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Macclesfield Town are 15th in League Two having won five of their 16 league games so far

Macclesfield's home game with Mansfield on Saturday will go ahead, following the aversion of a strike threat.

The League Two club's players had refused to train and said that they would not play unless they were paid - but the majority are now understood to have been settled in full.

Three players have not been paid in full - and some football and regular staff remain unpaid.

An English Football League statement confirmed the game will take place.

It said: "The EFL has received assurances from Macclesfield that the fixture with Mansfield will go ahead as scheduled."

The EFL charged the Silkmen with misconduct on Thursday after they failed to payplayers on time.

They had given Macclesfield until 16:00 GMT on Wednesday to provide information after investigating the situation over unpaid wages.

Mansfield were first to break the news that Saturday's game would take place as scheduled

The players, who extended an initial deadline of 18:00 GMT on Friday night by two hours, went on strike last week over unpaid salaries.

The Silkmen went on to field youth and loan players in last Sunday's 4-0 FA Cup loss to seventh-tier Kingstonian after first-team players refused to play.

After Macclesfield began the process of paying players earlier in the week, Wednesday's Leasing.com Trophy tie against Shrewsbury went ahead as planned.

Players had been advised not to train beforehand because of concerns over health insurance, but the club has since paid the premiums.

The club has previously