Preview: Stags v Notts County

2 February 2024

Mansfield Town face Notts County this Saturday in a Sky Bet League Two contest at One Call Stadium (3pm kick-off). Here's all you need to know...

Please note that One Call Stadium is a cashless Stadium. Cash is not accepted anywhere in the ground on matchdays or during the week.
Supporters should be aware that there will be a Temporary Traffic Restriction Order (TTRO) applied to Quarry Lane this Saturday. This means that Quarry Lane will be closed from Portland Street to Highfield Way (entrance to the Industrial Estate) from 4:15pm until approximately 5:15pm. Read more here.
The club advises supporters to enter the stadium as early as possible once turnstiles open at 1.30pm.
Tickets for Saturday's fixture have sold out. Thank you for your support.
Pyrotechnic detection dogs will be on duty outside of the home and away turnstiles to ensure the safety of fellow supporters.
Supporters should also note that the pedestrian gate between the North Stand and the Ian Greaves Stand will be closed from 2pm until kick-off and then from approximately 20 minutes before full-time until all away coaches and supporters have departed.
Portland Retail Park have politely asked us to remind supporters that parking is not permitted on their site on a matchday.
Are you a first-time visitor to One Call Stadium? If so, you may wish to check out our useful first-time guide.

Mansfield will be without defender Jordan Bowery and midfielder Stephen Quinn through suspension.

The seriousness of Aden Flint's shoulder injury is yet to be confimed but the centre-back is expected to be a doubt for the contest.

The referee for Saturday's match is Thomas Kirk. Mr. Kirk will be assisted by Jacob Lehane, Richard Woodward and fourth official, Grant Taylor.

Tickets for the match have sold out.

Thank you for your support.

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 Fans' zone bar/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/Fans’ Zone bar outside Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen and signposted 'The Kevin Bird Suite'.

Sandy's Bar & Kitchen will be open from 12pm.

The matchday menu will be served from 12.30pm.

The Fan Zone Bar will be open from 12.30pm.

Commentary for the visually impaired will be provided by Alan March Sport. Collect your headsets from the Kevin Bird Suite/Hospitality entrance at the rear of the Ian Greaves Stand.

Monthly/annual subscribers to iFollow Stags can hear audio commentary of the game as part of their subscription. Alternatively, an audio commentary pass can be purchased for just £2.50 by clicking here.

Supporters – outside the UK – can watch Saturday’s game for just £10.
Click here to purchase your video match pass.

Commentary will be by iFollow Stags' Martin Shaw and Dean Foulkes.

You can follow all the action from the fixture live via our Twitter match updates here.

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

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

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Match Previews

Match Reports

Report: Stags 1-0 Notts

3 February 2024

Davis Keillor-Dunn’s magnificent first-half strike secured Mansfield an important 1-0 victory in an entertaining Nottinghamshire Derby victory at One Call Stadium.

The match-winner coolly fired Stags ahead on eight minutes from 22-yards to bag his 15^th goal of the season.

An outstanding effort from depleted Stags moves them up to second place in Sky Bet League Two.

Nigel Clough made two changes to the side that faced AFC Wimbledon last weekend.

Defender George Williams replaced the suspended Jordan Bowery. Attacker Davis Keillor-Dunn came into the side in place of Stephen Quinn who is also serving a one-match suspension.

Stags began in a 4-4-2 diamond formation, with Louis Reed at the base of midfield and Keillor-Dunn in behind the strikers.

Amongst a lively start, it was the visitors who came closest to breaking the deadlock early on.

County winger Jodi Jones let fly from the right side of Mansfield’s box on two minutes, which settled at the feet of David McGoldrick following a deflection. The striker’s close-range effort was superbly stopped by Christy Pym before Scott Robertson turned the rebound past the post.

Stags soon recuperated and began to adopt dangerous positions inside the final third.

Ollie Clarke’s through-pass to Will Swan undid the Notts defence on eight minutes before the forward’s square ball was clambered clear by defender Aden Baldwin.

However, the hosts kept the pressure on by winning the ball back and playing Keillor-Dunn into space seconds later.

Stags’ number 40 wriggled into space just outside the box and directed a sumptuous curling effort beyond Aiden Stone and into the top right corner to give Mansfield the lead.

The visitors looked to strike an equaliser but could only create half-chances in the moments that followed Mansfield’s opener.

On 15 minutes, County midfielder Dan Crowley picked up a loose ball in midfielder and slotted McGoldrick through on goal, only to see his tight-angled effort coolly blocked by a sliding Aden Flint.

Four minutes later McGoldrick found space to shoot from 25 yards, however the forward’s driven effort zipped narrowly wide of Pym’s bottom right corner.

The lively Jones’ in-swinging cross from the right arrived at an awkward angle and evaded those inside the box to clip the outside of the post on 28 minutes.

Minutes later, Aaron Nemane’s dangerous delivery into Stags’ box flicked off the head of Flint to loop the ball over Pym and onto the underside of the crossbar before being cleared away on the goal-line.

Stags restarted the second period brightly and almost found a second on 56 minutes. A well-delivered Keillor-Dunn corner picked out Baily Cargill who looped a header towards Akins lurking at the far post. Agonisingly, the forward couldn’t make a solid connection from close range.

The hosts were dealt a blow on the hour when midfielder Maris was forced into an early substitution due to breathing difficulties following a bout of flu, with Aaron Lewis his replacement..

Mansfield were in again two minutes later after Will Swan drove the team up field down the left wing. The opportunity found its way to Akins, who crossed to Keillor-Dunn on the right side of the box but the forward’s volley bounced narrowly wide.

Stags’ next opportunity came when Akins cleverly rounded his man on the right side to tee-up Keillor-Dunn on the edge of the box. The attacker powerfully struck first time but Stone firmly palmed away.

The hosts’ deadline day signing Tom Nichols was introduced to the action on 81 minutes, replacing the industrious Akins in attack.

Mansfield’s excellent second-half display continued as they created yet another chance on 84 minutes. Keillor-Dunn broke through the midfield before timing an excellent lofted through ball to set Swan away. The striker arrived in the box and forced Stone into an excellent close-range save.

The hosts remained organised at the back to see out an important victory and affirm their place inside Sky Bet League Two’s automatic promotion places.

STAGS XI: Pym, Williams (Nichols, 81’), Brunt, Flint, Cargill, Reed, Maris (Lewis, 61’), Clarke (McLaughlin, 88’), Keillor-Dunn, Swan (Boateng, 87’), Akins

UNUSED SUBS: Flinders, Cooper, Abdullah.

COUNTY XI: Stone, Cameron, Crowley, Langstaff, Jones, Nemane, Baldwin, Bostock, McGoldrick, Robertson (Austin, 87’), Warner

UNUSED SUBS: Ashby-Hammond, Rawlinson, O’Brien, Randall, Adebayo-Rowling, Macari

REFEREE: Thomas Kirk

ATTENDANCE: 8,667 (1,659 Notts fans)