Ian Burchnall felt Notts County were the "better team" in the second half of their showdown against Chesterfield as the Magpies had to settle for a point.
Notts had fallen behind in the first half when Alex Whittle struck past Sam Slocombe after good work by Akawsi Asante during the build-up.
But the Magpies hit back just before half-time when Ruben Rodrigues was fouled by Whittle which saw Kyle Wootton score from the penalty spot.