Mansfield Town and Huddersfield Town drew 0-0 in League One on Saturday, a result that stretched Huddersfield's unbeaten start to six league games but left them frustrated against a side that played almost the entire second half with 10 men. Owen Dodgson was sent off for a late lunging tackle on Derensili Sanches Fernandes, a card Opta times at 46 minutes.
Huddersfield had 59% of the possession and 19 shots to Mansfield's seven, but only two of those were on target. They won six corners to Mansfield's two. Mansfield, beaten in each of their previous two league games, managed one shot on target of their own.
A Cagey First Half Without a Breakthrough
The opening was cagey. Michael Smith could not connect with a Nathan Moriah-Welsh cross inside the first 10 minutes, and midway through the half Bojan Radulovic hit the side-netting after Sanches Fernandes slipped him in. Stephen McLaughlin skied an effort over from distance, and Liam Roberts made a comfortable save from Joe Taylor shortly before half-time.