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Luton manager Rob Edwards questions the fourth official Lewis Smith over Sheffield United's VAR enforced penalty
Luton match reaction

Luton 1 Sheffield United 3: ‘We shot ourselves in the foot,’ says Edwards

February 10, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 1 Sheffield United 3: ‘We shot ourselves in the foot,’ says Edwards

Rob Edwards admitted Luton shot themselves in the foot and weren’t “quick enough” or “slick enough” as they suffered a dispiriting defeat to Premier League basement boys Sheffield United.  How quickly football can turn after […]

Elijah Adebayo fires Luton into a 4-2 lead against Newcastle
Luton match reaction

Newcastle 4 Luton 4: ‘We were us and that’s all I can ask,’ says Rob on the Tyne classic

February 3, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Newcastle 4 Luton 4: ‘We were us and that’s all I can ask,’ says Rob on the Tyne classic

“We are us,” said Rob Edwards after Luton drew a helter-skelter match of pure mayhem which saw them twice peg Newcastle back in a four-goal first half, take a two-goal lead and then get reeled […]

Daiki Hashioka
Luton Town news

Hashioka has already learned Luton songs but Edwards urges patience with new recruit

February 3, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Hashioka has already learned Luton songs but Edwards urges patience with new recruit

New Luton signing Daiki Hashioka has already learned the Tom Lockyer song as was “serenading” the club captain at his first match as a Hatter, but boss Rob Edwards says Town will be patient with […]

Teden Mengi
Luton match preview

Who’s fit and who’s not for Luton’s trip to Newcastle

February 3, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Who’s fit and who’s not for Luton’s trip to Newcastle

Rob Edwards has virtually a clean bill of health with only Mads Andersen and Marvelous Nakamba unavailable for the trip to Newcastle United in the Premier League, while the Magpies have up to 10 injuries […]

Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu takes Elijah Adebayo's hat-trick ball and playfully bows down to the goal hero
Luton match reaction

Pelly’s got Adebayo’s match ball but hat-trick is ‘what dreams are made of’

January 31, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Pelly’s got Adebayo’s match ball but hat-trick is ‘what dreams are made of’

Hat-trick hero Elijah Adebayo joked that Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu had taken his match ball as he hailed the dream come true of bagging his first Premier League treble in a 4-0 rout of Brighton last night.  […]

Elijah Adebayo and Chiedozie Ogbene celebrate
Luton match reaction

Luton 4 Brighton 0: Adebayo bags hat-trick as Town blitz Albion to exit drop zone

January 30, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 4 Brighton 0: Adebayo bags hat-trick as Town blitz Albion to exit drop zone

Elijah Adebayo smashed his first-ever Premier League hat-trick with an 18-second opener as Luton blew away Brighton and Hove Albion to lift themselves out of the bottom three.  Town were 2-0 up two minutes later […]

Rob Edwards talks tactics with his assistants Richie Kylle and Paul Trollope
Luton transfer news

Finding hidden ‘gems’ – Edwards reveals how ‘savvy’ Luton compete in the transfer rush

January 30, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Finding hidden ‘gems’ – Edwards reveals how ‘savvy’ Luton compete in the transfer rush

Luton boss Rob Edwards has hailed the club’s recruitment talents and revealed how data is helping the Hatters compete in the Premier League transfer market by hunting for hidden gems.  In the summer Town managed […]

Luton match reaction

Everton 1 Luton 2: ‘No better feeling’ than Woodrow’s last-gasp cup winner

January 27, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Everton 1 Luton 2: ‘No better feeling’ than Woodrow’s last-gasp cup winner

Luton boss Rob Edwards beamed that there’s “no better feeling” that a last-gasp winner as Cauley Woodrow popped up with a broken hand to fire Luton past Everton into the fifth round of the FA […]

Ross Barkley
Luton Town interviews

Exclusive: Wilkinson drops hint about Barkley’s Luton future and place in Hatters history

January 27, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Exclusive: Wilkinson drops hint about Barkley’s Luton future and place in Hatters history

Luton chairman David Wilkinson has hinted that he expects Ross Barkley will be a Hatter beyond this season and claimed the midfielder is the best player he’s ever seen in a Town shirt.  The 30-year-old […]

VAR
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Opinion: VAR call should be watershed moment to end goalkeeper protection racket

January 13, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Opinion: VAR call should be watershed moment to end goalkeeper protection racket

The debate will rage. On TV, Rio Ferdinand flip-flopped, Robbie Savage saw nothing wrong, but thought that VAR would, ex-England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis sided with her union, while Rob Edwards was as magnanimous as ever. […]

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