Luke Williams said it was difficult to leave Cedwyn Scott out of his starting line-up against Oldham on Sunday afternoon but praised the striker's reaction to the decision.
His replacement in the starting line-up was the returning Macaulay Langstaff, with the Magpies number nine firing home his 22nd goal of the season after great work from Aaron Nemane in the build-up.
But following Nathan Sheron's equaliser, Scott was introduced into the action and added to his two goals scored against the Latics at Meadow Lane, only for Joe Nuttall to net a penalty late on.