John Sheridan pledges to be attack-minded at Meadow Lane

Notts County manager John Sheridan has pledged to play attacking, winning football at Meadow Lane as he targets home form as a key factor in leaving League Two.

The Magpies have failed to score in their two competitive games so far this season, both of which were away, but will welcome Stevenage to NG2 this weekend.

Sheridan told reporters: "The form at Meadow Lane is going to be massive for us. It always is when you are trying to get out of any division.

"I want us to be very positive and really go for games at home. I am going to be very attack-minded, and you need to score goals.

"A lot of the time, the formation will be set-up for us to play with a purpose like we are going to create chances."

Sheridan did, however, stress the importance of stemming the flow of goals at the back too, citing the 2-0 EFL Cup defeat at Scunthorpe United in midweek.

He added: "Even though I thought we defended well the other night, and our shape was good, we gave a silly free-kick away and it led to a goal.

"And for the second goal, we were in possession of the ball. It's not just down to the keeper and the defenders.

"That's people higher up the pitch sometimes giving you a problem by somebody taking too many touches and so on.

"It's about the team and we are trying to work hard as a team to stop goals from going in."

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