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Teden Mengi suffered a knee injury on the final day of the Premier League season against Fulham. He was advised to have surgery but opted not to, until December 2024 when he finally went under the knife
Luton Town news

Crocked Mengi was told to have knee op in summer but decided against it

December 9, 2024 Sportsdesk 1

Luton Town defender Teden Mengi has undergone knee surgery, but has revealed that he ruled against advice to go under the knife in the summer after suffering an injury in the final game of the […]

Rob Edwards
Luton match preview

Edwards tight-lipped over ‘freakish’ injuries ahead of Swansea clash

December 6, 2024 Sportsdesk 1

Luton will be without Reece Burke and Liam Walsh for the visit of Swansea tomorrow, plus “a couple” of other Hatters who have suffered “freakish” injuries.  Boss Rob Edwards wouldn’t reveal who the crocked stars […]

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Cup joy as high-scoring Hatters teams taste success

December 4, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Cup joy as high-scoring Hatters teams taste success

Luton Town Ladies have been drawn against Women’s Super League side Portsmouth in the third round of the FA Cup after a 15-14 penalty shootout victory over neighbours Stevenage, while the men’s under-21s won 13-2 […]

Nottingham Forest's City Ground. Photo by Mat Fascione (via Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Luton Town news

Luton Town handed FA Cup away day at Nottingham Forest

December 2, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Luton Town handed FA Cup away day at Nottingham Forest

Luton Town will travel to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest in the third round of this year’s FA Cup, marking an intriguing clash between two historic clubs with plenty of encounters in cup […]

Jacob Brown
Luton match reaction

‘It’s not the gaffer’s fault,’ says Brown who agrees Luton players to blame for away slump

December 2, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on ‘It’s not the gaffer’s fault,’ says Brown who agrees Luton players to blame for away slump

Jacob Brown agreed the Luton players were to blame as they slumped to their six straight away defeat with a 4-2 reverse at Norwich City.  The forward scored his third of the season to draw […]

Reece Burke (centre) in action against Tottenham last term
Luton match preview

‘It is frustrating’ says Edwards as key defender crocked again for Norwich clash

November 29, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on ‘It is frustrating’ says Edwards as key defender crocked again for Norwich clash

Luton will be without Reece Burke and Liam Walsh for the trip to Norwich City, but boss Rob Edwards saying the defender’s injury is “frustrating” as he’s working on becoming more resilient.  The 28-year-old only […]

Amari'i Bell
Luton match preview

Hatters foursome fit to face Leeds after Edwards reveals star’s recovery from ‘strange’ injury

November 26, 2024 Sportsdesk 1

Luton Town head into tomorrow’s clash at Championship leaders Leeds United bolstered by the return of key players, brushing off earlier injury concerns. Town travel to Elland Road aiming to arrest their away form where […]

Marvelous Nakamba celebrates winning the Championship play-offs with Luton
Luton Town news

Watch the joyful scenes after Nakamba and his Zimbabwe side secure AFCON spot 

November 18, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Watch the joyful scenes after Nakamba and his Zimbabwe side secure AFCON spot 

Luton Town midfielder Marvelous Nakamba captained Zimbabwe as they qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations – and the scenes afterwards will put a smile on your face.  The Warriors drew 1-1 with Kenya, a […]

Mark McGuinness
Luton Town news

McGuinness ‘super-proud’ with Ireland bow but admits 5-0 England rout ‘hurts’

November 18, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on McGuinness ‘super-proud’ with Ireland bow but admits 5-0 England rout ‘hurts’

Luton defender Mark McGuinness was “proud” to have made his senior Republic of Ireland debut but admitted a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of England “hurts”. It was the second game on the spin that […]

Teden Mengi
Luton Town news

Mengi is late call-up to England U21s as seven other Hatters on international duty

November 13, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Mengi is late call-up to England U21s as seven other Hatters on international duty

Luton defender Teden Mengi is a late call-up to the England Under-21 side as he joins Hatters academy graduates, Zack Nelson, and Joe Johnson, in youth competitions for the Young Lions this week. Nelson and […]

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