With FA Cup hysteria now ebbing away, our attention on the Championship still has to wait briefly as we turn our focus to Newport County in the FAW Premier Cup, set for a 7pm kick-off on Tuesday night at Ninian Park.

As already covered, the match will see close to one thousand Newport supporters make the short trip to Cardiff as a place for the final against one of Carmarthen Town and Llanelli takes place on Tuesday February 26th. The televised match will have to be decided on the night, taking in extra time and penalties if required.

We last played Newport County in this competition back on January 26th 2004 when a Stuart Fleetwood goal gave us a 1-0 victory.

Newport County: D Roberts, T Evans, G Lloyd, N Davies, J Eckhardt, S Morgan, G Phillips, S Williams, J Moralee, G Shepard, S Bowen. Subs: A Williams, A Stephenson, J Phillips, S O'Sullivan, A Delve.

Cardiff (from): Arran Lee Barrett, Michael Haywood, Kirk Huggins, Nicky Fish, James Collins, Byron Anthony, Jason Bowen, , Michael Parkins, Danny Thomas, Gavin Gordon, Richard Ingram. Subs: Danny Brimble, Danny Parslow, Sean Cronin, Joe Ledley, Stuart Fleetwood.

So it'll be a case of welcome back to their supporters and staff, including assistant-manager Scott Young who is our Football-In-The-Community manager, Damon Searle, Lee Jarman, Jason Bowen, and James Simpson, plus Steve Jenkins and Lee Fowler who both had brief spells with us.

Early indications are that Paul Wilkinson will be fielding a mix of youth and experience. We hope to see as many of you as possible to support the boys.

Tickets are still available for the fixture and can be purchased by calling 0845 345 1400