Port Vale 0-2 Notts County

Jones' volley was his first goal for Notts County after joining on a free this summer

Notts County made it two wins in a row with an away victory at Port Vale.

The visitors went ahead through veteran midfielder Gary Jones, who netted a first-time volley from 30 yards.

The home side brightened up in the second-half, Roy Carroll making a terrific save from Tom Pope before Mark Marshall went close.

But Liam Noble's 87th-minute free-kick from 25 yards deflected off the defensive wall and swerved low inside the post, securing all three points.

Notts County manager Shaun Derry told BBC Radio Nottingham:

"It was an incredible defensive display from us. You have to be brave in many ways and I thought we were brave defensively - and all over the pitch.

"I know that Port Vale will be disappointed with that, but you have to find a way of winning games and we managed to do that.

"I thought big Jake Cassidy was absolutely unbelievable up there, occupying both centre-halves when we had the ball and made it difficult for them when they had the ball. All over the pitch, to a man, I'm so proud of them."