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Despite the one-way Port Vale traffic, Salford City converted their solitary shot on target which was the deciding goal in North Staffordshire.
Port Vale, who are on the back of three defeats on the spin, welcome Salford City to Vale Park as Darrell Clarke’s side hope to clinch their first win since December 7th.
League Two’s in-form team goes head-to-head with the table-toppers as Mansfield Town travel to the New Lawn in search of a seventh consecutive league victory.
From relegation worries to promotion challenging, Mansfield Town have turned their season around and do not look like stopping anytime soon.
Carlisle United boss Keith Millen was pleased that a focus on set-pieces during training helped his side rescue a point at home to Crawley Town.
Dominic Telford scored twice as Newport County beat Harrogate Town 4-0 at Rodney Parade.
Jon Mellish is starting to seem his old self again after a slow start to the season, with recent performances indicating positive signs, which could trouble Crawley Town.
It has been a long time since my last journey through the stony paving from Newport train station to Rodney Parade.
A seventh consecutive home league victory could see Mansfield Town climb into the play-off places for the first time since August.
George Maris was once again a key cog in a Mansfield Town win as his goal and assist saw the amber and blues run out 3-2 victors against Swindon Town.
Carlisle United looked dead and buried in November and a win seemed almost impossible, but Keith Millen was not panicking.
Mansfield Town’s 3-2 defeat against Middlesbrough put an end to a fantastic FA Cup run that saw them beat two oppositions from the league above.
The Stags have turned their season around miraculously with a string of wins firing them into the top half of the League Two table and into the Third Round of the FA Cup.
Crawley Town hosts fellow strugglers Colchester United with both sides looking to shake off the cobwebs after several COVID-19 enforced postponements.
Complacent in the first half but clinical in the second period saw Mansfield Town come back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against Hartlepool United.
Following a postponement to their game against Forest Green Rovers last weekend due to positive tests in the Rovers camp, Mansfield Town will be looking to continue their positive form with Hartlepool the opposition on Boxing Day.
Mansfield Town’s comeback win against Salford City saw them make it nine wins from 10 games in all competitions as the amber and blues continue their charge up the table.
Mansfield Town have the chance to make it five successive home victories but the resurgent Ammies will not make reaching that target easy for the amber and blues.
Mansfield Town were lucky not to concede in the dying embers of the game but you can’t always win games by playing pretty as they did the dirty work well to secure the three points.
Seven points separate Mansfield Town and seventh-place Harrogate Town who sit in the final play-off position in League Two.
Mansfield Town bounced back from their midweek defeat to secure a 2-1 victory over Crawley Town at The People’s Pension Stadium in stormy conditions.
Mansfield Town’s five-game unbeaten run came to an end during midweek as they were defeated by a very resilient Sutton United side.
Mansfield Town were second best in a game of missed opportunities as goals in either half for Sutton United saw them secure a 2-0 victory.
Mansfield Town face a real test of resilience and character as they face the impressive Sutton United at Gander Green Lane.