Preview: Stags v Leyton Orient

27 January 2022

Mansfield Town are back at home this weekend for a Sky Bet League Two fixture against Leyton Orient. Here’s all you need to know…

Please read these special notices, which include COVID-19 safety guidelines and other important information before attending Saturday's match at One Call Stadium:

The ticket office will be open from 10am on matchday
The SSA will be selling programmes from their table at Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen at approximately 1.30pm
A vaccination van will be situated in the One Call Stadium car park on Saturday from 11am until 3pm for supporters wishing to get their first, second or booster vaccination jab
Proof of a negative test or double vaccination is not required for the game
Please do not attend the match if you’re experiencing symptoms of COVID-19
Sanitiser will be available throughout the stadium
All our staff will be wearing masks for their own safety but also the safety of our supporters
We encourage mask wearing whilst not seated
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
Please arrive in plenty of time ahead of kick-off
We ask our supporters to refrain from asking players/management for photographs/autographs

Defender James Perch is in contention to be in the matchday squad for the for the first time since fracturing his skull in mid-august. The 36-year-old was set to play in an under-23s game against Wigan in midweek, but the fixture was postponed.

Ollie Clarke could return to the squad if he passes a fitness test. The midfielder injured his calf in the 2-0 home victory against Walsall, two weeks ago.

The Stags have the opportunity on Saturday to set a new club record of eight successive victories.

Mansfield are on a run of 13 wins from 15 matches in all competitions and sit in the top seven positions in Sky Bet League Two, despite being in the bottom two in late October.

Leyton Orient lost 1-0 at home to Newport in midweek. The O’s sit 14^th in the table, winning seven, drawing 14 and losing six.

The two sides last faced each other in September 2021.

The game finished 0-0, with substitute Tyrese Sinclair being sent off for the Stags.

The referee for this weekend’s match will be Sam Allison. The 39-year-old will be assisted by Richard Morris and Oliver Bickle.

Mr. Allison last officiated the Stags in the 1-1 draw away at Colchester earlier in the season.

The safety of our supporters 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.

The prices for purchasing tickets in advance of league games (before matchday) at One Call Stadium 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)

The following table lists general admission prices when purchasing tickets on matchday at One Call Stadium.

Category	Ian Greaves Lower	Ian Greaves Upper	Quarry Lane End
Adults	£25.00	£26.00	£25.00
Seniors (65+)	£22.00	£23.00	£22.00
Young Adults (18-21)	£19.00	£20.00	£19.00
Juniors (7-17)	£16.00	£17.00	£16.00
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, at the ticket office on Quarry Lane, or by calling the ticket office on 01623 482 482.

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.

Tickets will be available to collect from the main ticket office from 10am on Saturday.

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

Supporters can also purchase tickets on the day of the game.

Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen will open from 12pm, along with our fans' zone bar (weather dependent).

Sandy's Bar & Kitchen will serve matchday breakfast cobs up until kick-off.

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.

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

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.

The SSA will be selling the matchday programme from their table inside Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen.

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.

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

Overseas iFollow Stags subscribers can watch the game live for £10.

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.

Follow us across our social media accounts to keep fully updated on all areas of a Stags’ matchday. Click the below links to redirect to the corresponding social media account.

Match Previews

Match Reports

Report: Stags 2-0 Leyton Orient

29 January 2022

Mansfield Town set a new club record as this afternoon’s battling 2-0 victory over Leyton Orient secured an eighth successive league win at a wind-swept One Call Stadium.

The inform Jordan Bowery played a pivotal role in the Stags’ record-breaking afternoon by firing the hosts ahead on the stroke of half-time.

Captain Ollie Clarke marked his return from injury with a thumping 72^nd minute goal to help Mansfield climb up to sixth in the Sky Bet League Two table.

Manager Nigel Clough made one change to the side that heroically battled to victory over Barrow a week ago.

Suspended centre back Farrend Rawson was replaced in the starting XI by club captain Ollie Clarke.

Leyton Orient made five changes to their starting XI that was previously beaten 1-0 at home to Newport County in midweek.

Mansfield began energetically as intelligent playmaker Stephen Quinn slid a ball through Rhys Oates on three minutes. The Orient defence desperately rushed back to swarm the Stags’ number 18 and prevent him from getting a shot at goal.

The Stags persisted to work the ball into the final third.

The home side’s best opportunity of the opening ten minutes came when George Maris’ delivery from a corner was met by John-Joe O’Toole three yards out from goal. O’Toole, who signed an extended deal with the Stags a week ago, saw his shot held from three yards out.

Soon after, some clever work from Stephen McLaughlin in midfield opened space for Ollie Clarke to shoot. The captain let fly on the 15-minute-mark but Orient ‘keeper Lawrence Vigouroux dealt with the fizzing strike to deny Mansfield, who were in control.

Orient had their first shot of the game on 21 minutes when Ethan Coleman blazed a half-volley well over the crossbar from the edge of the box. Their next effort came three minutes later as Nathan Bishop smartly saved Paul Smyth’s tight-angled attempt.

Mansfield soon regained control by working the ball in and around Orient’s penalty area after the half-hour mark.

Then came Stags’ breakthrough.

Jordan Bowery blasted the hosts into the lead on the stroke of half-time. A threaded ball from Oates was controlled by the number nine before he coolly prodded the ball into the corner of the net, giving Mansfield the lead at the break.

The Stags were presented their first opportunity of the second half when Oates won a free-kick from the restart. McLaughlin’s delicious delivery was flashed straight across the face of goal, narrowly beating the on-rushing amber shirts waiting to turn it home.

The game soon began to open, with Stags having the better of possession.

Orient thought they had beaten the Mansfield defence on the hour via a long ball over the top to Ruel Sotiriou, McLaughlin however, produced a firm tackle to clear the immediate danger efficiently.

Mansfield looked to battle the elements – with strong winds continuing to affect the fluidity of the game - and extend their lead with just under 20 minutes to play.

Quinn’s floating delivery from a Stags’ corner ricocheted vertically before being worked on by McLaughlin to Clarke. The Mansfield captain didn’t hesitate as he expertly drove the ball along the floor and into the Orient goal.

Orient came close to striking back immediately after Clarke’s heroics as Aaron Drinan found himself in front of goal before striking the post on 74 minutes.

Three minutes later the same man headed onto Mansfield’s crossbar following an Otis Khan corner delivery as Orient chased a goal to reignite the contest.

The visitors ramped up their attacking efforts in the closing stages however the water-tight Stags’ defence remained unbeaten to see out another important League Two victory.

To cap off Mansfield’s brilliant day, James Perch made his long-awaited return from injury by replacing Quinn from the bench on 90 minutes.

Stags were given a standing ovation at the end as 5,500 home supporters applauded their record-breakers off the field.

STAGS XI: Bishop, Hewitt, O‘Toole, Hawkins, McLaughlin, Stirk, Clarke, Quinn (Perch 90’), Maris (Wallace 90+1’), Oates (Akins 80’), Bowery

UNUSED SUBS: Stech, Nartey, Wallace, Law, Johnson

ORIENT XI: Vigouroux, Happe, Smyth (Young 46’), Smith, Archibald, Khan, Mitchell, Beckles, Sotiriou (Kyprianou 64’), Brown (Drinan 64’), Coleman

UNUSED SUBS: Sargeant, Thompson, Kemp, Moss

REFEREE: Sam Allison

ATTENDANCE: 5,851 (381)