Preview: Stags v Stevenage

25 April 2022

The Stags are at home again tomorrow night for a Sky Bet League Two clash with Stevenage at One Call Stadium (7.45pm kick-off). Here’s all you need to know…

Please read these special notices, which include COVID-19 safety guidelines, before attending the match at One Call Stadium:

The fixture is an all-ticket affair. Tickets must be purchased by midnight tonight online at stagstickets.co.uk
The date to purchase tickets in person from the club’s ticket office has now expired
We advise supporters to arrive early at One Call Stadium as we expect a near sell out in the home ends
The Stags Supporters’ Association will be selling programmes at their table in Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen from approximately 6.30pm
Proof of a negative test or double vaccination is not required for Tuesday's game
Please do not attend the match if you’re experiencing symptoms of COVID-19
Sanitiser will be available throughout the stadium
Please respect others by keeping a safe distance especially within toilet areas, queuing and on the concourse
Kiosks will be open, along with Sandy's Bar & Kitchen and the fans' zone bar
The One Call Stadium car park will be closed for 20 minutes after full-time this evening to enable fellow supporters to leave the ground safely on foot.
Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.

Kellan Gordon (knee) is unable to feature.

Captain Ollie Clarke continues his rehabilitation after suffering a groin injury.

The Stags have won 12 of their previous 13 home league matches.

Mansfield sit inside the play-off positions in sixth place.

Stevenage have won three out of their last four league matches.

The Boro confirmed their status in Sky Bet League Two next season at the weekend with a 2-0 win over Tranmere Rovers.

The last time the two sides met was 13 November 2021.

The Stags were 2-1 winners. John-Joe O’Toole and Ryan Stirk scored the goals.

The referee for the match is Christopher Sarginson. Mr. Sarginson will be assisted by Gary Hilton, Christopher Ward and fourth official, Darren Handley.

Tomorrow evening’s match is an all-ticket affair. Supporters wanting to attend the contest must purchase tickets by midnight online at www.stagstickets.co.uk.

The safety of our fans is always our highest priority. We therefore politely remind all supporters that One Call Stadium is an all-seater ground and standing is not permitted inside the stadium.

Listed below are the club's general match ticket admission prices when purchasing online by midnight tonight.

This includes family tickets, which allow one adult and one child to watch the game from Blocks A and B of the Quarry Lane end.

The prices for purchasing tickets are as follows:

Category	Ian Greaves Lower	Ian Greaves Upper	Quarry Lane End
Adults	£23.00	£24.00	£23.00
Seniors (65+)	£20.00	£21.00	£20.00
Young Adults (18-21)	£17.00	£18.00	£17.00
Juniors (7-17)	£14.00	£15.00	£14.00
Under-7	FREE	FREE	FREE
Family Ticket	Not Available	Not Available	£25.00 (QLE home only)

Tickets for the match are available to purchase online via www.stagstickets.co.uk.

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 download your ticket via email after selecting 'print at home' and scan the barcode on your mobile ticket using the scanners at the turnstiles.

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

Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen will open from 12pm on matchday and serving from the main menu until 4pm and the matchday menu from 5.30pm.

Our fans’ zone bar will also be open.

Supporters will also be able to purchase the latest edition of our matchday programme The Stag for just £2.50.

The Stags’ Supporters Association will be selling programmes at their table in Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen from approximately 6.30pm.

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

Can't make it to the game? This season's programmes are available to purchase online. To browse this season's programmes, click here.

Parking is unfortunately unavailable at One Call Stadium.

All reserved car parking spaces are within the location of the Ian Greaves Stand car park. 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.

Tomorrow’s game will be streamed live for both UK and overseas subscribers on iFollow Stags. To purchase your match pass for £10, click here.

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

You can also 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.

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.

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Match Reports

Report: Stags 2-0 Stevenage

26 April 2022

Mansfield Town recorded an important 2-0 victory over Stevenage at One Call Stadium to consolidate their position inside the Sky Bet League Two play-off places.

The Stags have now recorded 13 victories in their last 14 home league encounters.

George Lapslie’s 51^st minute strike and Matty Longstaff’s controlled stoppage time notch helped Mansfield to their second consecutive league win.

The Stags currently sit fifth in Sky Bet League Two, just a point behind third placed Northampton Town with two games to play.

Manager Nigel Clough named one change to the team that comfortably defeated Crawley Town 2-0 at One Call Stadium on Saturday. Midfielder Stephen Quinn missed the fixture through injury and was replaced by Lapslie in the line-up.

After an evenly contested opening, George Maris lined one up from distance on 14 minutes. Having been fed the ball by left winger Jamie Murphy, the midfielder powerfully whipped the ball over the crossbar from 26-yards.

Mansfield looked to work the ball in the following period, however it was Stevenage who posed a threat in the final third on 23 minutes. After winger Michael Bostwick drove the ball up the left wing, Stags defender Stephen McLaughlin was on hand to head his dangerous cross clear from inside the six-yard box, with Jamie Reid poised in front of goal.

Luke Norris tried again for the visitors on 36 minutes. After the forward worked his way inside from the right wing, the Stevenage man drilled a low shot across goal only to be denied by Nathan Bishop’s superb fingertip save.

Mansfield dictated 57% of the first-half possession but the score remained goalless at the break.

The Stags restarted the game brightly after Elliott Hewitt’s long throw into the box was knocked down to Maris, who curled an effort from the edge of the box narrowly wide of the bottom left corner with his instep on 46 minutes.

Mansfield continued their charge as Matty Longstaff stroked a precise through-ball to play Murphy down the left. And the Scotsman gathered to win a corner after his shot was blocked.

The subsequent flag-kick floated into the Stevenage box before being cleared to George Lapslie by a visiting defender.

The Stags midfielder controlled the ball, nudged it onto his left foot and guided it calmly into the bottom left corner with composure on 51 minutes.

Lapslie’s goal ignited Mansfield’s attacking urgency and they were in again three minutes later. Murphy drove the ball through the midfield with a winding run to link up with Akins who, just inside the box, flashed a powerful effort wide of the post on the turn.

The Stags looked to control the game in the following period, shutting out their opposition whilst working the ball amongst amber shirts.

Mansfield remained a threat in the final third whilst protecting their lead and Jamie Murphy stung the palms of Christy Pym on 86 minutes with a curled effort from the left of the box.

The Stags tightened their grip on the closing stages superbly by knocking the ball around the visiting half with confidence.

After substitute Jordan Bowery drifted into space on the left wing to receive the ball, he quickly fed it into Longstaff inside the box during the third minute of stoppage time. The youngster collected to turn and stroke it skilfully into the bottom left corner to wrap up the contest.

Mansfield will next face Salford City in Greater Manchester on Monday as they look to continue their push for promotion.

STAGS XI: Bishop, Hewitt, O‘Toole, Perch, McLaughlin, Maris (Wallace 72’), Longstaff, Lapslie, Murphy (Bowery 90+1’), Oates (Hawkins 88’), Akins

UNUSED SUBS: Stech, Rawson, Stirk, Johnson

STEVENAGE XI: Pym, Wildin, Coker, Cuthbert, List (Andrade 72’), Taylor, Norris (Daly 50’), Vancooten, Read (Lines 60’), Reid, Bostwick

UNUSED SUBS: Walker, Prosser, Upson, Barry

REFEREE: Christopher Sarginson

ATTENDANCE: 5,086 (73 away supporters)