Match Report: Notts County fight back to earn point against Stevenage

Notts County have salvaged a point against Stevenage in the first Meadow Lane game of the 2016-17 season as Jon Stead helped the Magpies come from behind.

The visitors made a bright start and made the most of a mistake by Haydn Hollis, who should have cleared the ball but instead allowed midfielder Jobi McAnuff to get inside and tee up Ben Kennedy, who rifled home.

John Sheridan's side managed to pull level midway through the first half when a 50-yard pass by Carl Dickinson picked out the run of Stead, who lobbed the advancing Jamie Jones to net his and his side's first goal of the campaign.

Notts then poured forward in the search of further goals and were denied by the woodwork on two occasions.

Stead hit the post when he fired across goal following neat work by Hollis, before Thierry Audel rattled the crossbar from close range, but ultimately the spoils were shared.

Sheridan was not happy with his side, telling reporters after the game: "The second half was a shocking performance and I’m not happy one bit. We made it look very difficult and we were causing ourselves a massive problem.

"I’m not having it – Stevenage totally dominated the second half. There’s no danger that what happened last season will happen this season with me – I will sort it out."

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