The Stags are back on the road this weekend as they travel to face Forest Green Rovers at the innocent New Lawn Stadium (3pm). Here’s all you need to know ahead of the match…
Mansfield will be without wing-back Joe Riley as the defender continues his recovery from a long-term knee injury.
Mark Cooper’s Forest Green have a clean bill of health heading into the fixture.
Mansfield made it two wins on the bounce on Tuesday, as they followed up their outstanding 1-0 win away at Sunderland in the Emirates FA Cup with a 2-1 victory over Scunthorpe United in the Papa John’s Trophy.
Tuesday night’s win made it four games unbeaten for the Stags.
Saturday’s opponents sit third in the Sky Bet League Two standings heading into the game, having won three of their last five league outings.
We last faced Forest Green at One Call Stadium in January 2020, an afternoon that turned out to be one to forget for the Stags, as they lost 4-3.
The Stags earned a point from their last trip to Forest Green, as an Andy Cook brace sealed a dramatic comeback from two goals down.
The referee for Saturday’s match will be Brett Huxtable, assisted by Adrian Turner and Louis Marks. The fourth official will be Adam Ricketts.
Mr. Huxtable last took charge of a Mansfield fixture in January 2019, our dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Colchester United away from home.
Supporters wishing to watch this match live can do so on iFollow Stags. Match passes are available at just £10, and can be purchased here.
We suggest that new users familiarise themselves with their iFollow Stags account ahead of Saturday’s game, so that no issues arise on matchday when going to watch the game live.
Looking to watch the game on your tablet or mobile? You will need to download the new EFL iFollow app. Read more here.
iFollow Stags subscribers who do not wish to purchase a match pass for the game can still access live match commentary, courtesy of commentators Martin Shaw and Dean Foulkes.
As ever, 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.
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