Luke Williams was full of praise for newest recruit Jodi Jones on his first league start for Notts County but explained his evening was almost ended early.
It was the Magpies' 22nd game unbeaten in the National League, with Macaulay Langstaff and Adam Chicksen on target to cancel out Armando Dobra's first-half equaliser to return to the summit of the table.
Jones was one of three changes for the Notts boss ahead of kick-off, with the 25-year-old identified as the man to fill the suspended Ruben Rodrigues' shoes.