WEALDSTONE v COUNTY. KO 3pm

NAT Jarvis has already helped Cardiff City to Wembley this season and today he aims to fire Newport County to the national stadium for the first time in their history.

The 20-year-old, on loan from the Bluebirds until the end of the season, scored for his parent club in the Carling Cup back in August – setting them on the road to their final defeat to Liverpool last month.

And he netted for the Exiles in the first leg of their FA Trophy semi-final against Wealdstone last Saturday.

Justin Edinburgh’s men lead 3-1 going into today’s second leg knowing that they are just 90 minutes away from a dream date at Wembley on May 12.

But, speaking to the Argus, Jarvis’ mind went back to last month’s quarter-final against Northwich Victoria when County were 2-0 behind and staring down the barrel of a shock exit.

The striker admits he thought their chances of making it to Wembley were dead and buried before he capped a remarkable comeback with a diving header to win the game in the last minute after two goals from super-sub Jake Harris.

It’s that experience that has led Jarvis to be cautious ahead of today’s match, despite County’s two-goal cushion.

“I thought it was all over because we were terrible in the first half. It’s probably the worst we’ve played,” he said of the 3-2 victory against Northwich.

“The gaffer got into us at half time, made a few changes and we managed to get three goals and turn it round thanks to Jake Harris and myself.

“It was an incredible last 20 minutes because we were really on our game and applying so much pressure on them and thankfully it paid off in the end.

“We’re hoping we don’t need to do that today but it’s the second leg of a semi-final and they are going to throw the kitchen sink at us,” he added. “They are a good team. They’re two leagues below us but they still managed to cause us problems.”

Jarvis is pleased with his own form and talked up his partnership with fellow striker Elliott Buchanan, who also scored in last week’s first leg victory.

“At the moment I’m on form and feeling sharp, after a few weeks of illness I’m feeling back to my best,” he said.

“I enjoy playing with Elliott. We’ve played for the majority of the season together and trained together and we’ve got a good relationship off the pitch too.”

Having travelled to Wembley to support Cardiff along with his County teammates David Pipe and Andrew Hughes last month, Jarvis is relishing the prospect of returning for the Trophy final.

“I’ve been as a fan a few times with the FA Cup final, the play-offs and the Carling Cup final a few weeks ago,” he said.

“It was a brilliant experience to be there watching and to play out there would be something else. It’s a great surface compared to what we’re used to here and it would be an amazing thing for all of us as young players to get there.”