Mansfield Town 4-0 Northampton Town

Danny Rose scored two second-half goals to help Mansfield Town claim a convincing win over Northampton.

A brilliant early solo effort by Timi Elsnik saw Mansfield leading at the end of a poor first 45 minutes, but they took complete charge after the break with a brace from Rose either side of a CJ Hamilton goal.

Mansfield made a flying start as Elsnik ran almost the length of the pitch to score on his league debut for the Stags.

Rose headed away Northampton's first corner and the on-loan Derby midfielder raced away down the left before netting off the inside of the far post with a low left-footed finish from 18 yards.

Two minutes were added at the end of a disappointing half in which Kevin van Veen finally forced Bobby Olejnik into a save.

Then David Cornell had to make two fine successive saves to deny Elsnik and Matt Preston.

It was all Mansfield after the restart with Otis Khan twice going close and Tyler Walker threatening before Rose deservedly made it 2-0. His persistence saw him win two challenges on the right before he pipped Cornell to the ball and rolled his shot home from a tight angle.

Hamilton added a third late on, sliding the ball under Cornell at his near post before Rose completed his brace when he turned home a low Hamilton cross from the right.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.