- Malvind Benning - 13'
- Seamus Conneely - 60'
Accrington back top after beating promotion rivals Mansfield
Seamus Conneely's goal sent Accrington back to the top of Sky Bet League Two with a 1-0 win at 10-man promotion rivals Mansfield.Conneely struck on the hour mark after Mansfield had wasted two good chances following Mal Benning's 13th-minute dismissal for a high tackle on Billy Kee.It left the Stags without a league win over Stanley in 14 attempts and new boss David Flitcroft without a victory in his first five games in charge.In an ill-tempered first half, Mansfield started well and Lee Angol had a vicious shot tipped over after only two minutes.After losing Benning the hosts almost stole the lead after 33 minutes as Aaron Chapman turned over a powerful Rhys Bennett header and Angol volleyed wide from the corner.The home side missed another sitter in the 50th minute as Kane Hemmings side-footed wide from six yards from a low Hayden White cross.Stanley punished them after 60 minutes as Conneely was left unmarked from a Sean McConville corner to send a six-yard header past Conrad Logan to steal the points.
Game Information
English League Two Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Port Vale | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 30 |
Walsall | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 26 |
Notts County | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | +10 | 26 |
Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 26 |
Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 24 |
Chesterfield | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | +13 | 22 |
Bradford City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +5 | 22 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 21 |
Barrow | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 21 |
Grimsby Town | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 21 |
Gillingham | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 20 |
Salford City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 20 |
AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +9 | 19 |
Newport County | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
Fleetwood Town | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +4 | 18 |
Cheltenham Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
Harrogate Town | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 15 |
Bromley | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 14 |
Accrington Stanley | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 13 |
Colchester United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
Swindon Town | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 12 |
Carlisle United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -15 | 11 |
Morecambe | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 10 |