Matt Tootle admits Notts County switched off in lead-up to Crewe goal

Notts County defender Matt Tootle has expressed his dismay at conceding a minute after scoring against Crewe Alexandra, admitting his side were not switched on after kickoff.

Jonathan Forte opened the scoring for the Magpies in the 80th minute of Saturday's League Two clash at Meadow Lane, only for Alex Kiwomya - nephew of former Notts boss Chris - to equalise moments after the restart.

Tootle told reporters: "You can be susceptible after you've scored a goal and you are more likely to concede.

"We watched in the dressing room and we haven't switched on straight away. It's not right.

"There's a big hole in the middle of the pitch which can't happen. Once you have a couple of people out of position, then everybody is too.

"It's a tough one to swallow because it could have been a good result for us considering it wasn't the best performance.

"We needed one (a result) more than wanted one because it was all about the three points and getting back on a run again.

"We scrapped and battled, did what we needed to do, but were unlucky."

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