Fulham manager Martin Jol said he was a 'happy customer' after his side picked up a share of the spoils at Aston Villa which moved them onto the 40-point mark.
Charles N'Zogbia put Villa in front when he bent a shot into the top left hand corner, but Fabian Delph flicked a header into his own goal to gift the west Londoners a point.
However, Jol admitted Paul Lambert's men were the better side on the day and was pleased to come away with a draw.
"First I'm pleased because I thought they looked the better team," the Dutchman told Sky Sports. "We were hot and cold today. We had good possession and then we were sloppy again, so we made them stronger.
"If you look at them over the last three to four weeks they have had three wins and one defeat, so I think they did ever so well.
"They press you, they're strong, they've got strong runners, so I think in the end to get a draw at Villa Park where last year we lost in the dying seconds is good.
"To be at 40 points as well makes me a happy customer."
Notts took the lead against the run of play after 18 minutes when Curtis Thompson pulled the ball across the area and Jeff Hughes scored.
The visitors equalised in the 37th minute when, after a terrific passing move, Andrew Bond's low cross gave Jabo Ibehre a simple tap-in on the line.
The half-time whistle was delayed when U's defender David Wright came off worst in a clash of heads with Joss Labadie right on the 45 minute mark, and after a lengthy stoppage of more than 10 minutes the full-back had to be carried from the field on a stretcher.
County restored their lead after 77 minutes when sub Arquin met a Alan Sheehan corner with a terrific looping header over goalkeeper Sam Walker.
Youngster Nangle then came off the bench to seal the win for the Magpies in stoppage time when he coolly slotted home an Enoch Showunmi cross.
It still looks like mission impossible for Pools but Austin's goal after 10 minutes ensured their fate is still not sealed.
Hartlepool's Jonathan Franks and Tranmere's Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro both saw chances narrowly miss the target in a lively opening spell.
But Rovers temperatures were raised when referee Lee Collins pointed to the penalty spot after ruling that Ben Gibson had held Sam Collins in the box.
The hosts thought justice had been served when Owain Fon Williams saved Simon Walton's spot-kick but Austin pounced to slide home the rebound.
Andy Robinson almost produced a 37th-minute equaliser when he tricked his way beyond two Hartlepool defenders before seeing his shot strike the outside of a post.
And he suffered a similar agonising fate when Rovers were awarded a penalty of their own 12 minutes after the break, with Scott Flinders superbly tipping his effort onto the crossbar after Peter Hartley was judged to have felled Akpa Akpro.
Tranmere substitute Cole Stockton flashed a 73rd-minute shot over the bar shortly after entering the action.
But that was to be as close as Rovers came to rescuing anything from the game, with Akpa Akpro's wildly-struck free-kick just about summing up Tranmere's day late on amid a chorus of boos at the final whistle.
Former Sheffield United striker Clarke had a goal-bound shot parried by goalkeeper Joe Murphy early on before firing Crawley ahead in the 15th minute.
A free-kick on the edge of the penalty area by Nicky Adams was worked to Clarke and his deflected low shot wrong-footed Murphy.
The hosts threatened again midway through the first half when a dangerous cross by Clarke was headed over by Mat Sadler.
Coventry skipper Carl Baker forced Crawley goalkeeper Paul Jones to parry his free-kick and came close again moments before the break when Jones palmed away his goalbound shot.
The match was played in constant rain and it was difficult for both sides on a heavy pitch at the Broadfield Stadium.
But former Gillingham defender Essam sealed victory in the 59th minute with his first goal for the club, bundling the ball home from close range following a corner by Adams.
Coventry never threatened to launch a comeback as they slid to their third successive away defeat.
