Ashton are third in the table with 51pts, Ilkeston fifth with 45pts, so it should be a good game.
Ilkeston, having sold their top scorer Tom Cursons, will have to find someone else to get their goals.
Two buses are taking Ilkeston supporters to the Hurst Cross Stadium.
It’s a difficult game, but Ashton will be thinking the same thing.
Follow progress here from 3pm, along with goal flashes from Derby v Sheffield Utd.
Teams –
Ashton United:
1 Eastham, 2 Rose, 3 Doherty, 4 Newton, 5Burke, 6 Baird, 7 Byrne, 8 White, 9 Hardy, 10 Osei, 11 Rowe,
Bench: 12 Denton, 14 Bjork, 15 Gilchrist, 16 Cowan, 17 Chimalilo.
Ilkeston Town:
1 Matt Yates, 2 Kornell McDonald, 3 Sam Parker, 4 Lindon Meikle, 5 Tom Marshall, 6 Callum Minkley, 7 L’Varn Brandy, 8 Declan Eratt-Thompson, 9 Harvey Kirby-Moore , 10 Jonathan Wafula, 11 Jamie Walker.
Bench: 12 Jordan Stevens, 14, Logan Green, 15 George Wilkinson, 16 Alex Hardwick, 17 Ben Hutchinson.
Peep! We’re off. Ashton in red. Ilkeston in blue.
Both teams are showing their attacking intent.
Good goalkeeper saves at each end. First Matt Yates saves Burke’s shot, then Jordan Eastham does well to keep out Jamie Walker’s effort.
Strong spell by the hosts. Byrne brings a diving save from Yates, and there are saving blocks by MacDonald and Meikle.
An Ilkeston break sees Wafula close to scoring – his shot is just wide.
Declan Eratt-Thompson’s corner kick is met full on by Tom Marshall’s head but Luke Burke clears the ball off the line!
It’s end to end now. Anything can happen.
Both sets of fans are enjoying this.
Teasing cross by Walker is grabbed by Eastham.
L’Varn Brandy is booked for a late challenge.
Half time: 0-0.
[HT: Derby 0 Shef U 0]
Second half begins
[Derby 0 Shef U 1]
GOAL for Ashton. Darius Osei follows up a crossbar hit and smashes the ball into the Ilkeston net. 48 mins. 1-0.
GOAL for Ashton. Darius Osei is again on hand to put his side two up. He nudges in Docherty’s cross on 54 mins. 2-0.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Brandy gets one back, 63 mins. 2-1. Good move between him, Walker and Wafula.
Hope revived for the travelling Ilkeston fans!
Meikle shot is well saved by Eastham.
Scorer Osei is taken off by Ashton. Replaced by Gilchrist.
Ilkeston make a triple change: Wilkinson, Hardwick and Stevens come on. Kirby-Moore, Meikle and Wafula make way for them.
Ashton’s Sam Baird is booked for a foul on Alex Hardwick.
Declan Eratt-Thompson shot is well saved by Eastham.
Luck favours Ilkeston as an Ashton forward misses a big chance.
Ilkeston are taking risks as they look for an equaliser.
Another Ilkeston change: Hutchinson on for Walker.
Ilkeston piling forward to try and equalise.
Ashton are wasting as much time as they can.
Ilkeston appeal for a penalty – not given!
Great effort by Ilkeston in added time.
Stevens shot well saved.
Full time: Ashton 2 Ilkeston 1.
