For the visit of Dunstable at Edgar Street on Tuesday evening, Peter Beadle made three changes to the Hereford side that beat Weymouth 4-1 on the weekend. John Mills dropped to the bench to make way for Mike Symons, Garyn Preen replaced the suspended Mike McGrath, and Ryan Green was left out of the squad, as Dan Preston started alongside Jack Deaman in the heart of defence.
Attacking the Meadow End in the first half, Lance Smith was quick to put pressure on Dunstable's defence. As Smith broke towards goal, he skilfully beat his man, but the keeper snatched the ball from his feet before he could get a shot away.
A similar chance for Smith followed in the 16th minute, and he should've done better to break the deadlock. After being one-on-one with the keeper, he saw his right-footed shot saved by the feet of Nicholas Hayes, before Garyn Preen blazed a follow up shot over the bar.
As the Bulls kept up the pressure on the visitors, they were unable to capitalise on a series of corners. Mike Symons came closest to grabbing the opener, but he headed over the crossbar after rising to meet Preen's corner
Preen, who made his first start since being knocked out at Eastleigh, looked bright throughout the first half. After a foul on the Welshman in the 32nd minute, Rob Purdie took the resulting free kick short, but Preen drilled the ball wide.
Dara O'Shea then tried his luck from the right-hand side of the box, but he dragged his shot wide.
Before the break, Dunstable had their first real chance of the game from a free kick, but Jonathan Barnett's shot from just outside the area proved an easy save for Martin Horsell.
HT: Hereford 0 - Dunstable Town 0
At the start of the second half, Hereford took the lead. Mike Symons was impeded within the area, resulting in a penalty to the hosts. In the absence of John Mills, Lance Smith stepped up, firing the ball down the middle to break the deadlock.
Lance Smith then should've made it two, but somehow he missed the target after getting onto the end of Pablo Haysham's cross.
Dunstable's best chance of the half fell to Ryan Young, but he couldn't net an equaliser as his shot whistled wide. Moments later, an ambitious strike from Preen curled just wide as Hereford searched for a second.
In the 77th minute, Mike Symons' header looked destined for the back of the net, but somehow Lanre Ladipo headed the ball clear off the line.
But the Whites didn't have to wait too much longer to double their lead, as Keyon Reffell scored the second six minutes later. Substitutes Adam Page and John Mills combined effectively to work the ball into the box, before Reffell fired the ball home with his right-foot.
In the dying stages of the game, a handful of late corners for the Bulls didn't come to anything, as Hereford seemed content to see the game out 2-0 winners.
FT: Hereford 2 - Dunstable Town 0
Att: 1,686
Sponsors' MotM: Keyon Reffell
Hereford: Horsell, Oates (c), O'Shea, Purdie, Preston, Deaman, Preen (Page -73'), Reffell, Smith (Mills - 76'), Haysham, Symons.
Subs: Bird, Franklin, A. Harris.
Dunstable: Hayes, Kioso, Okito, Barnett, Collins, Trif, Young, Ladipo, Amu A, Osei-Bonsu, Williams.
Subs: Makuendi, Odusoga, Chidyausiki, Amu E, Koeries.
With Saturday looming, it was always going to a tough game, despite Dunstable's low position in the league. But now it's all eyes to the FA Cup, which is a sell out.