Jodi Jones Leads Notts County To 3-0 League Two Play-Off Final Win Over Salford City

Notts County secured promotion to League One with a 3-0 victory over Salford City in the League Two Play-Off Final at Wembley, with Jodi Jones playing a central role in all three goals.

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The BBC described the performance as "It was an outstanding performance. He really did have his moment." as Jones helped set up Notts County’s first-half goals and then added the promotion-sealing third.

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beIN SPORTS said Jones was in "scintillating form" for the Magpies, creating the opportunity for Alassana Jatta’s opener, providing the free-kick that led to Lucas Ness heading in the second, and capping the result by slotting in the third.

The Times reported that the win sealed County’s return to League One after 11 years, with David Beckham, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes watching as Salford suffered another heartbreak after missing out on automatic promotion by one point on the final day.

Martin Paterson, the County head coach, praised Jones as "a magician and a flair player," while also stressing that other work helped Jones shine on the biggest stage.

The Guardian framed the match as Alassana Jatta’s injection of higher echelon quality beginning a Notts County stroll in Wembley sunshine, with Lucas Ness’s header and Jodi Jones’s second-half goal confirming the 11-year absence ended.

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ESPN said Sir David Beckham made an unhappy Wembley Stadium return as Notts County beat the Salford side he co-owns 3-0, with first-half goals from Alassana Jatta and Lucas Ness and a clincher from Jodi Jones.

In the BBC’s account of Jones’s comeback, the winger said, "I'm over the moon," after revealing he is back to enjoying his football on a stage he can shine on.

The BBC detailed how Jones put three ACL injuries behind him to light up Wembley, saying he was sidelined for a total of 897 days during a spell at Coventry and missing 130 games between November 2017 and August 2021.

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In the same BBC report, Jones said, "Today was something else, one of the best days in my footballing career," as he described the moment while holding the play-off final trophy.

The Guardian said Salford were well beaten and boiled over, with Karl Robinson stating, "We have big dreams and big hopes and we didn’t fill any of them," after the League One boundary remained un-crossed.

Nottinghamshire Live said County will play League One football next season for the first time since 2015, and it listed upcoming trips to Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town.