NOTTS County manager Stuart Maynard praised his side for producing a “really big performance” as their comfortable 2-0 win at Newport County AFC kept them firmly in the mix for automatic promotion.
The Magpies ended a difficult month on a high as two goals from Charlie Whitaker earned victory at Rodney Parade and kept Maynard’s men sixth, just two points behind third-placed Port Vale with seven games to play.
After three defeats and two draws going into the game, it was a welcome three points for the visitors against a side with an impressive home record this season.
“That was a really big performance,” said Maynard. “A clean sheet is always pleasing, but we made it so comfortable.
“They didn’t really have any efforts at our goal and we didn’t have anything defensively to worry about.
“And they’ve got the fifth-best home record in the league, so they’re a very good team at home. We knew it was going to be a really tough test.
“They’ve got a lot of pace and can hurt you on the break, but we coped with it brilliantly.
“We haven’t got the results we wanted in the last three games but we performed really well so we were confident as a group that this result was coming.”
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