Kevin Nolan pleased with Notts County display against Wigan Athletic

Kevin Nolan believes his Notts County side "more than matched" Wigan Athletic, but admits work needs to be done regarding the Magpies' defending.

Saturday's pre-season friendly at Meadow Lane saw Lewis Alessandra give Notts the lead in emphatic fashion, but a Richard Duffy own goal and a Callum Lang strike gave the Latics the win.

Nolan told the official site: "Throughout the 90 minutes we more than matched them and made a lot of chances.

"But the manner in which we gave away the goals was frustrating and the lads know that.

"We are still two weeks away [from the start of the season] and there is a lot of work to do on the training pitch.

"We have to keep reminding the players of what we have to do to be successful but there were a lot of positives to take away from the game against a good Wigan side who got more than they probably deserved today.

"We have got quality in the final third and I have told the players they have to believe in themselves more.

"They can all get better individually and collectively - and the signings we have brought in have taken us up another notch - but we will be a real handful once it all starts clicking into place."

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