Mansfield Town vs Northampton Town

21 March 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Matthew Corlett

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Will Evans 5’, 48’
Lucas Akins 62’, 90+3’

Cameron McGeehan 73’

Match summary

Mansfield Town won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Northampton Town. Mansfield Town led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Will Evans put Mansfield Town ahead in the 5th minute. In the second half, Evans made it 2-0 in the 48th minute, Lucas Akins made it 3-0 in the 62nd minute, Cameron McGeehan pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 73rd minute, and Akins made it 4-1 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Mansfield Town created 3.71 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Northampton Town's 0.96 from 11.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%

17 Shots 11

9 Shots on target 4

3 Corners 3

305 Passes 444

65.6% Pass accuracy 73.2%

16 Tackles 17

14 Fouls 11

1 Yellow cards 3

Key events

Mansfield Town Northampton Town

Kick-off

Will EvansLeft foot shot

1-0

5’

11’

Jack PerkinsFoul

Rhys OatesShot on target

19’

Rhys OatesShot on target

20’

24’

Jordan WillisFoul

33’

Cameron McGeehanShot on target

34’

Terry TaylorFoul

Rhys OatesShot on target

34’

Lucas AkinsShot on target

37’

43’

Cameron McGeehanShot on target

Half-time1-0

46’

Max DycheJordan Willis

46’

Kyle EdwardsJake Evans

Ryan SweeneyFrazer Blake-Tracy

46’

Kyle KnoyleElliott Hewitt

46’

Nesta Guinness-WalkerJon Guthrie

Second half underway

Will EvansLeft foot shot

2-0

48’

Adedeji OshilajaTime wasting

58’

Lucas AkinsRight foot shot

3-0

62’

71’

Sam HoskinsElliott Moore

71’

Dean CampbellTerry Taylor

73’

Cameron McGeehanRight foot shot

3-1

75’

Cameron McGeehanShot on target

76’

Kamarai SwyerJack Vale

Oliver IrowRhys Oates

78’

Nathan Moriah-WelshJon Russell

86’

Aaron LewisRegan Hendry

86’

Lucas AkinsHeader

4-1

90+3’

Will EvansShot on target

90+3’

Joe GardnerGeorge Abbott

90+4’

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Mansfield Town 3.71 xGNorthampton Town 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Northampton Town attacking Mansfield Town attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Mansfield Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Northampton Town 4-5-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Liam Roberts	90′	3	1	24	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Elliott Hewitt Taken off	45′	1	–	1	5	4	21	4	–	–	–
Adedeji Oshilaja	90′	4	–	1	13	8	34	1	–	–
Frazer Blake-Tracy Taken off	45′	–	–	–	2	2	24	–	–	–	–
Kyle Knoyle Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	2	2	11	–	–	–	–
Ryan Sweeney Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	5	4	13	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Jon Russell Taken off	86′	–	–	19	1	0.05	2	3	3	–	–	–
George Abbott Taken off	89′	–	–	30	–	0.01	–	1	5	1	3	–
Stephen McLaughlin	90′	–	–	34	3	0.27	1	2	2	–	1	–
Regan Hendry Taken off	86′	–	–	31	2	0.04	–	3	1	1	–	–
Nathan Moriah-Welsh Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	6	–	0.01	1	1	1	–	–	–
Aaron Lewis Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	2	–	0.06	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Lucas Akins	90′	2	–	4	3	0.74	0.01	–	7	1	24	–
Will Evans	90′	2	–	5	3	2.45	0.07	1	4	1	20	–
Rhys Oates Taken off	78′	–	–	3	3	0.20	0.64	2	7	3	9	–
Oliver Irow Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	3	1	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Lee Burge	90′	5	4	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Jordan Willis Taken off	45′	1	–	–	2	1	12	1	–	–
Elliott Moore Taken off	71′	1	2	–	4	2	31	–	–	–	–
Jon Guthrie Taken off	45′	–	–	–	6	4	14	–	–	–	–
Kyle McAdam	90′	4	–	1	11	5	41	–	–	1	–
Nesta Guinness-Walker Came on as a substitute	45′	2	1	–	2	–	40	1	–	–	–
Max Dyche Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	3	2	44	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Jake Evans Taken off	45′	–	–	7	–	0.01	–	–	1	–	1	–
Cameron McGeehan	90′	1	–	31	–	0.01	3	–	8	3	1	–
Terry Taylor Taken off	71′	–	–	41	2	0.02	2	1	2	2	–
Jack Perkins	90′	–	–	40	–	0.02	1	2	4	1	3
Michael Jacobs	90′	–	–	35	1	0.14	2	–	8	1	4	–
Kyle Edwards Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	22	–	0.02	–	–	1	–	–	–
Dean Campbell Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	28	2	0.33	1	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Jack Vale Taken off	76′	–	–	–	–	–	0.03	2	3	1	9	–
Sam Hoskins Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	12	–
Kamarai Swyer Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	–	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Mansfield Town win 60% Avg odds 1.55

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.05

Northampton Town win 17% Avg odds 5.64

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Mansfield Town D D W D D

Northampton Town L D L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Northampton Town 2-1 Mansfield Town, 08 Nov 25 All Mansfield Town vs Northampton Town meetings

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