There will not be any heated seats waiting for Premier League leaders Arsenal at Mansfield Town on Saturday, but there will be the smell of a fresh lick of paint at the 10,000-capacity One Call Stadium. Mansfield's first appearance in the fifth round of the FA Cup for more than half a century is also one of the highest-profile games in the club's 129-year history. "This is what football is, days like this which mean everything," she tells BBC East Midlands Today. "You have all those unglamorous matches, rainy Tuesday games away with a four- or five-hour drive back home, just to get up for work the next day. "For supporters and for us it makes everything worthwhile, and shows that it doesn't matter if expectations say you shouldn't do something."

Source: BBC March 07, 2026 00:58 UTC