Goal fest again?
By Nathan Jackson
December 12 2003
City travel to Mansfield on Saturday as they prepare for the usual goal fest between the 2 clubs. The last 5 games between to two clubs have seen a massive 19 goals being scored.
City 3rd away game in a row will hopefully see a better result than the previous 2. The Imps have lost the last 2 away games 3-0 and 3-1 and that run could have been extended if it hadn't been for the game at Halifax being called off.
TEAM NEWS FOR THE IMPS
Green is still out as it becomes deja vu-ic of his injury plagued time at Peterborough. Richard Liburd has however recovered from injury. Paul Morgan has also fully recovered from flu which looked to have ruled him out for Tuesday.
Marcus Richardson will finally get his re-debut for the Imps. The fan favourite re-signed on loan on Monday morning and was expected to make his debut in the LDV Vans game against Halifax.
MANSFIELD TOWN
After being relegated from Division 2 last season, the Stags have been showing their intention to get back their as soon as possible. They are currently the country's top scorers in any division. Their most impressive results so far have been a 5-0 win over Scunthorpe, 5-3 over Bury and 4-0 over Cheltenham, all at Field Mill.
Mansfield have not lost in 7 games since their defeat away at Torquay in mid-October. Their home form has been excellent with only Yeovil Town taking all points away from Field Mill so far this season.
LAST TIME
THe last time the Imps met Mansfield was a friendly at the beginning of last season. The Imps went 1-0 up thanks to Simon Yeo but Iseyden Christie and Craig Disley made it 2-1 within 5 minutes of Yeo's goal. 2 goals in the last minute from City though ensured a 3-2 friendly win to City.
LAST 5 LEAGUE RESULTS AGAINST HALIFAX
CITY 1 STAGS 4
STAGS 2 CITY 1
STAGS 2 CITY 3
CITY 0 STAGS 2
CITY 3 STAGS 0
PREDICTIONS
With City looking incredibly dodgy at the back, this isn't the best time to be facing free-scoring Mansfield, another loss looks to be on the cards. 3-1 Mansfield.
