Kevin Nolan eager to maintain momentum in Mansfield clash

Kevin Nolan has stressed that he wants Notts County to give their all in Tuesday night's EFL Cup home encounter with Mansfield Town.

The Magpies currently sit second in Northern Group G on three points, level with Lincoln City, who won their opening group game against the Stags 3-1.

Although the competition - currently branded as the Checkatrade Trophy - continues to divide opinion among fans and club staff up and down the country, Nolan is eager to get to the next stage, maintain their unbeaten home record, and get one over on their local rivals.

“We want to win the game and get through to the next round,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post.

“We want to have a good run and keep the momentum going. We are at home and we have that mentality in which we feel we can beat anyone.

“And we should have that feeling, but it’s going to be a tough game because it’s a derby and they will throw everything at us.

“They will raise their game as they did last month when we were top of the league so my lads should not be expecting anything less.

“But since they have beaten us they haven’t won since and there’s no better way to take the pressure off by winning a derby.

“It’s a chance for them to get back to winning ways and I am sure Steve Evans will be looking at that.

“We want to use our proud home record to our advantage. Every win means something and hopefully it can start a bit of momentum.”

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