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AS HAPPY HARRY HITS WINNER

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The LeaguePaper Team
23 August 2026

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough said: “I thought we deserved at least a point over the course of the game. I thought we were very good in the first half and controlled that. In the second half they controlled it more certainly.

PICTURES: Jim Steele
ROAR-SOME: Cameron Brannagan is mobbed by Mark Harris after doubling Oxford’s lead

cause it means more for a number nine like him to score the winner.
“Mansfield are a really difficult team to do that against because they are a really talented side.
“We suffered so badly at their place last season. But today...

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