Staines Town 1 Millwall 1

As it was, Ali Chaaban's 79th minute penalty provided the Blue Square South team with a return game at The Den, and another chance to shove the mantle of expectation firmly onto the shoulders of the League One side.

Millwall were 1-0 up at the time, thanks to a second-half header from Paul Robinson. But there were several opportunities to break the deadlock before his 69th-minute opener.

Steve Morison tested Wells early in the game, and the keeper was again on hand just before the quarter hour mark to touch over Chris Hackett's attempt. Morison was soon presented with a one-on-one, but slapped it straight at the keeper, while Alan Dunne was denied by a sprawling save as he watched his long strike surge towards the top corner.

Millwall didn't have it their own way all the time, and were grateful to Paul Robinson for clearing off the line when Richard Butler nicked the ball out of Forde's grasp.

In the second half, Morison frustrated the away fans by spurning a chance from less than six yards out, knocking the ball wide from Hackett's cross. Hackett was luckier a few minutes later, finding Robinson with a corner from the right and watching the defender nod it over Wells into the net.

But within ten minutes, Butler was knocked over in the area, and Chaaban was on hand to send Forde the wrong way.

The two sides will meet again at The Den on Tuesday December 8 at 7.45pm.

Staines Town: Wells, Jackson, Sterling, Gordon, Ifura, Brown, Newton, Risbridger, Butler, Griffiths, Chaaban

Subs not used: Courtnage, Scarlett, Thomas, Ahmad, Kamara, Taylor, Onochie

Millwall: Forde, Dunne, Frampton (Smith 32), Robinson, Ward, Martin, Hackett, Laird, Abdou, Morison (Grimes 67), Price (Grabban 46)

Subs not used: Sullivan, Bolder, Schofield, Fuseini

Attendance: 2,753