Crewe Alexandra boss David Artell says his team will have to stand-up to street wise Notts County this evening. Kevin Nolan’s inform Magpies are currently top of League Two on goal difference from Exeter City and Artell knows that his team will have to be at their best to have a chance of getting anything from the game.

Artell told crewealex.net: “Kevin has done a terrific job and has turned them around from where they were when we took over. They are now many people’s favourites for promotion.

“He has invested wisely and is getting the best out of them. They have a number of experienced players and are street wise. They also have great ability and we have to relish the challenge of facing the team who are top of the league.

“We have to keep believing and believe that we are a good side because we have shown it this season. We have to be difficult to beat tonight, dogged and resilient and then take our chances.

He added: “I was pleased with the number of chances we created at Yeovil on Saturday, but it didn’t count for too much because we ended up losing 2-0. Everything we did on Saturday was outweighed by the disappointment we felt with the result.”