Match ends, Stevenage 3, Mansfield Town 0.
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Chris Whelpdale scored twice against Mansfield as Stevenage earned a second consecutive home win.
He scored his first after just three minutes, converting when one-on-one after a pinpoint pass from Tom Pett.
Charlie Lee slotted in a Chris Beardsley cross from inside the area to double the lead two minutes later.
Reggie Lambe and Matt Rhead went close for Mansfield before Whelpdale tapped in Roarie Deacon's cross to seal a comfortable victory late on.
Stevenage move up to 13th place in League Two, while Mansfield drop to 11th.
Mansfield Town manager Paul Cox told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"We have just had a good chat with the players. We know now where we need to improve and where things went wrong.
"We have had a positive discussion and been analytical on where things went wrong.
"We gave ourselves a hill to climb conceding two goals early on and you can't do that in this league. I think that's about our worst performance this season. It's a bad performance and a bad result."
Stevenage manager Graham Westley told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"It was a strong display, it was an organised display. I thought in the second half we were much better. It could have easily ran out a bigger scoreline with the chances we had. It's good to get the third and just seal the deal on it.
"They're quite straightforward to play against in many regards, as you know what they're going to do.
"The boys who came on made the difference they were expected to, but in fairness the stars of the show were the boys that started, particularly Dean Wells."
Line-ups
Stevenage
Formation 4-4-2
- 16Day
- 9Charles
- 5Ashton
- 25Henry
- 19Wells
- 18ParrettSubstituted forConlonat 46'minutes
- 6Bond
- 7Whelpdale
- 11PettSubstituted forDeaconat 65'minutes
- 20BeardsleySubstituted forCalcuttat 75'minutes
- 22Lee
Substitutes
- 3Dembele
- 10Zola
- 15Calcutt
- 27Johnson
- 30Reading
- 32Conlon
- 34Deacon
Mansfield
Formation 4-4-2
- 23Evtimov
- 18Beevers
- 2SuttonSubstituted forMcGuireat 45'minutes
- 3Riley
- 6Tafazolli
- 17LambeSubstituted forPalmerat 46'minutes
- 16Heslop
- 19MarsdenBooked at 79mins
- 21MurrayBooked at 88mins
- 9RheadSubstituted forFisherat 60'minutes
- 11Bingham
Substitutes
- 1Studer
- 4Dempster
- 8Fisher
- 12McGuire
- 14Palmer
- 20Thomas
- 22Taylor
- Referee:
- Pat Miller
- Attendance:
- 2,820
Match Stats
Home TeamStevenageAway TeamMansfield
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away7
- Corners
- Home4
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Stevenage 3, Mansfield Town 0.
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Foul by Andy Bond (Stevenage).
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Ollie Palmer (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Adam Murray (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Charlie Lee (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Adam Murray (Mansfield Town).
Goal!
Goal! Stevenage 3, Mansfield Town 0. Chris Whelpdale (Stevenage) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roarie Deacon.
Booking
Liam Marsden (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Roarie Deacon (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Liam Marsden (Mansfield Town).
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Attempt missed. Connor Calcutt (Stevenage) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Stevenage. Connor Calcutt replaces Chris Beardsley.
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Attempt missed. Chris Whelpdale (Stevenage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Andy Bond.
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Foul by Simon Heslop (Mansfield Town).
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Dean Wells (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Charlie Lee (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Dimitar Evtimov.
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Attempt saved. Chris Beardsley (Stevenage) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
