Mansfield hope to have top scorer Danny Rose available to play some part against Crewe.

The striker needs a fitness test after he missed Monday's defeat at Luton having failed to shake off the injury he suffered against Forest Green last month.

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Manager David Flitcroft has confirmed defender David Mirfin will miss the rest of the season with his knee injury. The Stags have slipped out of the play-off places after seven games without a win.

Crewe will assess the fitness of defenders Perry Ng and Zoumana Bakayogo. Ng missed the 2-2 draw against Port Vale due to a calf injury sustained in the Good Friday defeat at Barnet. Left-back Bakayogo is also battling to overcome a calf problem.

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Striker Chris Porter made his long-awaited return from an ankle injury as a second-half substitute against the Valiants and has suffered no ill effects.

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Mansfield haven't won back to back home league matches against Crewe in the Football League since February 1973.

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Crewe have lost just one of their last 11 matches against the Stags in all competitions (W7 D3).

Mansfield Town have picked up 17 points from losing positions in League Two this season - only Lincoln City (18) and Wycombe Wanderers (19) have rescued more.

Indeed, Crewe (28) have lost more points from winning positions than any other side in the division this campaign.

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Kane Hemmings has scored each of Mansfield last three league goals and four of their last five, all in separate games.

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