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Elijah Adebayo misses a huge chance to take the lead against ten-man Tottenham who went on to win the game
Luton match reaction

‘I’ve got to bounce back and not let it affect me,’ says Adebayo after Spurs miss

October 9, 2023 James Cunliffe 1

Elijah Adebayo says he let his team-mates down in the 1-0 Premier League defeat to ten-man Tottenham, but insists he must now ensure his horrible miss does not affect him.  The striker passed up a […]

Rob Edwards gives out instructions
Luton match reaction

‘We’ve left points out there today,’ admits Edwards after defeat to 10-man Spurs

October 7, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘We’ve left points out there today,’ admits Edwards after defeat to 10-man Spurs

Rob Edwards said his Luton side “left points out there” as they fell to defeat against ten-man Tottenham after missing a host of golden chances.  The Hatters rode their luck in the opening ten minutes […]

Tom Lockyer fouls James Maddison
Luton match reaction

Luton 0 Spurs 1: Town suffer defeat to 10-man Tottenham

October 7, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 0 Spurs 1: Town suffer defeat to 10-man Tottenham

Has anyone checked whether someone, somewhere, has declared that it shall forever be Groundhog Day inside Kenilworth Road?  For the second home Premier League game running, Luton Town battled for the whole second half against […]

Elijah Adebayo scores an equaliser against Burnley in their Premier League clash last term
Luton match reaction

Luton 1 Burnley 2: Edwards ‘hurting’ after points gone in 65 seconds

October 3, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 1 Burnley 2: Edwards ‘hurting’ after points gone in 65 seconds

As sickening defeats go, this was up there with the worst for Luton in the Premier League as a Jacob Bruun Larsen stunner silenced Kenilworth Road 65 bewildering seconds after a roof-raising equaliser from Elijah […]

The blue plaque that can now be seen at the entrance to the Crawley Green Recreation ground, commemorating Harry and June Batt and the players of the Chiltern Valley Ladies and the British Independents teams of 1967-1972
Sport

Blue heritage plaque unveiled to commemorate women’s football trailblazers

September 30, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Blue heritage plaque unveiled to commemorate women’s football trailblazers

A blue plaque has been unveiled in Luton to honour the role that two trailblazing women’s football teams played in the history of the women’s game in England.  Despite a Football Association-enforced ban since 1921 […]

Carlton Morris fires in an equaliser from the penalty spot
Luton match reaction

Luton 1 Wolves 1: Morris gets Hatters off the mark but Town can’t down 10-man rivals

September 23, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 1 Wolves 1: Morris gets Hatters off the mark but Town can’t down 10-man rivals

Luton claimed their first-ever Premier League point but there will be a sense of what could have been after they came from behind with a Carlton Morris penalty against ten-man Wolves.  Jeanricner Bellegarde’s straight red […]

Edwards applauds the fans
Luton match preview

Edwards says it’s ‘dangerous’ to feel Wolves clash is ‘must-win’

September 22, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Edwards says it’s ‘dangerous’ to feel Wolves clash is ‘must-win’

Luton boss Rob Edwards says that tomorrow’s Premier League clash against his former club Wolverhampton Wanderers is not a must-win match – but he does want his Hatters to be more adventurous at home.  Town […]

Tom Lockyer
Luton match preview

Lockyer fit to face Fulham but Luton to assess international duo

September 14, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Lockyer fit to face Fulham but Luton to assess international duo

Luton captain Tom Lockyer is back in contention for the Fulham trip on Saturday, but Amari’i Bell and Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu will need to be assessed for the Premier League clash after long journeys with their […]

Edwards watches on As West Ham keep possession
Luton Town news

Luton invite BBC pundit Crooks to town after ‘disrespectful’ jibe

September 14, 2023 James Cunliffe 1

Manager Rob Edwards has called BBC pundit Garth Crooks’ comments “disrespectful” after he said he couldn’t take the Hatters seriously and revealed the club have invited the former Spurs winger to town for a lesson […]

Carlton Morris protests that Luton weren’t given a corner moments before West Ham scored their second
Luton match reaction

Luton 1 West Ham 2: Edwards won’t ‘complain’ or ‘blame’ late VAR penalty denial for defeat

September 1, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 1 West Ham 2: Edwards won’t ‘complain’ or ‘blame’ late VAR penalty denial for defeat

In the end, it didn’t come down to atmosphere or emotion or the football fantasy, but a hard-to-take last-ditch VAR denial and two lapses in Luton concentration as Jarrod Bowen and Kurt Zouma ruthlessly spoiled […]

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