Notts County moved four points clear at the top of the National League following a 2-0 win over Gateshead at Meadow Lane.
In a first half that lacked real quality, the Magpies found the breakthrough three minutes before half-time, Ed Francis on his return to the side seeing his deflected effort wrong-foot Dan Langley.
And the scoring was rounded off just after the hour-mark when Kyle Cameron's looping header found Ruben Rodrigues on the line to tap home his seventh goal of the campaign.
