Ascot United 0-0 Newport Pagnell Town – Swans getting on top at Wembley

After taking that hit to the head, the TV cameras have picked up on Newport skipper Russell Short back on the subs bench sporting a nasty-looking cut above his eye.

On the pitch, Sage gets another good block in to deny Harry Grant.

The Swans are starting to hem Ascot into their own defensive third now. Ben Shepherd and Lewis Wilson have had chances, neither have been able to hit the target, while Ahmed is starting to see more of the ball as well on the right-flank.

Good strike from Jay Welch from the edge of the penalty area, his strike skidding just side of Conway’s right post

Newport really pressing here, Hall bursts into the box and gets to the byline pulls it back and Watkinson looks certain to score but Ascot keeper Rhys Forster gets a touch to the low ball into the box to deny him.

Straight up the other end, Bush makes a huge first impression on the game with a brilliant last-ditch tackle to deny Brendan Matthew a shooting chance.

OH so close for Newport. Corner swings in, it’s only cleared as far as Ford who puts the cross back into the far post as Hall pulled away but he can only direct his effort onto the post.

Neither Rob Gerrard nor Russell Short are able to continue here, both fought their cases but the docs have won over.

Walters replaces Gerrard for Ascot, while Shane Bush comes on to replace Short.

Just like last year, there are worrying pictures here as the stretcher comes out. It was a big bang of heads between Swans skipper Russell Short and one of the Ascot players.

Both sets of medical staff signalling for substitutuions, as the stretcher is on the field for the Ascot man.

Not sure that’s what Mo Ahmed meant, but ater skipping past the challenge of Harry Tucker, his cross hit the corner of the goal-frame and out for a goal-kick

Ahhh Jake Watkinson had Mo Ahmed up in support in acres of space but the striker decided to go it alone, firing through a crowd of bodies but it went harmlessly wide.

It opened up there for Ben Ford in front of goal, but his strike took a deflection off Tucker and went behind for a corner

Smail couldn’t repeat his heroics from a few minutes ago at the other end though, heading over.