NEWPORT County AFC goalkeeper Joe Day is fed up of winning 2-1 and he’s determined to keep a clean sheet against Morecambe tomorrow night.

County recorded their fourth successive 2-1 victory when they held on to beat Crawley Town on Friday night.

The 100 per cent start to 2018 has seen the Exiles maintain their League Two play-off push and book an FA Cup fourth round clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

But Day, who made his 150th league appearance for the club against Crawley, is desperate to earn a first clean sheet since the 0-0 draw with Lincoln City on December 23.

Asked if he’d be happy with another 2-1 win against Morecambe, the 27-year-old stopper told iFollow Exiles: “No I want a clean-sheet this time!

“Obviously, we’re confident. It’s an undefeated start to 2018 so we’ll want to keep that going as long as possible.

“Morecambe seem to be a bit of a bogey team to us but that means nothing to us really, they are coming to our town now and we’ve got to do a job on them.

“We’ll prepare with everything as professionally as we can, and we’ll be as ready as we can.”

Day admits his error that led to Crawley’s goal at Rodney Parade on Friday left him angry and disappointed.

County led 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Padraig Amond and Mickey Demetriou.

But Day then dropped a high ball under pressure from Thomas Verheydt, allowing Jimmy Smith to get the visitors back into the match at the beginning of the second half.

“It’s tough because I was really angry with myself,” said the goalkeeper.

“But you just have to clear your head and take each moment as it comes.

“The last thing you want to do is let that occupy your mind and then maybe make another mistake.

“So it’s important to just clear your mind and you know, just take each moment in the game as it comes.

“Thankfully I was able to do that and thankfully we didn’t concede again.

“I’m just really grateful to the lads that they were able to see the game out and my error didn’t cost us the three points.”

Day revealed that his teammates helped him to put the mistake out of his mind.

“To be fair, I’ve held my hands up and every single one of the lads said put your hands down and patted me on the back and said that I’d saved us so many times this season,” he added.

“There’s a real good team spirit when I’ve got that from the lads and I’m really proud of them for seeing the game through.

“But it did make the game more difficult, it’s mentally tough and the momentum changed. Goals change games and that one changed it very quickly.

“It’s a cliché but it was a game of two halves in the end and I feel maybe because of that goal, it became like that.

“But again, we stood up strong and saw the game out and I’m really pleased to get the three points in the end.”

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Speaking about his landmark appearance, the goalkeeper said he’s looking forward to the next 150 games in a County shirt.

“To notch up 150 league games for Newport is something I’m proud of,” he said.

“Me and my wife love it in South Wales, my little boy was born in Abergavenny as well, at Nevill Hall.

“We love it here, we’re settled here, and for sure I could see myself making another 150 games – that would be nice.”

Day joined County from Peterborough United in 2014 and is the longest-serving member of the current squad.

Asked about the highs and lows of his three-and-a-half seasons at Rodney Parade, he said: “The highest point has to be staying up on the last day of the season last year with Mark O’Brien’s wonder goal.

“Away from the league, beating Leeds in the cup is a high point, even drawing Tottenham is a high point.

“There’s been a few, but obviously it’s not been all great either.

“Last season and the season before has been a relegation battle and it’s nothing that we want to repeat or ever be involved in again.”

And Day is enjoying this season more than most as he looks forward to the FA Cup clash with Spurs and helping the Exiles maintain their League Two play-off push, starting against Morecambe tonight.

“It’s really good to be at the right end of the table this year,” he added.

“I had a feeling over the summer that we could carry that momentum over and everything seems to be going well this season.

“We’ll just keep that positivity and feel good factor going as long as we can.”