Henry believes Luton have the edge

TOWN’S 3-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon at Kenilworth Road in September coupled with their goalless draw at Kingsmeadow could give them a psychological edge according to injured winger Charlie Henry, writes Mark Wood.

The former Luton youth teamer, who is yet to kick a ball in anger for his new club since joining them from Newport County in November, will be a captivated onlooker at Eastlands on Saturday.

He said: “You need a lot of luck on the day.

“It’s a one-off game, anything can happen.

“Maybe we’ve got a slight advantage as we beat them this year and drew at their place.”

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He believes Luton’s consistency this term should also stand them in good stead.

Henry said: “Maybe we had a little blip along the way around March.

Crawley won the league and it was going to be the play-offs.

“Hopefully we turn up and play as we did in the first game (against Wrexham) and have nothing to worry about.

“I want to be involved but can’t.

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“You just want to be there to support the lads as much as you can, but not be around them too much.

“It is going to be nerve-racking.

“I was nervous the other day when I was watching and I can’t see it being any different.”

Henry’s anticipating a massive Town following and hopes that Luton’s wealth of experience will come into play.

He added: “They took 40-odd thousand to Wembley in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.

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“I can imagine 20 to 30 thousand (will go) which would outnumber them two to one.

“It could give us an advantage and be the 12th man.

“Quite a few of the boys have played big occasions before.

“Even Robbie Willmott has played in a play-off final, Keano (Keith Keane) has played in big games too.

“There’s a lot of old heads there.”

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