Match Report: Adam Campbell spares Notts County blushes in Boreham Wood draw

A two-goal display from Adam Campbell stopped Notts County from going out of the FA Cup to non-league opposition in the first round for the second consecutive year as the Magpies fought from two down to draw 2-2 at Boreham Wood.

This time last year Notts were humiliated on national television as Salford City knocked them out of the competition, and it looked like more of the same 365 days later as the National League side opened the scoring in the first half.

On 31 minutes, former Arsenal and Crystal Palace youngster Morgan Ferrier latched onto an Angelo Balanta through-ball to score his eighth goal in as many games and send the Meadow Park home crowd wild.

John Sheridan's side offered little in response and, when Balanta cleverly controlled and fired home a Bruno Andrade assist to double the lead five minutes after half time, it looked like curtains for Notts.

Just as some fans were marking Saturday 3 December as a date to do their Christmas shopping, up popped substitute Adam Campbell to halve the deficit on the hour with a ferocious shot from range after Matt Paine had failed to clear a long ball forward.

With less than 10 minutes to go, the former Newcastle United forward nodded home from Carl Dickinson's corner to salvage the draw, and Vadaine Oliver could have won it late on, but his goal was ruled out for offside.

Notts will host Boreham Wood at Meadow Lane on Tuesday 15 November in the first-round replay, while the draw for the second round takes place on Monday 7 November.

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