Rob Edwards admits Luton must quickly improve after their Premier League debut ended in a thumping 4-1 defeat at Brighton.Just nine years on from being a non-league side, the newly-promoted Hatters were taught a punishing lesson on their first return to top-flight action since relegation from the old First Division in 1992.Carlton Morris’ 81st-minute penalty gave Town hope of snatching som...Full Story »

Joao Pedro and Simon Adingra claimed debut goals as Brighton set aside Moises Caicedo’s ongoing transfer saga to thrash Premier League debutants Luton 4-1.Club record signing Pedro doubled Albion’s lead following Solly March’s first-half opener by converting a 71st-minute penalty after being brought down by Hatters captain Tom Lockyer.Carlton Morris slotted home from the spot a...Full Story »

Luton Town have, on Friday, closed an agreement to sign an up-and-coming member of the defensive ranks at Premier League rivals Manchester City. The player in question? Issa Kabore. For those not familiar with his name, Kabore is a 22-year-old right-back, who made the move to England with City back in 2020. Owing to the wealth of options at the disposal of Pep Guardiola, the Burkina Faso in...Full Story »

The Hatters beat Coventry City in the Championship Playoff Final at Wembley on Saturday to mark a return to the Premier League after a 31-year absence. Luton Town boss Rob Edwards sang to fans as he celebrated the Hatters' promotion Credit: Reuters Luton clinched promotion to the Premier League with a penalty shootout victory over Coventry City Credit: AFP Boss Rob Edwards sang Bon Jovi’...Full Story »

The club captain was stretchered off the pitch early in the first half after appearing to collapse. Tom Lockyer celebrated Luton's playoff win from hospital Credit: TWITTER He had been stretchered off in the first half Credit: Alamy The players paid tribute to their absent captain Credit: Getty But after the Hatters won the clash by beating Coventry after a penalty shootout, Lockyer was stil...Full Story »

Rob Edwards’ delight at Luton ending their 31-year wait for Premier League football was nothing compared to the relief he felt at the news captain Tom Lockyer was all right.Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship play-off final went the distance at a packed Wembley, where the Hatters rallied after their skipper’s worryingly collapse early on.Jordan Clark put Luton into a deserved lead ...Full Story »

Luton completed their fairy-tale rise from non-league to Premier League with a dramatic, sudden-death penalty shoot-out victory against Coventry in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final.Just nine years on from ending their five-season stretch in the Conference Premier, the Hatters are celebrating returning to the top-flight for the first time since 1992.Previous point deductions and disappoint...Full Story »

Rob Edwards said his Luton team deserved their Sky Bet Championship play-off victory over Sunderland.The Hatters won 2-0 on Tuesday, overcoming a 2-1 first-leg deficit to progress 3-2 on aggregate amid joyous scenes at Kenilworth Road.Defenders Gabe Osho and Tom Lockyer got the first-half goals which turned the tie around and left Edwards full of pride.Tom Lockyer, centre, celebrates his winning...Full Story »

Luton booked a place in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final with a 2-0 win over Sunderland.The Hatters delighted a noisy crowd at Kenilworth Road as first-half goals from defenders Gabe Osho and Tom Lockyer gave them victory over the Wearsiders.It proved enough for Rob Edwards’ team to overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit and seal a 3-2 aggregate success.LUTON TOWN ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY!#LU...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray has no intention of playing for a draw at Luton after Sunderland earned a hard-fought lead in the first leg of the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final.The Black Cats will head for Luton on Tuesday evening with a 2-1 win under their belts, but under orders to follow it up with another victory at Kenilworth Road.Speaking after Saturday’s game at the Stadium of Light, Mowbra...Full Story »

Trai Hume headed Sunderland to a comeback victory over Luton to ensure they have a priceless lead to defend in the second leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final.Hume’s 63rd-minute effort secured a 2-1 first leg victory at a packed Stadium of Light after on-loan Manchester United midfielder Amad Diallo had cancelled out Elijah Adebayo’s early opener with a stunning stri...Full Story »

Rob Edwards was happy to extend Luton’s unbeaten run to 14 games after a much-changed side were held to a goalless Sky Bet Championship draw by Hull.The Hatters boss swapped eight of his players with an eye on Saturday’s play-off semi-final first-leg clash against Sunderland, but those selected kept a 20th clean sheet of the season.Edwards said: “Today was about resting key pla...Full Story »

Sunderland’s Premier League dream remained alive after they clinched a play-off place on the final day of the season, scoring three times inside 11 minutes to beat Preston 3-0 at Deepdale.Goals from Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Jack Clarke did the trick on a day to remember.The Black Cats needed results elsewhere to go their way and Millwall’s failure to win saw them sneak into th...Full Story »

Luton and Hull played out a goalless draw in their final game of the Sky Bet Championship season at Kenilworth Road.With the Hatters having already qualified for the play-offs in third place, and the Tigers safe in mid-table, Luton boss Rob Edwards made eight changes.It was the visitors who had the first openings, as after completely dominating possession in the early stages, Adama Traore’...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick felt Luton’s match-winning penalty should never have been given in his side’s 2-1 defeat by their play-off rivals at Kenilworth Road.The visitors took a first-half lead through Cameron Archer but the Hatters hit back after the break, with Tom Lockyer heading in and then Carlton Morris converting after being brought down by Zack Steffen.However, the ...Full Story »

Carlton Morris scored his 20th goal of the season to complete Luton’s comeback as they kept their momentum going with a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough.The Hatters, unbeaten since mid-February, were a place above Boro in third going into the game and the winners knew that victory would keep alive their slim hopes of going up automatically to the Premier League.It had looked like it would be the...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Noel Hunt labelled the dismissal of striker Andy Carroll in the 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with Luton as “harsh”.After a drab first half, the highlight of which saw Luton’s Alfie Doughty strike a post, Reading went in front early in the second period through a near-post Carroll header.Carroll was sent off just five minutes later, after scoring a near-...Full Story »

Ten-man Reading’s relegation worries increased when they could manage only a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with promotion-chasing Luton, who secured their play-off place.Neither side impressed in a drab first half, though Alfie Doughty struck a post for Luton with a long-range effort.Reading went in front six minutes into the second period when Andy Carroll nodded in from close range.But t...Full Story »

Luton head coach Rob Edwards is calling on his side to keep their momentum going into the play-offs after they saw off Rotherham 2-0 at the New York Stadium.The Hatters are now 10 games unbeaten and were fully deserving of the three points after scoring either side of the break thanks to strikers Carlton Morris and Cauley Woodrow.They remain in the mix to gatecrash the top two but look more like...Full Story »

Luton kept up the pressure at the top of the Championship with a 2-0 victory at Rotherham.Goals either side of the break from Carlton Morris and Cauley Woodrow did the damage as they made it 10 games unbeaten and kept alive their hopes of gate-crashing the automatic places.Rotherham’s recent run had given them a bit of breathing space above their relegation rivals but they remain firmly in...Full Story »