Luton forward Elijah Adebayo is closing in on a return from injury going into the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final with Huddersfield.Adebayo has missed his side’s last two games due to a hamstring issue but Hatters boss Nathan Jones said there is “far better news” on the player ahead of Friday’s first leg.Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (ankle) has been ruled out of Luton&rs...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones was a relieved man after guiding the club to a play-off place in the Championship by beating Reading 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.Going into the game, Town knew a victory would be enough to finish in the top six and they managed to do so following Harry Cornick’s quick-thinking on the stroke of half-time, robbing visiting goalkeeper Orjan Nyland of the ball and slotting i...Full Story »

Huddersfield enjoyed the perfect preparation for their Championship play-off campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Bristol City.The Terriers, who moved up to third with victory, extended their unbeaten run to seven games thanks to two strikes before the interval.Harry Toffolo opened the scoring after a smart solo run with Danny Ward doubling the hosts’ lead.The visiting Robins &ndas...Full Story »

Harry Cornick’s moment of quick-thinking on the stroke of half-time saw Luton secure their Championship play-off place with a 1-0 victory over Reading.Up against a side who had nothing to play for, a win was all the hosts needed and they managed it thanks to Cornick’s 13th goal of the season.Any result might have done for the hosts depending on scores elsewhere while with Middlesbrou...Full Story »

Luton should have Allan Campbell available for their crucial final-day Sky Bet Championship fixture at home to Reading.The Hatters occupy the final play-off spot as things stand and will be aiming to secure their shot at promotion with a win.Campbell felt a tight hamstring during the warm-up against Fulham on Monday night so was not risked for the 7-0 thrashing.Luton have plenty of players missi...Full Story »

Aleksandar Mitrovic took his Sky Bet Championship goal tally for the season to 43 as Fulham sealed the title in devastating fashion with a 7-0 mauling of Luton at Craven Cottage on Monday evening.Captain Tom Cairney opened the scoring in the 29th minute – the Cottagers’ 100th league goal of the campaign – and Kenny Tete made it two 10 minutes later to ensure the hosts, who seal...Full Story »

Fulham have no fresh injury issues ahead of Monday’s Championship clash with Luton.Marco Silva can select from a position of strength when hosting the hatters at Craven Cottage.Aleksandar Mitrovic drew a blank in Tuesday’s 1-0 home reverse to Nottingham Forest, but needs just two goals to beat Guy Whittingham’s second-tier record of 42 goals in a single campaign.Fulham can wrap...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones railed against the officials after his side were denied a stoppage-time winner in their 1-1 draw with Blackpool.After Elijah Adebayo had put the hosts ahead early on the Hatters were pegged back by Gary Madine’s second-half penalty only for Admiral Muskwe to look like he had won it in the final seconds.However, Adebayo was adjudged to have fouled defender Richard Ke...Full Story »

Luton failed to get the win they needed to all but secure a Sky Bet Championship play-off place after being held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool.Town went ahead after just two minutes when Kal Naismith released Elijah Adebayo on the right and he cut inside before firing a deflected cross-shot into the bottom corner for his 17th goal of the season.Unbowed, the visitors looked the brighter, Keshi Ander...Full Story »

Luton will have captain Sonny Bradley back for the visit of Blackpool in the Sky Bet Championship.The defender was given his marching orders against Nottingham Forest on Good Friday for two bookings but is available for the clash at Kenilworth Road.Hatters boss Nathan Jones is definitely without Gabe Osho and Glen Read while Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu could again be sidelined.Jordan Clark, Luke Berry ...Full Story »

Steve Cooper praised his Nottingham Forest side for bouncing back from defeat at Luton with a thumping 4-0 victory over another play-off rival in West Brom.And the Reds boss said wing-back Jack Colback had insisted in the dressing room that he had intended to shoot with the spectacular goal that made it 3-0 just before half-time at the City Ground.The home side cruised into a dominant position a...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed match-winner Harry Cornick after he came off the bench to score the crucial goal in the 1-0 victory at Cardiff.Jones revealed post-match he had given Cornick a breather after the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Good Friday “because he had been working so hard for so little reward”.But he was full of praise for his efforts after taking over from the in...Full Story »

Harry Cornick came off the bench to score the goal which earned Luton a 1-0 win over Cardiff at the Cardiff City Stadium.The three points made it a very Happy Easter for the Hatters, who beat play-off rivals Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Good Friday, and kept them in fourth place.Luton’s Welsh boss Nathan Jones, returning to a club where he played his youth football, was forced to make two chan...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Steve Morison might shake up his XI for the visit of Luton on Easter Monday after being deeply unimpressed with their first-half performance at Hull.Morison labelled his side’s first 45 minutes on Good Friday as “horrendous”, with Mark McGuinness hooked at half-time after being at fault for the Tigers’ opener.The defender will probably make way but midfiel...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones felt his side were “magnificent” in ending play-off rivals Nottingham Forest’s 10-game unbeaten run with a 1-0 success at Kenilworth Road.Kal Naismith scored the only goal of the game on 37 minutes from the penalty spot after James Bree’s cross was handled by Jack Colback inside the area.Luton were reduced to 10 men for the final 15 minutes after s...Full Story »

Kal Naismith’s first half penalty proved enough to earn Luton a 1-0 win over Championship play-off rivals Nottingham Forest at Kenilworth Road.Luton had to hang on with 10 men for the final 15 minutes after Sonny Bradley was sent off for a trip on substitute Sam Surridge.Luton started strongly, Bradley’s raking ball out of defence was miscontrolled by Djed Spence and Fred Onyedinma w...Full Story »

Luton have a number of injury issues as they look to address their recent form against fellow Sky Bet Championship promotion hopefuls Nottingham Forest.The Hatters lost 2-0 at Huddersfield on Monday and are without a win in three outings, the result compounded by injuries to Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (knee) and Henri Lansbury (neck).Gabe Osho has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a ...Full Story »

Huddersfield moved up to third in the Championship table and four points clear of top-six rivals Luton after second-half Jon Russell and Naby Sarr goals secured a 2-0 win over the visiting Hatters.In between, 16-goal top scorer Elijah Adebayo missed a penalty for Luton and the vital victory also opened up a six-point cushion for Carlos Corberan’s men over seventh-placed Blackburn in the jo...Full Story »

Huddersfield manager Carlos Corberan will have to do without Matty Pearson against Championship play-off rivals Luton after the midfielder was injured in training.Corberan does not expect Pearson to be out long term and could have the former Luton man available again before the end of the Championship campaign.The Terriers boss will be able to welcome back Danny Ward and Jonathan Hogg into his s...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones was frustrated his team could not see the game out, following their 1-1 draw at Peterborough.The Hatters were off-colour at London Road, but still led the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom club for most of the second half through Danny Hylton’s opener, only to be pegged back in the closing stages by Jonson Clarke-Harris’ header.It meant Luton stayed fourt...Full Story »