Mansfield vs Concord Rangers preview - McGuire banned for Stags

Posted Monday, November 17, 2014 by PA

Mansfield will be without James McGuire through suspension for Tuesday night's re-scheduled FA Cup first-round clash with Concord Rangers.

The 31-year-old midfielder must serve a one-match ban after being sent off for two bookable offences in Saturday's League Two loss at Shrewsbury.

The Stags did at least get Ryan Tafazolli and Matt Rhead back from injury in that game, with the latter only coming off on 40 minutes for tactical reasons due to the dismissal.

Loan signings Luke Waterfall, Jamie Sendles-White and Daniel Carr have been given permission to play in the cup, but Kieron Freeman is not allowed to feature.

Concord will still be missing striker Lewis Taaffe through suspension, despite the tie being delayed from an original November 8 date due to a waterlogged pitch.

Taaffe completes a three-game ban after receiving a straight red card when his arm caught Mark Nesbit in the face during last month's clash with Maidenhead.

Rangers did manage to give a debut to on-loan Arsenal goalkeeper Josh Vickers in Saturday's draw with Conference South leaders Boreham Wood.

Cheye Alexander also made his first league start for Rangers in that fixture, while Jordan Chiedozie returned from injury for the Beach Boys.