Mansfield v York preview
Sunday 27 December 2015 17:57, UK
Mansfield captain Nicky Hunt will return to contention for the home game against York on Monday.
Right-back Hunt has been sidelined since mid-November with a hamstring problem and is expected to included in boss Adam Murray's plans.
Left-back Mal Benning is nearing his return to action following a knee injury but is not likely to be included in the squad.
Mansfield's Boxing Day game at Morecambe was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and Murray could name the same XI that started in the recent draw with Cambridge.
York's on-loan Arsenal defender Stefan O'Connor remains doubtful after sustaining a hamstring injury in the recent win against Morecambe.
Eddie Nolan was set to step in before the Minstermen's home game against Northampton on Boxing Day but that was also postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Emile Sinclair will not be included but is close to a return to action following a thigh injury, while fellow forwards Jake Hyde (hernia) and Michael Coulson (groin) are expected to be sidelined until January.
York halted a nine-game losing run in all competitions with victory over Morecambe nine days ago and won their only game on the road this season at Newport in September.
