Preview: Stags v Swindon

11 January 2022

The Stags return to league action tomorrow night (Tuesday 11 January) when Swindon Town visit One Call Stadium for a Sky Bet League Two clash (7.30pm 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:

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
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

Midfielders Ryan Stirk and George Lapslie are two of the Stags’ biggest doubts for the game.

Full-back Stephen McLaughlin is also a possible absentee for the midweek clash.

Tyrese Sinclair is ill and will miss the Swindon fixture.

Farrend Rawson is also unlikely to feature due to illness but should be in contention for Saturday’s game against Walsall.

The Stags’ have recorded 21 points from a possible 24 available in Sky Bet League Two.

Mansfield sit ninth in the league table, three points outside the top seven.

The visitors, Swindon, won their last Sky Bet League Two fixture 5-2 at home to Northampton Town.

The Robins are fifth in the league, three points off the top three.

The last time the two sides faced each other was in August 2021.

Tyreece Simpson scored the only goal of the game as Swindon beat the Stags 1-0 at the County Ground.

The referee for the match is Tom Reeves. Mr. Reeves will be assisted by Robert Atkin, Paul Graham and Trevor Kettle.

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 for home league games in 2021/22.

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.

MATCHDAY TICKET PRICES

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.

Matchday prices do not apply to supporters who purchase tickets online. You can therefore make a saving by purchasing tickets on matchday via stagstickets.co.uk.

Tickets will be available to collect from the main ticket office from 10am on Tuesday, but please collect tickets beforehand if possible.

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

Supporters can also purchase tickets on the day of the game. The main ticket office will be open for fans to buy tickets from 10am until 7.30pm. Please note that tickets bought in person at the ticket office will see an increase in price on matchday.

Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen will open from 12pm on matchday.

Our Fanzone bar will also be open.

Sandy's will be serving light bites until 5pm then the normal matchday menu will follow.

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

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.

Tuesday'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 3-2 Swindon

11 January 2022

Mansfield Town completed a superb 3-2 victory over play-off rivals Swindon Town at One Call Stadium to claim a sixth straight home league win.

The Stags have now won eight out of the last nine Sky Bet League Two matches.

George Maris excellently opened the scoring for Mansfield in the 4^th minute before the Robins hit back in the 28^th minute through Harry McKirdy.

Rhys Oates’ lung-bursting run won Mansfield a penalty moments later which Stephen McLaughlin coolly converted to snatch back the Stags’ lead.

Jordan Bowery added a third for the hosts shortly before half-time with a delightfully executed lobbed finish.

Ellis Iandolo’s 89^th minute goal sparked some late hope for the away side but the Stags courageously held out to claim the points.

Manager Nigel Clough named an unchanged team to the one that lost narrowly in the FA Cup third round against Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Goal scorers Oli Hawkins and Rhys Oates both held their places in the Stags’ team for the league fixture.

Mansfield attacked from the off and Stephen McLaughlin crafted their first opportunity by curling the ball first time in behind Swindon’s static three-man defence. Rhys Oates latched on to the ball and squared it into the path of Jordan Bowery.

The Stags’ number nine shielded the ball from his marker before laying it off to George Maris inside the box. And to give Mansfield the lead, Maris stroked the ball first time with his in-step, thumping it into the back of the net on four minutes.

The Stags protected their early advantage immediately after the restart by working the ball within their own half and taking care of possession.

Having worked their way up field, Mansfield soon forced a second opening. McLaughlin’s ball played in Quinn who laid it off to Maris and the midfielder’s first time effort drifted over the crossbar inside 13 minutes.

Swindon grappled their way back into the game by creating half-chances, one of which an in-swinging free-kick taken by Ellis Iandolo which Stags’ shot-stopper Nathan Bishop tipped acrobatically over the crossbar to prevent a Robins’ equalizer.

Harry McKirdy fronted the visitors’ next attack and whistled a long-range effort narrowly wide of the post on 27 mins. A minute later, Swindon’s star man fired his side level. McKirdy received the ball on the right side of the box, turned in towards goal and beat Bishop at his near post with a powerful effort.

Stags remained alert and soon found their way back in front. Louis Reed’s corner for Swindon was cleared from the Mansfield box and collected by Oates, who dribbled all the way into the opposition’s box from inside his own half. The only thing between Oates and the goal was Akin Odimayo’s outstretched leg, bringing the Stags striker to the floor for a penalty kick.

McLaughlin stepped up from 12-yards on the 32^nd minute mark and displayed his experience by firing the ball into the bottom right corner, despite Swindon ‘keeper Lewis Ward diving the right way.

Mansfield could have doubled their lead soon after. Captain Ollie Clarke received the ball in the midfield and blasted a powered shot inches over the crossbar, catching the ‘keeper off guard on 36 minutes.

They soon did double their lead, however. A threaded ball into Jordan Bowery on 44 minutes was met beautifully by the centre forward and the former Aston Villa man delicately stroked the ball over the head of onrushing ‘keeper Ward for it to bounce perfectly into the back of the empty net.

The second half began quietly but Oates and Mansfield soon found a way to trouble the Swindon defence. Quinn’s flick on the 53^rd minute played the striker in, whose shot flew beyond the crossbar from a good position inside the box.

Swindon reminded Mansfield of their presence moments later when they struck the outside of the crossbar from Reed’s whipped delivery.

Swindon began to see more of the ball and they threatened the Mansfield goal on 68 minutes. The lively McKirdy worked into the box to shoot but John-Joe O’Toole’s sliding block diverted the ball’s path clear of danger.

At the other end, McKirdy skipped in front of goal before blasting a wild shot into the away end.

Shortly after, a loose ball on the edge of Swindon box arrived at the feet of Ryan Stirk and with the opportunity to finish the contest entirely, the youngster’s whipped shot whistled narrowly over the ‘bar.

Swindon reignited the contest minutes later when Iandolo dribbled his way into the box before cutting onto his right and firing the ball low past Bishop on 89 minutes. Despite an attempt at late pressure from Swindon, Mansfield’s defence held firm in the dying moments to maintain Mansfield’s sensational run of form.

STAGS XI: Bishop, Hewitt, O’Toole, Hawkins, McLaughlin, Clarke (Charsley 77’), Stirk, Maris (Law 80’), Quinn, Oates (Nartey 90+3’), Bowery

UNUSED SUBS: Stech, Burke, Gale, Johnson

SWINDON XI: Ward, Odimayo, Iandolo, Conroy, Lyden (Mitchell-Lawson 76’), Simpson, McKirdy (Parsons 85’), O’Brien, Williams (Gladwin 70’), Hunt, Reed

UNUSED SUBS: Idem, Crichlow, East, Parsons, Grant

REFEREE: Tom Reeves

ATTENDANCE: 4,129 (252 away)