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

Aston Villa loan ace Nakamba says ‘hopefully’ he’ll return to Luton next season

May 30, 2023 James Cunliffe 1

Marvelous Nakamba has given Hatters hope that Saturday’s Wembley Championship play-off final victory was not his last in a Luton shirt. The midfielder joined in January until the end of the season on loan from […]

Amari'i Bell (left) with the Championship play-off trophy and Elijah Adebayo
Luton match reaction

Premier League promotion is ‘what dreams are made of,’ says Bell

May 30, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Premier League promotion is ‘what dreams are made of,’ says Bell

Amari’i Bell says Luton’s historic play-off final victory are what “dreams are made of” as they clinched promotion to the Premier League in a penalty shootout victory over Coventry City.  The two teams couldn’t be […]

Hatters CEO Gary Sweet with Luton supporting town councillor James Taylor, onstage in St George's Square with during the celebrations after the football club won promotion to the Premier League in 2023
Luton Town news

‘Don’t change’ over ‘life-changing’ Premier League boost, Sweet urges Luton

May 29, 2023 Sportsdesk 5

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet has urge the Hatters and the town of Luton not to let the “life-changing” Premier League money change people.  Town’s 6-5 penalty shootout victory over Coventry in the Championship play-off […]

Manager Rob Edwards being interviewed onstage in St George's Square with the Luton players behind him as fans flooded the town centre to get a glimpse of their newly-promoted Premier League heroes
Luton Town news

Town turns orange as thousands line streets to greet Premier League Luton Town

May 29, 2023 Sportsdesk 3

Thousands of Hatters fans lined the streets of Luton today to welcome home their Wembley heroes after a play-off final victory saw them promoted to the Premier League on Saturday.  Town won 6-5 on penalties […]

Ethan Horvath turns to celebrate after Fankaty Dabo's penalty miss saw Luton promoted to the Premier League
Luton match reaction

Horvath admits penalty practice made perfect after Hatters did homework

May 29, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Horvath admits penalty practice made perfect after Hatters did homework

Ethan Horvath says he was confident that Luton would win their play-off final via penalties because they’ve put in three weeks of practice.  The Nottingham Forest loan stopper didn’t make a save in the shootout, but […]

Joe Taylor thinks he's scored a late extra-time winner to put Luton into the Premier League, but it was ruled out by VAR
Luton match reaction

‘You can’t get any lower,’ said Taylor on VAR pain but penalty put it right

May 29, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘You can’t get any lower,’ said Taylor on VAR pain but penalty put it right

Joe Taylor says he couldn’t get any lower than having Hatters hero status stripped from him by VAR, but that he refocused on scoring in the penalty shootout.  The 20-year-old came off the bench at […]

Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu leads the celebrations by spraying champagne everywhere during the on-pitch trophy presentation
Luton match reaction

‘I’ve completed football,’ says Pelly after Luton hero makes football history

May 28, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘I’ve completed football,’ says Pelly after Luton hero makes football history

Luton hero Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu joked that he’s “completed football” so might retire, after he became only ever player to go from the non-league to the Premier League with one club. Town won 6-5 on penalties […]

Champagne celebration: Luton lift the Championship play-off trophy
Luton match reaction

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
Luton match reaction

‘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 […]

Champagne sprayed everywhere as Luton celebrate winning the Championship play-off final
Luton match report

Coventry 5 Luton 6 (pens): Luton Town promoted to Premier League after shootout glory

May 27, 2023 James Cunliffe 1

Luton Town broke their play-off hoodoo, winning a tense penalty shootout 6-5 to make history and book their place in the Premier League as Fankaty Dabo missed his spot-kick in sudden death in front of […]

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