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Champagne celebration: Luton lift the Championship play-off trophy
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Photo special: Scenes as Luton Town promoted to Premier League after shootout drama

May 28, 2023 Sportsdesk 3

Here are 35 celebration photographs from arguably the greatest day in Luton Town’s history, as they won promotion to the Premier League with a 6-5 penalty shootout victory over Coventry City in the Championship play-off […]

Rob Edwards kisses the Championship play-off trophy
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‘We’re doing it for Lockyer’ – the message Edwards gave his players to win promotion

May 27, 2023 James Cunliffe 8

Rob Edwards told his Luton Town players to win promotion for Tom Lockyer after the captain collapsed early on in the Championship play-off final.  The Hatters clinched a place in the Premier League via a […]

Luton fans on the Kenilworth Road pitch after the team booked a place in the Championship play-off final
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Sweet expects punishment for ‘impossible to stop’ play-off pitch invasion

May 18, 2023 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Sweet expects punishment for ‘impossible to stop’ play-off pitch invasion

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet is expecting punishment for the pitch invasion to celebrate Luton getting to the Championship play-off final but said it’s almost impossible to stop what has now become an end-of-season football […]

Rob Edwards salutes the fans during a lap of honour after his men booked their place in the Championship play-off final
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From ‘dark times’ to ‘special’ night, Edwards hails night to remember for fans

May 17, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on From ‘dark times’ to ‘special’ night, Edwards hails night to remember for fans

Rob Edwards hopes his Hatters have given fans something to remember for “a long, long time” after a history-making victory to reach the Championship play-off final. Only a win would do for Luton after losing […]

Tom Lockyer wheels away after heading Luton into the lead on aggregate against Sunderland - the goal that would ultimately send Luton to Wembley
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‘Special’ Luton players deserve more credit, says Edwards after semi-final heroics

May 17, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘Special’ Luton players deserve more credit, says Edwards after semi-final heroics

Rob Edwards believes that football should give his Luton players more credit for their continued achievements and he labelled them “special” after they booked a Wembley play-off final in a dramatic Kenilworth Road night. Goals […]

Gabriel Osho
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‘Mum’s home cooking’ was key to play-off goal hero Osho beating injury odds

May 17, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘Mum’s home cooking’ was key to play-off goal hero Osho beating injury odds

Gabriel Osho scored to help Luton into the play-off final last night and then revealed that his mother’s care and home cooking helped him return early from a potentially season-ending injury.  The defender damaged his […]

Tom Lockyer heads the winning goal that sent Luton to Wembley for the Championship play-off final
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Luton 2 Sunderland 0 (3-2): Edwards hails ‘exceptional’ Hatters as they reach play-off final

May 16, 2023 James Cunliffe 14

Luton Town are going to Wembley after an epic night under the lights at Kenilworth Road saw them overturn a first-leg deficit to beat Sunderland and book a place in the Championship play-off final. “Exceptional” […]

Elijah Adebayo puts Luton ahead against Sunderland
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5 things we learned from Sunderland 2 Luton 1 in the play-off semi-final first leg

May 15, 2023 Kevin Harper Comments Off on 5 things we learned from Sunderland 2 Luton 1 in the play-off semi-final first leg

The Hatters came away from the Stadium of Light trailing 2-1 in their Championship play-off semi-final after the first leg on Saturday afternoon. Here are our takeaways from the clash. Elijah extracts personal play-off revenge […]

Rob Edwards
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Sunderland 2 Luton 1: Edwards has ‘undoubted belief’ in Hatters despite first-leg loss

May 13, 2023 James Cunliffe 2

Rob Edwards told his Luton players that he has “undoubted belief” that they will still fire their way to Wembley despite losing 2-1 in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg at Sunderland.  Town took the […]

Alfie Doughty comes away with the ball
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Luton 0 Hull 0: Edwards looks ahead to ‘difficult’ Sunderland play-off clash after end-of-term draw

May 8, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 0 Hull 0: Edwards looks ahead to ‘difficult’ Sunderland play-off clash after end-of-term draw

Luton made it 14 games unbeaten with a stalemate at home against Hull to see out the regular season, but all the excitement happened elsewhere in the Championship as the Hatters finally learned they’d face […]

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