A troubled Southend United, cheered on by a vociferous travelling contingent of nearly 900 were buoyed by a positive start with front man Sam Dalby putting the Shrimpers ahead after just 10 minutes.
Unfortunately for the Essex coast faithful that was as good as it got on an afternoon that saw the Magpies finally get their act together and put the visitors to the sword.
Key match stats.
As the chart above shows, despite a good start with the early goal Southend were pretty much second best in all actions.
What is interesting is the match tempo for both teams is high and it would be hard to argue with that as both sides played their part in a high intensity encounter.
It was Notts who eventually took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second half where the visitors were forced to retreat deeper as Ian Burchnall's side laid siege to the Southend goal.
Points needed updated and 1.842 PPG on average would historically see a top 3 finish. It still remains to be seen if Chesterfield and Boreham can continue to accrue points at their current rate as we head into the New Year and the second half of the season.
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Progress updated and results elsewhere, mainly Wrexham's win at home to Weymouth mean Notts drop a place to 6th but remain in a good position with Chesterfield to play next in the league.
National League results tracker updated and just one defeat in the last 9 league games for Notts.
Goal segment chart updated and finally a goal in the first 15 minutes, unfortunately not for Notts.
Six game segments updated and 3 points from 3 so far in this segment..
Player stats next. As usual this is the new table that is also available to view on the player stats page of the website here. There will also be separate tables for the two cup competitions.
A debut sees a new face on the player stats table in Jayden Richardson who impressed at RWB including a very cool assist for the first of Kyle Wootton's two goals.
Goals and assists chart updated for all competitions and a first assist of the season for Kyle Wootton . . . oh and another two goals as well which sees him on 12 for the season.
Goal scatter charts. As promised I have now included a goals conceded chart as well.
You can hover on the dots (tap if on a touch screen) to view details for each goal.
Expected goals and the highest xG recorded by Notts for the season so far.
No fewer than 9 Notts players with attempts on goal for this game which is an indication of how much emphasis is put on the playing system and not reliant on individual players.
Kyle Wootton maybe should have had a hattrick with his headed chance in the first half which was recorded as 0.40 xG. His first goal had the highest recorded xG at 0.57 and Ruben Rodrigues managed to sky a 0.45 chance over the bar from 6 yards out.
Notts' dominance after conceding the early goal was confirmed with the chances created suggesting 2.540 xPTS (expected points) and a win percentage of 80.25%.
National League goal scorers includes cup games, penalties and own goals.
Ian Burchnall's record updated after 42 games.
Another break from the league this weekend with a Saturday evening FA Trophy tie at home to Altrincham before all eyes turn to Chesterfield away on the 21st December.
As always thanks for reading.
COYP!
Richard