LOOK: Mansfield get another massive three poinnts

Steve Evans was delighted to see his side roar back from two poor results to see off bottom club Newport County 2-1 in dreadful conditions at One Call Stadium.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Feb 2017, 13:16 BST

Updated 1st Mar 2017, 08:57 BST

Mansfield Town v Newport County in the Sky Bet League 2. Mansfield player Shaquile Coulthirst scores Mansfield's 2nd goal. Picture: Chris Etchells

The battling visitors had only lost one of their last eight and grabbed an early lead on a cloying pitch in powerful winds.

But Stags fought back to win it with a Shaq Coulthirst penalty, despite losing keeper Jake Kean to injury, after the visitors had Jaanai Gordon red-carded midway through the second half.