Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was frustrated to see his side gift struggling Sutton an early goal in a 1-1 draw that cost them the chance to go second.

Lewis Brunt’s loose pass in the box allowed Lee Angol to smash Sutton ahead in the eighth minute, the Stags needing a 35th-minute equaliser from George Maris to take a share of the spoils in a game largely ruined by the winds of Storm Jocelyn.

“It was perfect conditions for an away side like Sutton,” said Clough.

“So what you don’t do in those circumstances is give a goal away, which we did after a few minutes.

“It was a pass that ne...