Mansfield Town are in a tough situation with their injuries at the moment and will be without several key players on Tuesday.

Nigel Clough says there will be little room to experiment in Stags’ clash with Chesterfield in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy tomorrow night.

Mansfield are already out of the competition but will still be looking to upset their bitter rivals when they make the trip to the One Call Stadium.

Stags keep seeing their injury list grow and the latest name marked down is Louis Reed, who suffered a hip issue during the warm-up against Macclesfield and had to be replaced in the line-up by Rhys Oates.

Louis Reed in action during the Jersey Mike’s Trophy match against Port Vale FC at Vale Park, 06 Oct 2026. Photo credit Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.media

placeholder image — Louis Reed in action during the Jersey Mike’s Trophy match against Port Vale FC at Vale Park, 06 Oct 2026. Photo credit Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.media

“He’s still in the treatment room, it’s pretty crowded down there,” Clough confirmed in his Monday morning press conference. “I’m not sure if he will be okay for tomorrow night against Chesterfield.”

Deji Oshilaja is another new name on the injury list. The defender did not feature at the weekend after picking up a knee injury against Wigan.

“The treatment room is very busy. David McGoldrick, Lucas Akins, Liam Thompson, George Abbott and Deji Oshilaja… there are plenty in there at the moment.

“George might be available after the international break but that might be about it from that group.”

Baily Cargill is still yet to feature this season but he could finally be approaching his return. However, the Chesterfield match will be too soon for him.

“He’s joined in the warm-ups during training and he will continue his one-to-one stuff this week and hopefully join in next week,” Clough continued.

On top of the injured absentees, Stags will also miss Nathan Moriah-Welsh and Jordan Bowery, who have been called up for international duty.

With so many players unavailable, Clough has limited options to choose from against the Spireites and hopes the game won’t bring further fitness headaches.

“We haven’t got a lot of players to experiment with. We might have thrown a couple of U21s in there but they’re out on loan, getting some valuable experience, which is where they should be.

“So we haven’t got too many options in terms of that, but all we want is no injuries from the game. We’ve got MK Dons in 11 days, which is a hugely important game for us, and we can’t afford any more players on the treatment table.”