Name: Mansfield Town frustrated at Bradford as Harry Lewis efforts praised
Uploaded: 2026-09-07T16:41:23.000Z
Duration: 14 min 40 s
Description: Mansfield Town suffered another defeat on the road at the weekend as Bradford City edged out a 1-0 win. Stephen and Georgia unpack the action as Harry Lewis stepped up in goal and Michael Smith saw a goal disallowed.

Mansfield Town are still yet to pick up a point on the road this League One season after their latest 1-0 defeat to Bradford City.

An 18th-minute goal from Antoni Sarcevic would end up being enough for the Bantams to move up to fourth in the League One table on Saturday.

Stags had the ball in the back of the net in the second half courtesy of Michael Smith but the striker was deemed to have fouled the Bradford goalkeeper in the process and his effort was chalked off.

Harry Lewis was called upon again in the absence of Liam Roberts, who continues to recover from a footy injury picked up against Luton Town. Roberts had been down to start but pulled out during the warm-up, leaving Lewis to be tagged in at short notice.

Action during the Sky Bet League 1 match against Bradford City AFC at the Mbanq Valley Parade, 05 Sept 2026, Photo credit Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.media

placeholder image — Action during the Sky Bet League 1 match against Bradford City AFC at the Mbanq Valley Parade, 05 Sept 2026, Photo credit Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.media

“He’s that good that it’s worth trying it but he didn’t feel comfortable in the warm-up. But it’s not a problem, we can just put Harry in and he played exceptionally well today,” Nigel Clough said after the match.

The manager had a lot of praise for Lewis’ efforts and fans were also pleased to see him put in a solid shift, having endured a game to forget against Reading with five goals going against him last time out.

As Mansfield Town dust themselves off and get ready to go again, Stephen and Georgia unpack the talking points from the Bradford match and how the team have looked overall in these first five games of the League One season.

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