With the Town looking to strengthen their grip on top spot in the division in the second of four games in a ten-day festive period, the Welshman has gone with exactly the same starting XI and bench that beat Grimsby 2-0 at Kenilworth Road on Saturday.

So Marek Stech will be in goal, behind a back four of James Justin, Johnny Mullins, captain Alan Sheehan – who is returning to his former club – and Dan Potts.

In midfield are Glen Rea, Luke Berry, Olly Lee and Andrew Shinnie, with Danny Hylton and James Collins, another Hatter who enjoyed a spell at the County Ground earlier in his career, in attack.

TOWN: Stech, Justin, Mullins, Sheehan ©, Potts, Rea, Berry, O Lee, Shinnie, Collins, Hylton. Subs: Cornick, Mpanzu, Gambin, D’Ath, E Lee, Famewo, Shea (GK)

REFEREE: Gavin Ward