STUART NELSON will be gunning for another slice of FA Cup glory with division one promotion challengers Brentford, who welcome Premiership Sunderland to Griffin Park this Saturday.

The 24-year-old former Archway pupil was catapulted to national prominence last season with a stunning performance against a then Premiership Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round.

His wonder save from England's Peter Crouch earned Martin Allen's side a replay following an incredible fight-back from 2-0 down at St Mary's. However, Nelson, missed out on a potential sixth round clash against Manchester United after the Saints coasted to a 3-1 victory in the replay.

Nelson said: "It was an amazing FA Cup run, including beating Bristol City on penalties and beating eventual league champions Luton."

However, the Stroud-born keeper has been omitted from Brentford's last two matches.

He added: "I'm on four yellow cards at the moment and the gaffer (Martin Allen) left me out last season when that happened, so I will just have to wait and see if I'm back in on Saturday."

Nelson's route to the top have been tough, but his determination and inner resolve has served him well.

He said: "At Archway I hardly played in goal, which was really frustrating." However, his move to the Cirencester Academy under Dave Hockaday, sparked a quick upturn in his fortunes and he soon caught the eye of Millwall.

"I spent a year at Millwall and played with the likes of Tim Cahill and Lucas Neil, which was a great experience," added Nelson.

After a year with Millwall, Nelson played as a professional in America. He then returned to England for spells with Oxford City and Doncaster Rovers, where he captured the Conference title. Dispassionately released, Nelson was snapped up by Unibond Premier Hucknall Town Town before moving to Brentford in February 2004 for an eventual fee of £10,000.

Nelson added: "It has been brilliant to see how far I have come. Everything went really well in my first full season last season, which included 21 clean sheets."