Seamus Conneely's goal sent Accrington back to the top of Sky Bet League Two with a 1-0 win at 10-man promotion rivals Mansfield.
Conneely struck on the hour mark after Mansfield had wasted two good chances following Mal Benning's 13th-minute dismissal for a high tackle on Billy Kee.
It left the Stags without a league win over Stanley in 14 attempts and new boss David Flitcroft without a victory in his first five games in charge.
In an ill-tempered first half, Mansfield started well and Lee Angol had a vicious shot tipped over after only two minutes.
After losing Benning the hosts almost stole the lead after 33 minutes as Aaron Chapman turned over a powerful Rhys Bennett header and Angol volleyed wide from the corner.
The home side missed another sitter in the 50th minute as Kane Hemmings side-footed wide from six yards from a low Hayden White cross.
Stanley punished them after 60 minutes as Conneely was left unmarked from a Sean McConville corner to send a six-yard header past Conrad Logan to steal the points.
English League Two Standings
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Swindon Town | 20 | +13 | 39 |
2 | Exeter City | 20 | +5 | 36 |
3 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | +9 | 35 |
4 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | +16 | 34 |
5 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | +10 | 34 |
6 | Bradford City | 19 | +9 | 34 |
7 | Northampton Town | 20 | +8 | 31 |
8 | Colchester United | 19 | +7 | 30 |
9 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | +5 | 29 |
10 | Port Vale | 20 | -1 | 28 |
11 | Cambridge United | 20 | +5 | 27 |
12 | Newport County | 18 | +2 | 27 |
13 | Salford City | 20 | -6 | 25 |
14 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | +1 | 24 |
15 | Macclesfield Town | 19 | -3 | 23 |
16 | Crawley Town | 20 | -6 | 22 |
17 | Walsall | 20 | -11 | 22 |
18 | Mansfield Town | 20 | -3 | 21 |
19 | Leyton Orient | 20 | -8 | 21 |
20 | Grimsby Town | 18 | -5 | 20 |
21 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | -7 | 20 |
22 | Carlisle United | 20 | -12 | 20 |
23 | Stevenage | 19 | -9 | 15 |
24 | Morecambe | 20 | -19 | 15 |
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