Nathan Ashmore has vowed to let his football do the talking after bouncing back from the nightmare of Chesterfield.

Ebbsfleet's goalkeeper finished that game on January 5 with a Spireites fan standing over him in the goalmouth after tensions boiled over in a pitch invasion at the Proact Stadium.

But Ashmore made headlines for all the right reasons on Saturday with a man-of-the-match display to keep out National League leaders Leyton Orient at Stonebridge Road.

It was Fleet's first game for a fortnight and the break had clearly come at a good time.

"We all had last weekend off," said Ashmore. "It was good to get away and have a break.

"With what's happened to me personally, the stuff at Chesterfield, it wasn't nice and it was just nice to get away.

"To come back into training on Monday all fresh, it was like a fresh start and I'm just going to let my football do the talking now, like what I proved (on Saturday).

"What happened at Chesterfield was intimidating but I'm just going to leave that until it comes up again.

"That can get dealt with at another time, and that needs to be done, but Saturday was a very good result for the boys."

From one big game it was straight into another with Orient backed by around 1,500 travelling fans at Stonebridge Road. The terrace behind the goal Ashmore was defending in the second half was heaving but this time there was no hint of trouble.

"Both sets of fans were brilliant," he said. "It was a good game to play in and good to get the three points.

"They're a good side, they're top of the table for a reason so they're going to have their spell and we've been tested. It proved that we're up for the challenge.

"We're just taking each game as it comes. We've played well, we're on a good little run and we just need to keep pushing now."

Ashmore was back to his very best against Orient, making save after save as the O's failed to score on the road for only the third time this season.

Top of the pile was a brilliant reaction stop to thwart the division's leading scorer, Macauley Bonne, from point-blank range.

So how did he keep it out? "Not a clue to be fair!" said Ashmore.

"That's part and parcel of being a keeper. Those moments are why I love playing, doing what I'm doing.

"The boys played really well and it was a massive win for us.

"We're on a great run but we can't think too much ahead.

"We've just got to take one game at a time and build on it, like we have done."