Thankfully, Filozofe Mabete is now sitting up after a few minutes of treatment. But he looks like he's really taken a sore one.

Jonathan Smith
Former Swindon midfielder on BBC Radio Wiltshire

There will be quite a break in play now, it'll be a bit of a loss if they do lose him.

We can only hope it's nothing too serious for him.

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22 mins

Salford 1-0 Swindon

Robins defender Filozofe Mabete is down and needing treatment after a clash with goalscorer Ryan Graydon.

Mabete may have caught a flailing arm from the Salford man - not sure it was deliberate - but it has certainly hurt the youngster and blood has been pouring from his nose.

A few nerves in the Swindon are as a corner is swung in and Ryan Graydon nearly has a second, but then a chance at the other end.

Connor Ripley with the long kick and there's a touch each from Aaron Drinan and Ollie Palmer into the path of Michael Olakigbe.

The on-loan Brentford player gets to the edge of the box and tries to lift it over Matt Young, but puts too much on it and it lands on the roof of the net.

Jonathan Smith
Former Swindon midfielder on BBC Radio Wiltshire

I feel like Salford are getting the better of it in the midfield at the moment.

Swindon have got to try and win those duels to make something happen.

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One of Salford's most famous fans, Paul Scholes, certainly now he is no longer financially attached, will be pleased with how the Ammies have started.

They are on course for the fourth round for the first time ever.

Bill Rice
BBC Radio Manchester

It was a fine cross from the left.

Coolness personified.

A brilliant start for them.

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9 mins

Salford 0-0 Swindon

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That is brave defending from Ryan Tafazolli.

Rosaire Longelo floats over a teasing in-swinger with his left that is aimed for Ryan Graydon, but Tafazolli throws himself to make a diving headed clearance just before he gets challenged by Graydon.

It's not difficult to see why this match was postponed 10 days ago.

The pitch looks bobbly and uneven.

We'd call it a leveller, but they're so close together in League Two anyway!

Bill Rice
BBC Radio Manchester

The first bit of attacking play has been from the away team.

They'll be pleased that they have that sort of penetration to make something happen.

Salford have not settled at all yet.

There's a bit of an up-and-under and Salford goalkeeper Matt Young claims the ball just off the head of ex-Wrexham foward Ollie Palmer.

There might be a few of those tonight.

That's the spirit, Mark... did you not see the Bodo/Glimt score?

When the draw was made eight days ago, Salford and Swindon would have noted Manchester City's 10-1 destruction of Exeter in the last round.

Since then, City have shipped five in losing the Manchester derby and just now away to Norwegians Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League.

Maybe it's not mission impossible after all for the winners...

All preliminaries over...

90 minutes, 120 minutes, how long have you got?

Let's play!

Both previous games ended 3-2 to the Ammies, and there have been more than four goals per game on average in the FA Cup third round ties so far... they couldn't, could they?

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Salford City make four changes from their starting line-up in Saturday's win at the County Ground.

One-time Wales international Ben Woodburn makes a first start since October, while Kevin Berkoe, Matt Butcher and Rosaire Longelo come in.

Jorge Grant, Dan Udoh and Brandon Cooper are all substitutes. Kallum Cesay is not involved.

Ian Holloway makes three changes to his Swindon Town side, bringing in Billy Kirkman, Filozofe Mabete and Michael Olakigbe.

Will Wright, Joe Snowdon and Tom Wilson-Brown all drop to the bench.

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Image source, Opta

• Salford are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Swindon in all competitions (W4 D2), already beating them 3-2 at home and away in League Two this season. This is the first FA Cup meeting between the sides.
• Having won their first three away games against Salford City in all competitions, Swindon are now winless in their past three visits (D1 L2).
• Salford City are playing in the FA Cup third round for just the second time in their history, going out at this stage 8-0 against Manchester City last season.
• Swindon Town have been eliminated from 10 of their past 11 FA Cup third round ties, with the exception being a 2-1 win against Wigan Athletic in 2011/12.
• Kelly N’Mai has three goals in two FA Cup appearances this season, already the most by a Salford City player in a single campaign in the competition (first round onwards)

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Well, there's a reason for that...

These two sides played out a pulsating League Two fixture down at the County Ground just three days ago.

Two goals in seven first-half minutes from Ollie Turton and Kelly N'Mai put the Ammies 2-0 up, and though Joel McGregor reduced the arrears before half-time, Kallum Cesay restored the two-goal cushion before Aaron Drinan's 20th goal of the season in all competitions set up a tense finale.

The win - by the same 3-2 scoreline the Ammies beat Swindon in the reverse fixture on 20 September - took fourth-placed Salford level on points with the second-placed Robins in a tightly congested promotion race.

Click here to read the match report and to hear from managers Ian Holloway and Karl Robinson.