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Luton boss Rob Edwards shakes hands with his Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp
Luton match reaction

Liverpool 4 Luton 1: Hatters suffer second half romp after Ogbene gave Kop a scare

February 21, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Liverpool 4 Luton 1: Hatters suffer second half romp after Ogbene gave Kop a scare

Manager Rob Edwards admitted his Luton side experienced what elite feels and looks like as they saw Chiedozie Ogbene’s first half goal overturned in ruthless fashion by title-chasing Liverpool. For 44 minutes, Town dreamt of […]

Carlton Morris heads the Hatters back into contention against Manchester United after two early Rasmus Højlund goals
Luton match reaction

Luton 1 Man United 2: ‘Proud’ Edwards left to rue two-goal Højlund head-start

February 18, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 1 Man United 2: ‘Proud’ Edwards left to rue two-goal Højlund head-start

As the Kenilworth Road faithful endorsed a valiant defeat to a Rasmus Højlund-inspired Manchester United, cheering their manager Rob Edwards as he gave a frustrated lap of appreciation, it’s clear that if Luton do get […]

Luton manager Rob Edwards questions the fourth official Lewis Smith over Sheffield United's VAR enforced penalty
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Luton 1 Sheffield United 3: ‘We shot ourselves in the foot,’ says Edwards

February 10, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 1 Sheffield United 3: ‘We shot ourselves in the foot,’ says Edwards

Rob Edwards admitted Luton shot themselves in the foot and weren’t “quick enough” or “slick enough” as they suffered a dispiriting defeat to Premier League basement boys Sheffield United.  How quickly football can turn after […]

Elijah Adebayo fires Luton into a 4-2 lead against Newcastle
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Newcastle 4 Luton 4: ‘We were us and that’s all I can ask,’ says Rob on the Tyne classic

February 3, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Newcastle 4 Luton 4: ‘We were us and that’s all I can ask,’ says Rob on the Tyne classic

“We are us,” said Rob Edwards after Luton drew a helter-skelter match of pure mayhem which saw them twice peg Newcastle back in a four-goal first half, take a two-goal lead and then get reeled […]

Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu takes Elijah Adebayo's hat-trick ball and playfully bows down to the goal hero
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Pelly’s got Adebayo’s match ball but hat-trick is ‘what dreams are made of’

January 31, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Pelly’s got Adebayo’s match ball but hat-trick is ‘what dreams are made of’

Hat-trick hero Elijah Adebayo joked that Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu had taken his match ball as he hailed the dream come true of bagging his first Premier League treble in a 4-0 rout of Brighton last night.  […]

Elijah Adebayo and Chiedozie Ogbene celebrate
Luton match reaction

Luton 4 Brighton 0: Adebayo bags hat-trick as Town blitz Albion to exit drop zone

January 30, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton 4 Brighton 0: Adebayo bags hat-trick as Town blitz Albion to exit drop zone

Elijah Adebayo smashed his first-ever Premier League hat-trick with an 18-second opener as Luton blew away Brighton and Hove Albion to lift themselves out of the bottom three.  Town were 2-0 up two minutes later […]

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Everton 1 Luton 2: ‘No better feeling’ than Woodrow’s last-gasp cup winner

January 27, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Everton 1 Luton 2: ‘No better feeling’ than Woodrow’s last-gasp cup winner

Luton boss Rob Edwards beamed that there’s “no better feeling” that a last-gasp winner as Cauley Woodrow popped up with a broken hand to fire Luton past Everton into the fifth round of the FA […]

Chiedozie Ogbene
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Bolton 1 Luton 2: Ogbene seals FA Cup passage for ‘sloppy’ Town

January 16, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Bolton 1 Luton 2: Ogbene seals FA Cup passage for ‘sloppy’ Town

Rob Edwards admitted his side weren’t at their best despite Chiedozie Ogbene bagging the winner as Luton came from behind to beat Bolton Wanderers at the second time of asking in the FA Cup third […]

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Opinion: VAR call should be watershed moment to end goalkeeper protection racket

January 13, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Opinion: VAR call should be watershed moment to end goalkeeper protection racket

The debate will rage. On TV, Rio Ferdinand flip-flopped, Robbie Savage saw nothing wrong, but thought that VAR would, ex-England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis sided with her union, while Rob Edwards was as magnanimous as ever. […]

Ross Barkley
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Ross Barkley: ‘They are pivotal for us, getting them last-minute goals’

January 13, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Ross Barkley: ‘They are pivotal for us, getting them last-minute goals’

Ross Barkley believes Carlton Morris’ late leveller against Burnley could be “pivotal” to Luton’s Premier League survival fight.  The striker’s header did come with controversy as VAR ruled that Elijah Adebayo had not impeded Clarets […]

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