can take advantage of our fantastic free audio descriptive commentary service.

Provided by Alan March Sport, supporters can listen to commentary from trained audio description broadcasters.

To take advantage of this free service, please visit the entrance to the Kevin Bird Suite at One Call Stadium after 6pm on Tuesday.

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Report: Stags 0-4 Cambridge United

17 September 2019

Four second-half goals condemned ten-man Mansfield Town to a 4-0 defeat against Cambridge United.

The Stags made an impressive start but were unable to notch a goal in the first period at One Call Stadium.

And when Matt Preston was dismissed just minutes into the second half, Mansfield faced an uphill battle.

Jack Roles, Sam Smith, George Maris and Reggie Lambe’s penalty ensured their one-man advantage paid dividends by taking all three points back home.

John Dempster made a total of three alterations from Saturday’s trip to Crawley, as the Stags returned to One Call Stadium.

Mal Benning, Neal Bishop and Omari Sterling-James all came into the starting line-up, in place of Alex MacDonald, Jacob Mellis and Nicky Maynard.

It was a lively opening for the home side who were awarded the game’s first corner inside a minute – Ryan Sweeney heading over from close range.

Another headed opportunity fell the Stags’ way minutes later, except this time Krystian Pearce powered wide rather than high.

CJ Hamilton soon got in on the act as he did superbly to bundle his way beyond two Cambridge defenders, however, the eventual effort was dragged marginally past the far post.

The U’s began to pose a threat as the first period crept towards its midway point but continually ran into a solid back-line of amber and blue.

Marc Richards sought to make contact with a curling delivery from a set-piece, yet was unable to do so with the ball bouncing beyond the by-line.

Sterling-James then slipped in Hamilton only to see his shot blocked by the legs of his marker.

And the Stags’ number 22, Hamilton, had another attempt just minutes later.

An inch-perfect pass from Kellan Gordon made its way all of 60 yards before reaching the feet of Hamilton who was unable to find the target from inside the area.

The hosts were in the ascendency as the half drew to a close, but were unable to find the opener with a succession of corners.

Mansfield had endured a positive first half – with the clear-cut chances in their favour – but it remained goalless as the players left the field of play.

But Dempster’s side were dealt a huge blow just several minutes into the second half.

Matt Preston was shown a straight red card after a heavy challenge on Luke Hannant on the half-way line.

The visitors were expectedly buoyed as they held a one-man advantage and looked to make it count within seconds.

Lambe’s powerful, low strike was heading towards the corner before being diverted to safety by the boot of Danny Rose.

Sterling-James was next to try his luck with a half-volley, which was blocked before it could reach Dimitar Mitov’s goal.

The U’s then came narrowly close to taking the lead – Richards finding himself on the end of a delightful cross but sweeping his effort off target.

But Colin Calderwood’s men made their advantage count in the 74^th minute.

After Richards’ header crashed against the crossbar from a near-side corner, Roles found himself in the right place at the right time to roll home and thrust his side into the driving seat.

Rose tried an effort from range in an attempt to restore parity but Mitov was able to claim the bouncing ball.

And in the 84th minute the Stags were left wondering how the scores were not level.

Rose played a delightful backheel to substitute Andy Cook but he was unable to get a shot off before the U’s defenders had retreated.

And Cambridge extended their lead even further as the clock ticked towards full time.

First, Smith found the back of the net before Maris pounced onto a loose ball to seal all three points for the visitors.

But the U’s were awarded a late, late penalty that was tucked away by Lambe in front of the travelling support.

Mansfield’s next assignment is a trip to Vale Park to face Port Vale in Sky Bet League Two this forthcoming Saturday.

STAGS XI: Logan (GK), Benning (Cook 81’), Preston, Pearce ©, Bishop, Shaughnessy, Sweeney, Gordon (Khan 86’), Hamilton, Sterling-James (MacDonald 75’), Rose.

UNUSED SUBS: Stone (GK), Mellis, Afolayan, Smith.

CAMBRIDGE XI: Mitov (GK), Knoyle, Taft, Taylor ©, Hannant (Dunk 53’), Maris, Darling, Richards, Lambe, Smith (Dallas 89’), Lewis (Roles 71’).

UNUSED SUBS: Burton (GK), Ibehre, Knibbs, Ward.

REFEREE: Darren Handley

ASSISTANTS: Danny Gratton & Thomas Harty

FOURTH OFFICIAL: Billy Smallwood

ATTENDANCE: 3,567 (181 away)

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