Goals from Matthew Dennis, Sonny Aljofree, Nick Tsaroulla and Conor Grant sparked Notts County’s season into life as they beat Shrewsbury 4-1 at Meadow Lane.

Having previously failed to taste victory since appointing new boss Martin Paterson over the summer, last season's play-off semi-finalists heaped further misery on the visitors, who saw John Marquis score in the 32nd minute.

County were cruising when Dennis pounced on a mistake by Manchester United loanee Elyh Harrison in the eighth minute before Aljofree doubled their lead from close range after 20 minutes.

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But more poor defending, this time at the other end of the pitch, handed Shrewsbury a lifeline when Marquis guided a header past Kelle Roos.

With both sides entering the game in poor form, self-belief was in short supply. But the excellent Tsaroulla restored the Magpies' cushion with a delightful finish shortly after the restart, sweeping an angled finish past Harrison.

Shrewsbury's hopes of avoiding a fourth straight defeat were extinguished in the 82nd minute when Conor Grant met fellow substitute Kellan Gordon's pass to slam home.

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