'He is available': Mansfield Town injury latest and player updates ahead of Doncaster Rovers
Mansfield Town are feeling refreshed following their break last week as they prepare to return to action against Doncaster Rovers on Friday.
Stags will face Grant McCann’s side in a lunchtime kick-off as they push to get beyond the 50-point mark in the League One table. There’s a fierce fight for securing safety near the bottom of the table and this will be a significant clash for both Stags and Rovers.
Doncaster are just one point ahead of Mansfield Town, so it’s all to play for when the two meet on Good Friday. McCann and co will be hoping for a repeat of their win at the One Call Stadium at the start of the season, while Nigel Clough is eager to keep his side’s six-game unbeaten run ticking over.
Stags’ were meant to play Peterborough United last week but the match was rescheduled at Posh’s request due to them having three players called up to international duty. Clough admitted the week off has left his players re-energised and they are ready to get back to it as a group.
“They were back in at the weekend and we had a gentle-ish session on Saturday just to get back into the swing of things – very good yesterday in training,” Clough said during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday. “We wouldn’t have intentionally taken the break but when it came along, I don’t think it’s done us any harm, especially with what we’ve got coming up now. Nine in 29 days to finish the season. So any rest we’ve had, we’re going to need.”
Mansfield Town injury news and availability ahead of Doncaster Rovers
Stags have struggled with injury setbacks this season and will be without Baily Cargill for the remainder of the season. George Maris is also still out of action, while Tyler Roberts and Luke Bolton are ‘still receiving treatment’.
Clough has confirmed that Jordan Bowery is available after following the protocol of taking him off as a concussion substitution when Stags faced Bradford City. Bowery has ‘done light training’ with the team in the lead-up to Doncaster this week.
“We’re keeping an eye on him and seeing how he does, but he is available,” Clough said on Stags’ No.9.
Meanwhile, Lucas Akins and Nathan Moriah-Welsh are both expected back from their respective international camps and their match fitness ‘will be assessed’ closer to the game on Friday.