Ryan Sweeney returns for Mansfield

Posted Friday, March 01, 2019 by PA

Mansfield have defender Ryan Sweeney available again for their League Two clash with Cheltenham.

The on-loan Stoke player served a two-match ban after picking up his 10th yellow card of the season against Newport earlier this month and could come straight back into the team.

Tyler Walker begins a two-match suspension following his sending off in last weekend’s victory over Forest Green while Danny Rose (jaw), Craig Davies (ankle) and Jordan Graham (knee) all remain sidelined along with long-term absentees Bobby Olejnik and Hayden White.

It was initially thought Rose would be out for the season after suffering serious facial injuries against Newport but it is now hoped he can return in a couple of weeks.

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff could stick with the same side as the Robins bid for three successive wins.

Striker Luke Varney came through 84 minutes of last weekend’s win over Port Vale unscathed having been a doubt with a hamstring injury while Tyrone Barnett replaced him after recovering from a similar problem.

Defender Sean Long played 70 minutes of a behind-closed-doors clash with West Brom on Monday having missed the whole season with an ankle problem.

That leaves Alex Addai (hamstring) and Nigel Atangana (Achilles) as Cheltenham’s only absentees.