Preview: Stags v Port Vale

30 October 2023

Mansfield Town face Port Vale tomorrow evening in a Carabao Cup fourth round tie at One Call Stadium (7.45pm 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.
Pyrotechnic detection dogs will be on duty outside of the home and away turnstiles to ensure the safety of fellow supporters.
The One Call Stadium car park will be closed 15 minutes prior to full-time until footfall reaches a safe level to enable supporters to leave the ground on foot.
The gate between the Ian Greaves Stand and North Stand will be closed 20 minutes prior to full-time
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.

Forward Lucas Akins will be assessed ahead of tomorrow's game after coming off against Walsall on Saturday through injury.

The referee for Tuesday's match is Thomas Bramall. Mr. Bramall will be assisted by Natalie Aspinall, Rob Smith and fourth official, David Webb.

Tickets can be purchased in person from the club’s ticket office up until kick-off.

Alternatively, supporters can purchase tickets online at: stagstickets.co.uk.

Ticket prices are as follows:

Adult: £15

Concession (under-18 & 65+): £5

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 main menu will be served until 3pm. The matchday menu will be available from 5.30pm.

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.

Unable to make it to the game?

iFollow Stags subscribers (UK only) can hear live full match commentary of our clash against Port Vale for just £2.50.

Live streaming of the match is not available inside the UK or abroad.

Commentary of the contest will be provided by Martin Shaw and Dean Foulkes. Coverage starts approximately seven minutes before kick-off.

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 0-1 Port Vale

31 October 2023

Mansfield Town bowed out of the Carabao Cup as Alfie Devine’s second-half strike proved the difference at One Call Stadium.

Heroic Stags had beaten Grimsby, Sheffield Wednesday and Peterborough to reach the last 16 of the competition, but they were unable to overcome gutsy League One opponents Port Vale.

The loss ended Mansfield’s remarkable 19-game undefeated run in all competitions this season.

Forward Will Swan was drafted into the starting XI for Lucas Akins, who sustained a facial injury during Saturday’s 2-1 win at home to Walsall in Sky Bet League Two.

There were also second-half substitute appearances for Rhys Oates and Stephen McLaughlin following injury.

Referee Thomas Bramall had to stop the game inside the opening six seconds when Stags’ midfielder Ollie Clarke landed awkwardly following an aerial dual.

As heavy fog descended on One Call Stadium, Vale registered the tie’s first shot on goal as Oliver Arblaster turned well to drive forward and strike straight at goalkeeper Christy Pym from 20 yards.

Stags soon embarked on the counter surge and Davis Keillor-Dunn alost finished the move, bursting forward to see his drive blocked by Jesse Debrah inside the box.

Back at the other end, Funso Ojo missed the target from six yards following a floated cross on the right flank.

Pym was called upon in the 19^th minute to beat away Tom Sang’s rasping hit on the right of the box after Calum Macdonald was dispossessed outside the area.

And Stags were saved by the woodwork midway through the first half.

Vale looked to penetrate on the inside right and after an inviting cross into the area, Arblaster struck the left post from six yards.

The visitors again came close to breaking the deadlock in the 28^th minute when towering defender Aden Flint was well positioned to crucially divert Alfie Devine’s swerving effort behind for a corner.

Stags created a brilliant chance of their own three minutes later. Lewis Reed delivered a delightful right-flank cross into the box for Keillor-Dunn to volley goalwards, only to be denied by a fine acrobatic stop from Vale ‘keeper Connor Ripley.

On 42 minutes, powerhouse striker Uche Ikpeazu turned Lewis Brunt inside the box to blast over the target.

Vale took the upper hand five minutes into the second-half.

Alfie Devine surged through the middle before sending a crashing 25-yard effort inside the right post.

On 58 minutes, Stags made a treble change in a bid to alter the course of the contest.

Rhys Oates came on for Will Swan, Hiram Boateng replaced Ollie Clarke and James Gale was introduced for George Maris.

Vale were gunning for a second goal and Pym had to produce a top save at his near post, turning away James Plant’s strike, and from the following corner Pym stood firm to claim a bullet header.

Stags, in search of an equaliser, almost carved out a half chance when Oates wriggled into the box to strike against Gale, preventing Ripley from being required.

Oates was again tormenter-in-chief as he darted down the middle, and after being diverted wide, the frontman still managed to get a shot away only to see Ripley narrow the angle to save.

On 79, Arblaster showed fine footwork to advance to the edge of the box, before seeing his effort deflect behind for a corner.

Stags made another change on 83 minutes as Calum Macdonald made way for Stephen McLaughlin and as the encounter ticked over the 90, Baily Cargill was sent on for Lewis Reed.

Gale had the game’s last chance with a low skimmed drive which flew well wide in the dying embers as part of eight minutes of added time.

STAGS: Pym, Bowery, Flint, Brunt, Macdonald (McLaughlin 84), Reed (Cargill 90), Lewis, Clarke (Boateng 58), Maris (Gale 58), Keillor-Dunn, Swan (Oates 58)

UNUSED SUBS: Flinders, Williams, Johnson, Cooper

PORT VALE: Ripley, Sang, Smith, Garrity, Devine, Ikpeazu (Loft 62), Ojo, Lowe, Arbaster, Plant, Debrah (Cass 90+1)

UNUSED SUBS: Leutwiler, Massey, Conlon, Shorrock, Walters, Dipepa, Thomas

REFEREE: Thomas Bramall
ATTENDANCE: 7,432 (1,644 Vale fans)