Newcastle had won both their previous fixtures in 2011 but were terribly disappointing at Broadhall Way against opponents 73 places below them in the footballing ladder.

BBC: Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle

Stevenage arrived with the luxury of a two-goal advantage after their first-leg victory at Broadhall Way on Sunday, and put in a professional defensive performance during which they experienced relatively few scares.

BBC: Accrington 0-1 Stevenage (agg 0-3)

The home side, currently 13th in the League Two table, held their opponents to a 1-1 draw at Broadhall Way 13 years ago before losing the replay, but they were undoubtedly the superior team on Saturday.

BBC: Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle

But Wallace, whose team were in the Blue Square Bet Premier two years ago and are now in the top six of League One, has stressed the importance of putting the FA Cup clash to one side until Spurs come to Broadhall Way on the weekend of 18 February.

BBC: Stevenage target Spurs Cup scalp