DOVER Athletic travel to Newport County for a league match on Saturday without key midfielder Jamie Day who starts a two match suspension this weekend. In any case Day is expected to be sidelined for some weeks with a thigh injury.

Amid the excitement of the FA Cup, Whites need to keep focussed on the league as they bid to overcome their slow start and get up the table among the front-runners.

Mark Patterson is hoping to make the trip to South Wales after a flare-up of his glandular fever forced him to miss the Maidenhead game.

Whites’ victories in their last two matches have eased the pressure on manager Clive Walker who was considering his future after the 2-1 defeat at Cambridge City.

Assistant manager Paul Hyde Hyde insisted that Walker still had the backing and confidence of the players, saying: “Clive is a very accomplished manager and knows the game inside out. He is very well respected in the dressing room.”