Mansfield Town 3-2 Swindon Town

Will Swan's winner was his sixth goal in his past eight games for Mansfield

League Two leaders Mansfield boosted their promotion hopes with a battling win over Swindon at One Call Stadium.

The Stags, looking for an immediate response to their midweek home defeat by MK Dons, hit the front early through Lucas Akins and looked in control at the break.

However, Swindon drew level at 2-2 before the hour mark thanks to goals from Paul Glatzel and Aaron Drinan either side of a Davis Keillor-Dunn strike.

But Stags substitute Will Swan's header moments after entering the pitch in the 65th minute wrapped up a crucial win for Mansfield.

Hiram Boateng fired a good chance over for Stags inside the first four minutes but Akins made no mistake seconds later when he slotted home after a perfect pass from Keillor-Dunn.

Swindon goalkeeper Jack Bycroft tipped away Keillor-Dunn's long-range curler, before Akins clipped the post in the 13th minute as Mansfield looked to build on their early advantage.

But there were no more goals in the first half and Glatzel levelled for the visitors after Mansfield failed to clear their lines.

The Stags regained the lead a minute later when Keillor-Dunn emphatically smashed home after a quick break but Swindon equalised a second time when Drinan got on the end of a Zachary Elbouzedi cross.

Mansfield would not be denied though, and Swan headed home Ollie Clarke's cross three minutes after coming on to secure the points.

Match report supplied by PA Media.