Peterborough 2–1 Mansfield Town

EFL League One 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 22 Aug 2026

Peterborough vs Mansfield Town in the EFL League One 2026/27.

At Weston Homes Stadium, Peterborough.

Referee: M. Woods.

Peterborough beat Mansfield Town 2–1. B. Woods opened the scoring for Peterborough after 50 minutes. H. Leonard made it 2–1 after 90+3 minutes, and that was the winner.

What the result changed

Peterborough went into the match 23rd and came out of it 13th, on 3 points. Mansfield Town went into the match 6th and came out of it 11th, on 3 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

Peterborough: B. Woods 50', H. Leonard 90+3'
Mansfield Town: M. Smith 60'

Peterborough starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 A. Bass (G)
2 C. Johnston (D)
15 G. Nevett (D)
6 T. O'Connor (D)
3 E. Weir (D)
4 L. Kelly (M)
16 B. Woods (M)
11 O. Edwards (M)
8 B. Khela (M)
10 E. Williams (M)
9 H. Leonard (F)

Mansfield Town starting lineup (3-1-4-2)

1 L. Roberts (G)
23 A. Oshilaja (D)
20 F. Blake-Tracy (D)
5 R. Sweeney (D)
25 L. Reed (M)
7 L. Akins (M)
13 J. Russell (M)
16 L. Thompson (M)
3 S. McLaughlin (M)
18 R. Oates (F)
14 M. Smith (F)

Match events

50′ Peterborough: Normal Goal, B. Woods
54′ Peterborough: Yellow Card, Brandon Khela
60′ Mansfield Town: Normal Goal, M. Smith, R. Oates
66′ Peterborough: Yellow Card, Carl Johnston
68′ Peterborough: Substitution, B. Shofowoke, O. Edwards
68′ Mansfield Town: Substitution, O. Dodgson, S. McLaughlin
68′ Mansfield Town: Substitution, R. Hendry, J. Russell
69′ Mansfield Town: Substitution, E. Hewitt, M. Smith
71′ Peterborough: Substitution, C. Conn-Clarke, B. Woods
77′ Mansfield Town: Substitution, N. Moriah-Welsh, F. Blake-Tracy
79′ Mansfield Town: Yellow Card, Rhys Oates
80′ Peterborough: Substitution, H. Jones, L. Kelly
80′ Peterborough: Substitution, V. Masara, E. Williams
85′ Mansfield Town: Substitution, G. Maris, L. Thompson
87′ Mansfield Town: Yellow Card, Ryan Sweeney
90′ Peterborough: Normal Goal, H. Leonard

Match statistics

Statistic	Peterborough	Mansfield Town
Total Shots	15	10
Shots on Goal	5	4
Ball Possession	65%	35%
Expected goals	1.49	1.37
Corner Kicks	6	3
Fouls	9	18
Passes accurate	441	188
Goalkeeper Saves	2	3

The table as it stood on 22 Aug 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Bradford	2	+3	6
2	Huddersfield	2	+3	4
3	Luton	2	+1	4
4	Cambridge United	2	+1	4
5	Oxford United	2	+1	4
6	Blackpool	2	+1	4
7	Burton Albion	2	+1	4
8	Bromley	2	+1	4
9	Stockport County	2	+1	3
10	Leyton Orient	2	+1	3
11	Mansfield Town	2	0	3
12	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	3
13	Peterborough	2	-1	3
14	Milton Keynes Dons	2	0	2
15	Notts County	2	0	2
16	Wycombe	2	0	2
17	Reading	2	-1	1
18	Leicester	2	-1	1
19	Stevenage	2	-1	1
20	Doncaster	2	-1	1
21	Barnsley	2	-1	1
22	Plymouth	2	-2	1
23	AFC Wimbledon	2	-3	1
24	Wigan	2	-3	0

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.

Peterborough before this match

at Bradford 0–2 (Bradford) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026

Mansfield Town before this match

vs Doncaster 2–1 (Doncaster) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026