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A winning mentality attuned to the old adage of another managerial great, Brian Clough's "it only takes a second to score a goal".

Akins has made more than 150 appearances for Mansfield since joining them in January 2022 from Burton Albion, a club where he also previously played under Clough.

Following Akins' sentencing, Stags boss Nigel Clough said the jail term came as an "unbelievable shock" to the club.

The match is a rerun of the 1979 European Cup final, where Forest striker Trevor Francis scored the winner in a 1-0 victory for Brian Clough's side.

It meant Forest missed the chance of successive wins to start a top-flight season for the first time since 1987-88 under Brian Clough, but stretched their unbeaten Premier League run against Palace to 11 games.