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Tom Lockyer led Luton out at Wembley but collapsed and has his Championship play-off final cut short
Luton Town news

Adebayo hails Lockyer as Wales ace set to leave hospital today

June 1, 2023 Sportsdesk 2

Elijah Adebayo says Luton had “added incentive” to win the Championship play-off final after Tom Lockyer collapsed at Wembley and that he hopes to see the Welshman soon when he is released from hospital today. […]

Elijah Adebayo holds aloft the Championship play-off trophy
Luton match reaction

Adebayo reveals ‘secret’ of what he did before and after penalty shootout

June 1, 2023 Kevin Harper 2

Elijah Adebayo admitted he was already in tears before the historic penalty shootout that saw Luton clinch promotion to the Premier League and that he couldn’t even watch the 12-yard contest.  The striker provided a […]

Rob Edwards gets his hands on the Championship play-off trophy at Wembley Stadium
Luton Town interviews

Edwards says Luton ‘not going to go mental,’ with Premier League cash splash

May 31, 2023 James Cunliffe 1

Rob Edwards says Luton won’t go “mental” in the Premier League and risk huge sums of cash to stay up and put the club back in the kind of jeopardy that the current fan owners […]

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 […]

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 […]

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