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In League Two, Spurs loanee George Abbott and his Notts County side were in action away to Gillingham, live on Sky Sports red button for those in the UK. As always, Abbott was named in the starting XI by manager Stuart Maynard.

How things went for George Abbott down in the fourth tier

17 minutes into the game, former Tottenham Hotspur academy player Nick Tsaroulla gave Notts the lead. Three minutes later, veteran David McGoldrick doubled the lead for the Magpies, making it a dream start to the game.

Although Notts had chances to further extend their lead, they would go into the half time interval with a 2-0 lead, and Abbott once again impressing with his all round display in the middle of the park.

With ten minutes of the game remaining, the hosts got one back, making for a nervy finish to proceedings. It had been a pretty passive second half performance from Notts to tell the truth.

Luckily, Maynard’s side were able to hold on and secure a huge three points down in Kent. That is four wins from their last five league two games, and six wins from their last nine.

As touched on above, Notts had to dig in during the second half, and Abbott certainly played his part in that, with a very impressive, tenacious performance. During the 90 minutes, he recorded; 65 touches, eight ground duels won, 2/2 aerial duels won, one foul drawn, one clearance, one blocked shot, two interceptions, 0 times dribbled past, and an absolutely superb seven tackles. He was booked for a foul in stoppage time.

Safe to say, things are going really well, both individually and collectively. It is great to see that he will be continuing with Notts for the rest of the season. Sure, he could play at a higher level, but it would feel risky to take him out of a club he is doing so well at. We could even see him playing for Maynard’s side in League One next season – albeit you can see Championship sides being interested in him. At still just 19 years of age, there is no rush at all.

This win leaves Notts in the League Two table, with 50 points from their 28 games to date. Next up for the Magpies is a home game against bottom of the table Morecambe next Saturday, in the traditional 15:00 GMT slot.