After having last weekend off with no FA Cup games to play the Dons look to get another three points at home against another play off chasing opponent in Mansfield. They have just beaten Stevenage 2-1 last weekend and currently sit a couple of places above the Dons in 8th.
The Dons recorded a fine 1-1 draw when they visited Field Mill in September and spurred on by their emphatic win over Cambridge in their last fixture should fancy their chances this Saturday. However the Dons will need to be very wary of top scorer Matt Green as well as on loan attacker James Baxendale (23) who has arrived on loan from League One high fliers Walsall and scored in that 2-1 win over Stevenage.
We shall update on Saturday before kick off with the confirmed starting XI for both sides and any further news as it comes available.
Line Ups (to be confirmed);
Odds -- 21/20 (William Hill)
Shea (Gk), Fuller (c), Osborne, Robinson, Meades, Barcham, Rigg, Bulman, Taylor, Elliott, Akinfenwa
Subs – McDonnell (Gk), Kennedy, Beere, Fitzpatrick, Azeez, Sweeney, Gallagher
MANSFIELD TOWN
Odds -- 13/5 (William Hill)
Jensen (Gk), Hunt (c), Pearce, Tafazolli, Adams, Clements, Chapman, Westcarr, Lambe, Baxendale, Green
Subs – Shearer (Gk), Rose, Collins, Beardsley, Blair, J Thomas, McGuire
First Half Comment;
Not a good start for the Dons as they goal behind to the dangerous Matt Green in under 10 mins. Prior to that we had our first booking of the match to Karleigh Osborne.
Long way to go but plenty to do with the Dons wasting a couple of chances to level it up in the opening 20 mins.
As the first half drags on there's little to write about, Wimbledon having a couple of pot shots but always high and wide of the mark, while Mansfield seem content to time waste already at any set piece, and must be confident of maintaining this one goal lead.
As it stands Wombles are down to 12th, we need some improvement in the second half.
F/T Score – 3 - 1
Match Summary;
Great result to come from one behind at half time to score three times and leapfrog Mansfield to 8th place and thus the play off charge is definitely ON this year.
Goals from Taylor, Meades and Azeez sent the home fans away delighted.
Man of the Match – Tom Elliott.
Referee -- Fred Graham, 51, from Essex. A league official since 2004. Reffed Wombles 7 times, including the brilliant 3-2 home win v Luton last Feb when Connolly scored the last minute winner. Reffed Mansfield once; A 3-0 loss away to Oxford in 2014 (4Y). Hates the scum. Reffed them once against Stevenage and they lost. Top man. Hates them. In 19 games this season he has given 82 Yellows and 1 Red card - that's a huge card count so if you can find a bookies get on.
Dirty Mansfield are top of the fouls league as usual, so no change from their Conference days then, with 336 fouls so far. They have the most yellows too, 56, and 3 reds. We haven't seen this level of consistent brutality since the Somme - the BBC don't need Motson or Alan Green to commentate their games, they need Ted Bundy or Charlie Manson (granted, Bundy's dead, but he's still better than Green).
Attendance – 4,089.
Next match:
Saturday 23rd January vs Notts County (Away)
League Two 3:00pm
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