MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town defeats Carlisle United 1-0 after S. McLaughlin scored just 1 goal (6′).

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Neil Hair with the collaboration of Paul Graham and Wayne Grunnill. The 4th official was Steve Rushton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Mansfield Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Carlisle United that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the match​.

Mansfield Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Carlisle United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (J. Bowery and J. J. O’Toole). On the opposite side, Carlisle United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this encounter, Mansfield Town will have 26 points to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Carlisle United will stay with 16 points to remain in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will host Salford City on the 11th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Salford City (0 draws).

Carlisle United will play away agasint Stevenage on the 11th of December with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Carlisle United (4 draws).

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Nathan Bishop (7.5), Elliott Hewitt (8.1), John-Joe O’Toole (7.6), William Forrester (6.5), Stephen McLaughlin (7.8), Harry Charsley (7.4), George Maris (7.0), Ryan Stirk (7.3), George Lapslie (7.0), Stephen Quinn (7.2) and Jordan Bowery (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: R. Nartey, J. Gale, Tyrese Sinclair (6.5), Farrend Rawson (7.0), R. Burke, G. Shelvey and J. Law.

Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of F. Rawson (injured).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 2 changes: W. Forrester for F. Rawson (57′) and G. Maris for T. Sinclair (86′).

Best player: Elliott Hewitt​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Elliott Hewitt even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 40 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Carlisle United – Formation

Also Carlisle United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Keith Millen played with: Mark Howard (6.4), Corey Whelan (7.0), Morgan Feeney (6.5), Rod McDonald (6.8), Jack Armer (6.5), Jordan Gibson (6.2), Callum Anthony Guy (7.6), Jon Mellish (5.9), Brennan Dickenson (7.1), Tristan Abrahams (6.8) and Brad Young (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: T. Charters, M. Mampala, M. Norman, Kelvin Mellor (7.1), Sam Fishburn (6.7), J. Dinzeyi and Daniel Devine (6.7).

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 3 changes: T. Abrahams for S. Fishburn (64′), C. Guy for K. Mellor (64′) and B. Young for D. Devine (78′).

Best player: Callum Anthony Guy​

The player that probably impressed the most for Carlisle United was Callum Anthony Guy.

His rating is (7.6) with 33 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Bristol Rovers – Port Vale – 1-2
• Exeter City – Northampton Town – 1-2
• Harrogate Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-4
• Leyton Orient – Swindon Town – 4-1
• Mansfield Town – Carlisle United – 1-0
• Newport County – Sutton United – 3-2
• Oldham Athletic – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
• Stevenage – Scunthorpe United – 1-1
• Walsall – Crawley Town – 1-1