Notts a point off the playoffs after seeing off York

All of a sudden, the outlook at Notts County is much rosier – four wins on the spin at home, a climb up to 13th place in League Two, and best of all, just one point off the playoffs!

A good, if frustrating, day at the office saw the Magpies register possibly the lowest-scoring thrashing in recent years as, despite a dominant display, they sealed a 1-0 win against York City.

Ricardo Moniz’s charges started brilliantly, with Izale McLeod showing his quality by weighing in with a number of dangerous efforts in the first ten minutes alone.

He didn’t have to wait much longer to break the deadlock, however, finally getting onto the scoresheet in the 12th minute when opposition goalkeeper Scott Flinders completely misjudged a seemingly routine Liam Noble punt to leave the ex-Crawley man with an open goal, in which he nonchalantly slotted the ball.

Notts continued to dominate proceedings on the pitch but a second strike evaded them, which nearly saw them pegged back when James Berrett’s drive forced Roy Carroll into a great save.

The hosts continued from where they had left off in the second half but again failed to get the ball into the back of the net for a second time, with Mike Edwards connecting with the post and Adam Campbell forcing Flinders into a low save.

Gauging the home side’s increasing tension, York piled forward and could have struck back through David Tutonda and Anthony Straker, but unlike their game against Wimbledon, they managed to see this game out and claim their second three points of the week.