THE FAW have confirmed that Neil Ashton's red card at Newport last Saturday was for denying a goalscoring opportunity.

As such, it brings with it a one-match ban from first team football, so he will miss out on this Saturday's encounter with York City.

The former Chester defender is though allowed to play in non-first team games until his ban is served, so he is likely to be involved in tonight's totesport.com league fixture with Oldham Athletic.