Mansfield Town vs Chesterfield. Sky Bet League Two.
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Friday 24 November 2017 15:07, UK
Mansfield striker Lee Angol has returned to full fitness just in time for the derby clash with Chesterfield.
Angol has been out for three weeks with a knee injury but his return to training means Stags boss Steve Evans now has a fully fit squad to choose from. Few changes are likely for Mansfield, who have risen to the play-off places after a six-game unbeaten run, but midfielder Jacob Mellis is a strong contender for a recall with it being such a big match.
Following three successive victories and clean sheets, Hayden White, Zander Diamond, Rhys Bennett and Johnny Hunt are expected to remain as an unchanged back four for the Stags.
Bottom-of-the-table Chesterfield also have a full squad available after Scott Wiseman served a one-match ban in midweek. Blues boss Jack Lester, who scored in this fixture for Chesterfield in a 3-1 win in 2007, must decide if the defender goes straight back into the starting line-up.
Gozie Ugwu has been nursing a thigh injury recently but he is now back in contention, should Lester include him in the squad. Jordan Sinnott, Chris O'Grady and Connor Dimaio are options for Lester as he looks to steer the Spireites to a third straight win in League Two.
Mansfield are without a win in their last six home games against the Spireites in all competitions (D2 L4), scoring just two goals in those games.
There have been just two goals scored in the last three meetings between these sides in all competitions, with all three meetings coming in the 2013/14 season. Both sides won once whilst this exact league fixture was drawn 0-0.
The Stags have won their last three league games without conceding. They last won four in a row while keeping a clean sheet each time back in May 1977.
The Spireites have won back-to-back league games for the first time since November 2016 - they've earned 11 points in their last six league games (W3 D2 L1), more than double what they'd won in their opening 13 games this season (W1 D2 L10).
