Notts County extended their lead at the top of the National League table with a comfortable 3-0 win against Aldershot.
The Magpies moved five points clear at the summit to hand the Shots their third consecutive league loss.
Joe Partington came close with a free-kick which went just wide of the post before Macaulay Langstaff had his effort saved by Luca Ashby-Hammond.
Notts County took the lead in the 27th minute when Langstaff’s initial shot was blocked, but Jim O’Brien reacted quickly to slot the ball home.
The visitors doubled their lead in the 56th minute when Ruben Rodrigues found the bottom corner from 20 yards out.
Ashby-Hammond was called into action again to deny Cedwyn Scott at the near post, but the Magpies found a third goal in the 89th minute with a lobbed shot from distance by Aaron Nemane to wrap up the three points.
Match report supplied by PA Media
Line-ups
Aldershot
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Ashby-Hammond
- 2DaviesBooked at 90mins
- 3Harfield
- 4PartingtonSubstituted forPendleburyat 79′minutes
- 12Elva-Fountaine
- 5Cordner
- 16Jordan
- 23Glover
- 7Amaluzor
- 9EffiongSubstituted forHutchinsonat 69′minutesBooked at 87mins
- 18AlfaSubstituted forWillardat 69′minutes
Substitutes
- 11Panayiotou
- 17Hutchinson
- 19Pendlebury
- 20Klass
- 27Willard
Notts County
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Slocombe
- 4CameronSubstituted forBajramiat 66′minutes
- 15Baldwin
- 18Palmer
- 23Chicksen
- 2BrindleyBooked at 76mins
- 11Nemane
- 6O’Brien
- 20RodriguesSubstituted forBostockat 66′minutes
- 19ScottSubstituted forDe Castroat 81′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 9Langstaff
Substitutes
- 7Mitchell
- 10De Castro
- 14Francis
- 16Bajrami
- 24Bostock
- Referee:
- Scott Simpson
- Attendance:
- 2,039
Live Text
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Match ends, Aldershot Town 0, Notts County 3.
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Second Half ends, Aldershot Town 0, Notts County 3.
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Archie Davies (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Quevin De Castro (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal! Aldershot Town 0, Notts County 3. Aaron Nemane (Notts County).
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Jake Hutchinson (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution, Notts County. Quevin De Castro replaces Cedwyn Scott.
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Substitution, Aldershot Town. Olly Pendlebury replaces Joe Partington.
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Richard Brindley (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution, Aldershot Town. Tommy Willard replaces Ody Alfa.
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Substitution, Aldershot Town. Jake Hutchinson replaces Inih Effiong.
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Substitution, Notts County. John Bostock replaces Rúben Rodrigues.
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Substitution, Notts County. Geraldo Bajrami replaces Kyle Cameron.
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Goal! Aldershot Town 0, Notts County 2. Rúben Rodrigues (Notts County).
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Second Half begins Aldershot Town 0, Notts County 1.
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First Half ends, Aldershot Town 0, Notts County 1.
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Goal! Aldershot Town 0, Notts County 1. Jim O’Brien (Notts County).
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
