Hereford United 4 Accrington Stanley 0

HEREFORD'S best performance for several weeks earned them a home tie in the fourth round of the FA Trophy and left boss Graham Turner well satisfied.

The teams had drawn 0-0 on Saturday but after Tuesday's replay win Turner said: "It's been a good night's work and we could have scored more goals.

"When the draw came out of the hat it was always going to be a very tough tie and we have done the job very professionally. The players have done extremely well over the two games."Adam Stansfield shoots Hereford into the lead.

Although Hereford were already leading thanks to Adam Stansfield's 16th-minute strike, the game's key moment came 11 minutes later when Accrington defender Mike Flynn was shown a red card for bringing down the Bulls' top scorer.

United went on to exploit the extra space and made full use of their numerical superiority to dominate the remainder of the game.

Danny Carey-Bertram's looping shot forced a fifth-minute save from visiting goalkeeper Paul Crichton and it was no surprise when, after controlling the early play, Hereford took the lead.

Craig Stanley's pass split the Accrington defence for Stansfield to race in and net with a crisp shot - his 17th goal of the season in all competitions.

Danny Williams' fine effort from the free-kick awarded at Flynn's dismissal came back off the bar but Hereford extended their lead on 34 minutes.

Following a Williams corner, the ball reached Carey-Bertram and he had no problem in smashing in his third goal in eight days.

Ian Craney should have reduced arrears following a slip by Tony James but blasted wide in the 41st minute and the miss was fully punished three minutes after the break.

Williams' corner was flicked on by Stanley and defender Tom Smith arrived at the back post to nod home his first senior goal.

On 66 minutes, Hereford moved further away from the visitors when Simon Travis broke down the left and crossed into the goalmouth.

Centre-back Robbie Williams completely missed his attempted clearance, leaving Carey-Bertram with a chance he could not miss from four yards.

The Accrington defender redeemed himself with a fine challenge to prevent youngster Andy Williams grabbing his first senior goal but Hereford wasted a number of other fine chances to boost their goal tally.

The Bulls will now entertain the winners of last night's all-Unibond Premier League replay, between Hyde United and Whitby Town, at Edgar Street on February 5.

Sending-off - Accrington: Flynn, professional foul, 27 min.

Goals: Stansfield, 16 min, 1-0; Carey-Bertram, 34 min, 2-0; Smith, 48 min, 3-0; Carey-Bertram, 66 min, 4-0.

Hereford: Mawson, Green, James, Smith, Travis, Anyinsah, Pitman (Hyde 69 min), Stanley, D Williams (A Williams 83 min), Stansfield (Purdie 50 min), Carey-Bertram. Subs not used: Scott, Robinson.

Accrington: Crichton, Howarth (Smith 32 min), Williams, Flynn, Cavanagh, Craney, Jagielka, Brannan, Cook, Mullin (Flitcroft 64 min), McEvilly. Subs not used: Alcock, Prendergast, Procter.

Referee: Bob Desmond (Swindon).

Attendance: 740.