Sean Neave, making his full league debut at under-21 level, opened the scoring inside two minutes at Thorp Arch before Diarmuid O'Carroll's side found themselves on level terms following Rhys Chadwick's curling strike.

The young Magpies regained their lead before the hour mark courtesy of Charlie McArthur's header before Ben Parkinson doubled the visitors' lead shortly after the restart, the Durham-born teenager's sixth goal of the 2024/25 season at second-string level.

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