Stags welcome Carlisle United to One Call Stadium this Saturday for a 3pm kick-off. Here's all you need to know ahead of the clash...
Stags' boss David Flitcroft confirmed that defenders Matt Preston and Hayden White will return to training tomorrow (Friday), and says that the pair are 'getting nearer' to full fitness.
Centre-backs David Mirfin and Zander Diamond will be absent as they continue their recoveries from long-term knee and back injuries, respectively.
This weekend's visitors will be without on-loan Middlesbrough goalkeeper Joe Fryer after he broke his leg during the 1-0 win over Crewe Alexandra last weekend.
Captain Danny Grainger is also a doubt for the match as he went off in the first-half against Crewe with a calf injury.
The referee for this Saturday's game will be Darren Drysdale, assisted by Wayne Grunnill and Richard Wigglesworth. The fourth official will be Matthew Jones.
The last time Mr. Drysdale took charge of a Stags' fixture was in our famous 1-0 derby day victory over Chesterfield last season. Left-back Mal Benning scored the winning goal in the second-half to the delight of the sold-out away end.
Stags maintained their unbeaten start to the league season with their 1-1 draw against Macclesfield Town last Saturday. On Tuesday night Mansfield battled against West Brom and were unfortunate not to take the Carabao Cup clash to penalties following a string of late chances.
Carlisle have made an excellent start to the league campaign, winning their last three, and finding themselves fourth in the table. They quickly recovered from their 5-1 loss to Blackburn Rovers in the Carabao Cup, beating Cheltenham, Port Vale and Crewe successively following their cup exit.
STAGS' LAST FIVE GAMES: 1W | 3D | 0L
CARLISLE'S LAST FIVE GAMES: 3W | 1D | 1L
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 can also purchase tickets on the day of the game. The matchday ticket office will also be open for fans to buy tickets from 12pm until 3pm.
Our family ticket offer is also available for Saturday's game, which admits one adult and one child for just £18! Supporters that have purchased a family ticket will be seated in our family block, which is located in Block A of the Quarry Lane End. Fans with a family ticket may also be seated in Block B of the Quarry Lane End if demand dictates so.
Full ticket information can be found here.
Please note that, on police advice and for ease of congestion, the gate between the North and Ian Greaves Stand will be closed after every home game this season, re-opening approximately 20 minutes after the final whistle.
The Sandy Pate Sports Bar will open at 9am, serving delicious cooked breakfasts until 11am. After this, the bar will not serve food from the main menu, although the matchday kiosk inside the bar will open at 12.30pm, serving pies, chips, burgers and hot dogs.
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.
The bar will begin to serve food from its main menu following the full-time whistle.
The sports bar will remain open until 11pm after the match.
Ticket holders in Blocks N, P, Q and R of the Ian Greaves Upper tier will also be able to access our Kevin Bird Suite from 1pm.
Supporters will also be able to purchase this season's first edition of our award-winning matchday programme, The Stag, which will be available to buy around the ground for just £3 before the match. Fans can buy The Stag from the merchandise stand near the Sandy Pate Sports Bar, or any of our mobile programme vendors around the ground.
Car parking is severely restricted at One Call Stadium and works on a first come, first served basis. All reserved car parking spaces are within the location of the Ian Greaves Stand car park.
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 the Sandy Pate Sports Bar, 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 the Sandy Pate Sports Bar 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.
Entry to the Quarry Lane End is via the turnstiles situated parallel to the road running alongside One Call Stadium.
The Ian Greaves Stand is the main stand at One Call Stadium, which backs onto the main car park.
Away fans are housed in the North Stand, which is located next to Portland Retail Park. Please note: there is no matchday parking in the retail park.
Can't make it to the game? You can follow the action live via our Twitter feed or via the match centre on our wesbite, which will contain Opta-populated updates.
iFollow Stags subscribers can listen to full-match commentary of the clash, courtesy of commentators Martin Shaw and Dean Foulkes.
A report of the match will be published on the club website after the full-time whistle, and post-match reaction will be available to view on mansfieldtown.net and iFollow Stags.
