LEAGUE TWO THIS WEEKEND
HERO OF THE WEEK
DANNY ROSE: Mansfield are hitting form now but striker Rose has been outstanding all season. His goal in the 1-0 win at promotion rivals exeter was his 17th of the season and his fifth in seven games. steve evans’s side are three points off the automatic promotion places.
ZEROES OF THE WEEK
GRIMSBY: A positive reaction was expected by 797 fans who travelled to Cambridge a week after Russell slade’s sacking. they didn’t get one. Cambridge made light work of grimsby to win 3-1. it is now 13 winless games and nine points off the drop. A bad day was made worse when striker scott vernon swore at a number of away fans as he warmed up as a substitute.
GOAL OF THE WEEK
GREGG WYLDE: Morecambe (v Forest green). Chance after chance had gone begging against their fellow strugglers when wylde, on his home debut for Morecambe, drilled in a 90th-minute left-foot strike to salvage a 1-1 draw.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
ADEBAYO AKINFENWA hit his 16th goal of the season to help wycombe beat Cheltenham 2-0 and move them into second. He tweeted: ‘three points, clean sheet, one goal, one assist and our fans were #BeastMode all game. A good day. Beast Mode on.’
STAT OF THE WEEK
SEVEN — Crawley’s 3-1 win over Lincoln was their fifth straight home league victory — their first such run since winning promotion to the Football League in 2011.