Seeking to move further away from the Premier League relegation zone, Luton Town play host to Crystal Palace at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon.
The two teams meet for the first time in any competition since the 2006-07 Championship season when the home side came out on top by a 2-1 scoreline in both fixtures.
A second-half strike from Victor Lindelof was enough to condemn the Hatters to a narrow defeat, and although head coach Rob Edwards believes that his side are competing well in the top flight, he has encouraged his players to pose a greater threat in the final third having only score 10 league goals so far this season; only basement club Burnley (nine) have scored fewer.
After 12 Premier League matches, Luton have picked up six points and are currently hovering just outside of the relegation zone in 17th place after Everton's 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules has seen them plummet into the bottom three.
The Hatters are sure to be targeting points in upcoming fixtures against Crystal Palace, Brentford and Bournemouth over the next four weeks in their bid to climb away from danger, and Saturday's clash with the former represents their best chance, on paper, to open their account at Kenilworth Road considering that Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion are up next on home soil.
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