Two goals from Lee Newman overturned a one goal deficit against Horsham to give United their seventh consecutive win and send them into the third and final qualifying round of the FA Carlsberg Trophy.  Horsham proved to be tough opponents and it took a goal from the visitors midway through the second half to spark United into life which they did to devastating effect scoring twice within minutes to retake the lead and going close to adding to the score more than once before the final whistle.

Magpies manager Johnson Hippolyte made three changes to the line up that had triumphed in the FA Cup the previous week, news signings Delroy Preddie and Dwane Lee along with Craig Lewington slotting into give a break to Richard Witt and Chico Ramos ahead of the big FA Cup tie next week, whilst Dominic Sterling was unavailable due to a personal commitment.

These changes to the line up gave Horsham the upper hand in the opening exchanges with Lewis Taylor going closest to scoring in a dour first half with a long shot which was pushed round the post by Preddie.

The introduction of Stephen Hughes for Maidenhead on the left wing at half time gave the game fresh impetus and just short of the hour mark the big striker whipped in a tantalising cross which eluded attackers and defenders alike.  It was Horsham though that took the lead in the 66^th minute when a penetrating throw from Stuart Myall on the right hand touch line was flicked on by Carl Rook causing chaos in the United defence which Jamie Taylor took advantage of to slip through the backline and volley home from close range.

Maidenhead reacted to this insult by pouring forward in search of an equaliser bolstered by the addition of Adie Allen on the right wing.  The goal came within two minutes of the restart when a pinpoint cross field pass from Ryan Parsons enabled Newman to sprint clear of the defence and finish with aplomb to give goalkeeper Alan Mansfield no chance.  With a quarter of an hour left Newman put United ahead although this time it was all down to Mansfield as he fired a Jose Goncalves back pass straight at the retreating striker and could only watch in horror as the ball rebounded back past him and into the net.

From this point on it was all Maidenhead with Allen and Yashwa Romeo both going close to adding to the score before the final whistle signalled United’s seventh consecutive victory setting the club up perfectly for the FA Cup trip to Stafford.

Magpies: Preddie, Smith, Parsons, Nisbet, Lee, Hughes R (67 Allen), Lewington, Osman, O'Connor, Newman L (83 Romeo), Clarke Dw (45 Hughes S). Unused subs: Driver, Ramos.

Goals: Newman 68, 75.  Bookings: Newman 40, Lewington 50, Hughes S 63.

Magpie of the Match: Lee Newman. Gate: 322.

Hornets: Mansfield, Stuart Myall, Goncalves, French, Hemsley, Taylor, Carney, Westcott (83 Geard), Taylor, Rook, Charman. Unused subs: Graves, Howard, Frankland. 

Booking: French 25.