Luton vs Millwall The FA Cup Preview Feb 16, 2013
Striker Andy Keogh, who came on for Afobe in the closing stages of last weekend's 2-1 defeat to Blackpool, is in contention to replace him in the starting line-up, with Liam Feeney ready to step in for Woolford.
On-loan Derby forward Nathan Tyson remains sidelined with ankle ligament damage, while injured midfielder Chris Taylor is no closer to making a return to first-team action.
Luton, who eliminated Norwich in round four, are aiming to become the first non-league team to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 99 years.Luton Town
Three weeks ago Luton became the first non-leaguers in 24 years to knock out a top-flight club, when beating Norwich 1-0 at Carrow Road, to become the seventh club from outside the top four divisions to reach the fifth round since the war.
They are now setting their sights on becoming the first non-league side to qualify for the quarter-finals since Queen's Park Rangers, then a Southern League club, in 1914.
The 1959 runners-up have only conceded two goals on this cup run in which Nuneaton, Dorchester, Wolves and Norwich have all been knocked out.
They have failed to score in only one of 17 FA Cup matches, and have hit the back of the net in their last 11.
Millwall
Millwall, who are appearing in the fifth round for the second successive season, have won their last 13 FA Cup ties against lower-league sides, and were last humiliated by a fifth tier club in November 1996, when Woking prevailed 1-0 in a first round replay at the New Den.
The mid-table Championship club are on a three-match losing run in all competitions, and are obviously facing the lowest ranked side left in the competition, 67 places lower than themselves on the league ladder.
The Lions have not qualified for the quarter-finals since their club-record run to the final nine years ago.
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