Danny Reet could well be put on the Stags bench against MK Dons, following him missing the 2-2 draw with Shrewsbury due to a knee injury, however Giles Coke could well miss out with a bruised ankle "I think Danny will be fine, but we will have to wait and see with Giles," manager Peter Shirtliff told the Mansfield CHAD.
Stephen Dawson stands by to cover for Coke, with Shirtliff looking forward to starting the home campaign "Milton Keynes have just come down and have a lot of experience and one or two dangerous players like McLeod.
"But it is up to us as the home side to get about them and see what we can do. It will be a tough task but we have nothing to fear."
Kick off is at 7.45pm.