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Notts County 1-1 Leicester City: Russell Martin not very surprised by his team's performance
ESPN15 Aug 2026PA

Notts County 1-1 Leicester City: Russell Martin not very surprised by his team's performance

Conor Grant's late strike salvaged a deserved point for Notts County as they held former Premier League champions Leicester to a 1-1 draw at Meadow Lane.

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Leicester boss Russell Martin admitted his team have lessons to learn after being held to a 1-1 draw at Notts County. Jayden Joseph fired the visitors in front after 62 minutes, unleashing a powerful right-footed drive and beating James Belshaw from distance. The strike was tough on County, who had dominated the opening exchanges and saw Ollie Cooper hit the crossbar having pounced on Alex McCarthy's clearance. However, they claimed a deserved point when Conor Grant turned home in the 81st minute, converting from close range after fellow substitute Emile Acquah had seen a header strike a post. Asked for his thoughts on Leicester's performance in their opener, Martin told Sky Sports: "Yeah I don't think it's a surprise, first game of the season. I don't feel surprised about the performance. Some of the chances we gave up when we weren't composed enough with the ball or intense enough

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