1. A lack of potency.
After Notts County's Portuguese midfielder Ruben Rodrigues was dismissed for handling the ball as it was going out of play in the 65th minute, Torquay United played the remainder of the match against ten men - but failed to make their numerical advantage.
Defensively, the Gulls have become more resolute - as evidenced with back-to-back clean sheets in addition to back-to-back wins against FC Halifax Town and Maidstone United and followed by a 1-1 draw with Woking.
However, their clash with Notts County that they also need to address the issue of showing more creativity in the final third and re-discover scoring goals in 'Gary time'.
2. Professional display from Lewis Collins on debut.
After joining the club on loan from Newport County, Lewis Collins was handed his debut on 35 minutes when he entered the fray in place of Sutton United loanee Tope Fadahunsi. Collins then had a hand in United's equaliser when he teed up Shaun Donnellan whose cross then found Tom Lapslie who scored to draw the Gulls level.
3. Lapslie on target.
Tom Lapslie's equaliser three minutes before half-time was his third goal of the campaign, which now means he has surpassed his goal scoring return last season of two.
4. The versatility of Shaun Donnellan.
One of the plus points of United's 2022-23 campaign has been the versatility of summer signing Shaun Donnellan, who has appeared at right back, centre back and in the centre of midfield.
Donnellan started out on Saturday as part of a back three with Nico Lawrence and Dean Moxey, but he later moved into the middle of midfield when Ross Marshall replaced Ryan Hanson who was on a yellow card and was running the risk of receiving a second.
5. Nico Lawrence excelled in the centre of defence.
Southampton loanee Nico Lawrence produced anither solid performance in the heart of United's defence and continues to grow as a player. Against the Magpies he found himself gong toe-to-toe with the National League's leading scorer Macauley Langstaff - and other than the goal which Langstaff scored to give County the lead in the 34th minute he got very little change out of Lawrence.
6. Notts become the first team to complete the 'double' over the Gulls.
By coming away from Plainmoor with a 2-1 win
