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‘We need to be fitter,’ says Bloomfield ‘frustrated’ by Luton’s injury woes after two new blows

February 28, 2025 James Cunliffe 1

“Frustrated” Luton boss Matt Bloomfield has said his squad need to be fitter and more robust because they’ve have had “too many injuries” after the news that Marvelous Nakamba and Shandon Baptiste face six weeks […]

Midfield duo suffer same injury blow, as Luton boss Bloomfield gives Pompey clash injury update

February 28, 2025 Sportsdesk 2

Two midfielders have suffered the same injury and will be missing from Luton’s Championship relegation fight for six weeks, but boss Matt Bloomfield has revealed that there is some more positive injury news elsewhere in […]

Thomas Kaminski and Amari'i Bell lead the Luton protests in front of referee Lewis Smith after the final whistle

Luton 0 Sheffield United 1: ‘That’s the level that we need,’ says Bloomfield despite spirited defeat

February 15, 2025 James Cunliffe Comments Off

If positives were points, Luton’s relegation struggles would be solved on this evidence alone. They’re not and this narrow, undeserved defeat to Sheffield United was as sickening as they come. It wasn’t quite daylight robbery, […]

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

FEATURE: Luton’s lingering injury crisis: What went wrong and what’s being done to fix it

January 23, 2025 James Cunliffe Comments Off

From one winter to the next, Luton Town have been in the grip of an injury crisis. It’s perhaps impossible to quantify the impact that these problems alone have had. For one, there will always […]

Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu celebrates with fans after Luton beat arch-rivals Watford

‘There’s always a few difficult decisions and Pelly’s one of those,’ says Edwards

December 20, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Luton boss Rob Edwards has admitted that it has been hard to leave Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu out of his team selections but has praised the midfielder for his professionalism. The 30-year-old has been at the Hatters […]

Marvelous Nakamba celebrates winning the Championship play-offs with Luton

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

November 18, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off

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 […]

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

November 13, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off

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 […]

Edwards has plan to avoid Nakamba setbacks but 3 games a week is ‘asking too much’

October 23, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off

Luton will continue to manage the workload of Marvelous Nakamba as boss Rob Edwards has admitted that three games a week of high-intensity pressing are currently too much for the midfielder. Tonight’s showdown with Championship […]

Luton defender ‘will most definitely make it’ for Watford clash despite injury, says Ireland boss

October 15, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Mark McGuinness will be ready to face Watford on Saturday despite being sent home injured from international duty, the Republic of Ireland manager has said. The Luton defender was called up to the senior Irish […]

Two Luton attackers not fit to face Sheffield United, but midfielder returns after lay-off

October 4, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Luton will be without Carlton Morris and Tahith Chong for tomorrow’s trip at Sheffield United, with the pair not passed fit for the Championship clash, though boss Rob Edwards has been boosted by the return […]