FALKIRK. Sutton United conquered Mansfield Town to win 2-1. It was Sutton United to strike first with a goal of J. Neufville at the 44′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Fadahunsi gave the win to Sutton United in the 81′ minute with a goal. Mansfield Town was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Falkirk Community Stadium stadium in Falkirk on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey who was helped by Garry Maskell and Scott Williams. The 4th official was Leigh Crowhurst. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 77
- 45 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Mansfield Town was in firm control of the ball 61% while Sutton United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sutton United won the match.
Sutton United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Mansfield Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sutton United received 3 yellow cards (C. Rowe, J. Kizzi and K. Thomas). Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (J. J. O’Toole and S. Quinn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sutton United will have 8 points like Walsall, Bradford City, Carlisle United, AFC Wimbledon and Grimsby Town to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town will stay with 9 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will host Northampton Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).
Mansfield Town will play away agasint Newport County on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (8 draws).
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Jack Rose
, Joe Kizzi , Coby Rowe , Louis John , Robert Milsom , Josh Neufville , Craig Eastmond , Will Randall , Harry Beautyman , Donovan Wilson and Kwame Thomas .The home team had on the bench: Alistair Smith, B. House, Enzio Boldewijn
, Kylian Kouassi , Tope Fadahunsi , L. Gambin and J. Barden.Substitutions
Sutton United made 4 changes: J. Neufville for E. Boldewijn (80′), K. Thomas for K. Kouassi (80′), D. Wilson for T. Fadahunsi (80′) and W. Randall for A. Smith (83′).
Best player: Tope Fadahunsi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was Tope Fadahunsi.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 0 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 80′.
Mansfield Town – Formation
Mansfield Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym
, John-Joe O’Toole , James Perch, Riley Harbottle, Lucas Akins, George Lapslie, Anthony Hartigan, Stephen Quinn, Stephen McLaughlin, Will Swan and Oliver Hawkins.These were the players on the bench: Hiram Boateng, Kieran Wallace, O. Clarke, George Maris, Elliott Hewitt, Kellan Gordon and S. Flinders.
Substitutions
Mansfield Town made 5 changes: R. Harbottle for E. Hewitt (58′), J. J. O’Toole for K. Wallace (65′), S. Quinn for G. Maris (74′), L. Akins for K. Gordon (75′) and A. Hartigan for H. Boateng (75′).
Best player: John-Joe O’Toole
The most impressive player for Mansfield Town was John-Joe O’Toole.
His rating is
with 33 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Doncaster Rovers – 0-1
- Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 2-1
- Leyton Orient – Hartlepool United – 4-2
- Bradford City – Crewe Alexandra – 0-0
- Walsall – Grimsby Town – 1-2
- Tranmere Rovers – Colchester United – 2-0
- Salford City – Stevenage – 1-0
- Rochdale – Crawley Town – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Newport County – 0-4
- Carlisle United – Gillingham – 1-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Barrow – 0-1
- Stockport County – Swindon Town – 1-1