5 mins Stephenson shot. 1-0

16 mins Johnson volley. 1-1

23 mins White shot. 2-1

45+2 mins O'Toole shot. 2-2

Half time: Town 2 Magpies 2

53 mins Johnson shot. 2-3

70 mins Johnson penalty. 2-4

77 mins Sinclair penalty. 2-5

90 mins Ndiweni shot. 3-5

90+2 mins Caine shot. 3-6

Full time: Town 6 Magpies 3

Elliott Dickman said:

"I thought first half we were good  - we've been working a lot on on distances as units - back four, midfield and staying connected and I thought first half we did that quite well.

"We scored two good goals and I'm really pleased with that aspect but we gave a goal away right on half-time, the timing wasn't great but there were plenty of positives first-half and we should've gone in 2-1 up.

"When you make silly mistakes it costs you.

"There's no other game platform for our team to play against a team like this. It's a great opportunity to play against senior sides and it's a great opportunity to come to grounds like this.

"It's a great opportunity to develop within that but we've got to make sure we do things right. As much as we're pleased with a lot of the first-half, in the second-half we were back to being a little casual and sloppy.

"We've given four really poor goals away and we've got to stop that. We've got to work really, really hard together.

"Regardless of whether we're playing Mansfield or an U23s side. The basics of defending, that we're tight and compact and hard to play against is really important.

About Joe White:

"I thought he was good. I thought his free-kick was excellent, he was unlucky with that. He showed little glimpses of some really good quality but we probably need to try and get him in the game a lot more."

Nigel Clough said:

"It was very enjoyable, whether there’s anything in it or not it was nice to put a good performance in and score some goals.

"We could have had double figures tonight.

"The attitude of players not involved in the starting 11 on Saturday and the performance of James Gale was very encouraging. He’s improving each week and each training session: he doesn’t look out of place in the first team.

"He made a goal, possibly the most important goal after he made a tackle in the left-wing position so I’m very pleased with him.

"I think getting his (Johnson’s) goal against Tranmere a couple of weeks ago was good for him.

"We thought we’d give him an hour so he stays sharp, (we thought we’d) let him get himself a goal and he’s got three!

"One of the things that pleased me tonight was that after he got his second goal, he got played half clear but played a magnificent reverse pass through to Tyrese Sinclair. That shows the quality he has and the unselfishness.

"It was great to get Ryan Stirk out on the pitch (after his recent injury).

"Will Forrester as well, it was the first time we’ve seen him (in the first team).
"I think that all three did very well tonight."

2017/18 Crewe Alexandra won 2-1
2017/18 Port Vale lost 0-1
2017/18 Oldham Athletic lost 1-4
2018/19 Doncaster Rovers won 3-1
2018/19 Notts County won 2-0
2018/19 Grimsby Town won 3-2
2018/19 Macclesfield Town drew 1-1 (won 5-3 pens)*
2018/19 mackems lost 0-4
2019/20 Macclesfield Town lost 1-2
2019/20 Shrewsbury Town lost 0-3
2019/20 Port Vale lost 1-2
2020/21 Shrewsbury Town lost 0-3
2020/21 Crewe Alexandra lost 0-1
2020/21 Bolton Wanderers lost 2-3
2021/22 Sheffield Wednesday lost 0-3
2021/22 Harrogate Town lost 0-2
2021/22 Mansfield Town lost 3-6

* At SJP, all others were away ties.