Summary

  • Mansfield beat Northampton 3-1 on aggregate to reach League Two play-off final

  • McLaughlin goal gives Stags 1-0 second-leg victory

  • Winner will play Port Vale or Swindon in final

  • Vale and Swindon play second leg on Thursday

  • Final at Wembley on Saturday, 28 May

  • Get involved #bbcefl

  1. 'It's delicately poised'published at 19:39 British Summer Time 18 May 2022

    Northampton v Mansfield (Agg 1-2) 19:45 BST)

    Jon D'Laryea
    Former Mansfield Town midfielder on BBC Radio Nottingham

    I think if you forget it's a play-off game you'd say Mansfield have the advantage, but it's delicately poised.

    Yes it is an advantage but not that much, we need to treat it as 0-0.

  2. Team Newspublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 18 May 2022

    Northampton v Mansfield (Agg 1-2) 19:45 BST)

    Josh Eppiah starts for Northampton having featured off the bench in the first leg defeat. Liam Roberts also reclaims his place in goal after serving a one-match ban.

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    Nigel Clough makes three changes from the first leg with Elliott Hewitt, Kieran Wallace and Lucas Akins coming in.

    Matty Longstaff and Jamie Murphy drop to the bench and George Maris misses out altogether.

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  3. Hellopublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 18 May 2022

    Nigel CloughImage source, Rex Features

    Good evening and welcome to another big night of play-off semi-final action, this time in League Two.

    Tonight we are at Sixfields where Northampton Town host a Mansfield side that hold a slender 2-1 lead after the first leg.

    It's less than 15 minutes until kick-off, so let's look at some team news.

  4. Postpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 18 May 2022

    It's advantage, Mansfield Town...

    Mansfield players celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    But Northampton hopes remain high after the away tie ended 2-1.

    Northampton score against MansfieldImage source, Getty Images