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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 […]

Luton fans inside Wembley celebrate
Parks

Watch as Wardown Park erupts at Luton’s historic Premier League promotion

May 28, 2023 Sportsdesk 1

Luton was gripped by play-off final fever yesterday and while more than 36,000 fans packed into Wembley Stadium to savour the history-making efforts of their team, back home one of the town’s biggest parks was […]

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 […]

Tom Lockyer spins away to celebrate his goal which sent Luton to Wembley
Luton Town interviews

Edwards’ homework on ‘sensational’ Lockyer revealed leader’s Luton importance

May 18, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Edwards’ homework on ‘sensational’ Lockyer revealed leader’s Luton importance

Rob Edwards has revealed the details of his first chat with “sensational” Tom Lockyer after the defender’s play-off heroics became the latest proof of the talismanic leader’s importance to Luton. The Welsh international’s first-half header […]

Luton fans on the Kenilworth Road pitch after the team booked a place in the Championship play-off final
Luton match reaction

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
Luton match reaction

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 […]

Gabriel Osho
Luton match reaction

‘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
Luton match reaction

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” […]

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