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Mansfield vs Man City U21: match report

Mansfield Town hosted Manchester City U21 at One Call Stadium on Wednesday 19 August 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). Robert Massey-Ellis is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Mansfield 1-4 Man City U21. Goals: Xavier Tau Parker 23' for Man City U21; Xavier Tau Parker 28' for Man City U21; Tyrone Samba 35' for Man City U21; Kylan Midwood 83' for Man City U21; Regan Hendry 88' for Mansfield. Attendance: 1,372.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 23' Goal: Xavier Tau Parker (Man City U21)
  • 28' Goal: Xavier Tau Parker (Man City U21)
  • 35' Goal: Tyrone Samba (Man City U21)
  • 45' Yellow card: Ryan Sweeney (Mansfield)
  • 61' Yellow card: Leke Drake (Man City U21)
  • 83' Goal: Kylan Midwood (Man City U21)
  • 88' Goal: Regan Hendry (Mansfield)
Match stats (contains the result)
49.2%Possession50.8%
24Shots13
6Shots on target10
9Corners4
15Fouls7
0Offsides2
6Saves5
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Mansfield 3-1-4-2

Coach: Nigel Clough

  1. 21 Harry Lewis GK
  2. 2 Kyle Knoyle DEF
  3. 4 Elliott Hewitt DEF
  4. 5 Ryan Sweeney DEF
  5. 25 Louis Reed MID
  6. 28 Oliver Taylor MID
  7. 24 Regan Hendry MID
  8. 22 Nathan Moriah-Welsh MID
  9. 39 Owen Dodgson MID
  10. 14 Michael Smith FWD
  11. 10 George Maris MID

Bench

  • 31 Anthony Nunez GK
  • 3 Stephen McLaughlin DEF
  • 23 Adedeji Oshilaja DEF
  • 20 Frazer Blake-Tracy DEF
  • 32 Elliot Hartmann MID
  • 16 Liam Thompson MID
  • 7 Lucas Akins FWD

Man City U21 4-1-4-1

  1. 94 Max-Edgar Chabot GK
  2. 48 Brooklyn Nfonkeu Feuba DEF
  3. 90 Kian Noble DEF
  4. 83 Adeleke William Drake DEF
  5. 61 Kaden Braithwaite DEF
  6. 96 Harrison Miles
  7. 86 Christian Dunbar-McDonald MID
  8. 75 Floyd Samba MID
  9. 73 Xavier Parker MID
  10. 97 Tyrone Samba MID
  11. 98 Kylan Midwood

Bench

  • 69 Max Hudson GK
  • 59 Josh Wilson-Esbrand DEF
  • 60 Femi Fapetu MID
  • 74 Charlie Courtman DEF
  • 92 Oliver Tevenan DEF
  • 87 Finlay Gorman MID
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 30 August 2022: Mansfield Town 3-2 Manchester City U21
  • Tuesday 8 September 2020: Mansfield Town 0-3 Manchester City U21