Luton vs Coventry LIVE: Championship play-off final result and reaction as Luton reach the Premier League
Coventry 1-1 Luton (Luton wins 6-5 on penalties): Luton complete remarkable journey from non-league to the Premier League
Luton Town will play in the Premier League for the first time after beating Coventry City 6-5 on penalties in Saturday’s Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium, earning a return to England’s top flight after a 31-year absence.
Coventry’s Fankaty Dabo missed the crucial penalty, blazing his shot over the crossbar, to seal the win for Luton following a 1-1 draw, then a goalless period of extra time.
The first 11 penalties of a high-quality shootout were scored before Dabo had the unenviable role of villain as he failed from 12 yards.
Jordan Clark put Luton 1-0 up in the first half before Gustavo Hamer equalised for Coventry after the break and the game headed to a shootout. Luton held their nerve to complete a journey from non-league to the Premier League in just nine years.
Relive the action as Luton beat Coventry in the Championship play-off final.
Penalty shootout: Luton 0-0 Coventry
Luton will take the first penalty, it’s Carlton Morris to get us underway. He’s their top scorer
Luton 1-1 Coventry
The goalkeepers could be crucial here. Coventry’s Ben Wilson against Luton’s Ethan Horvath.
Remember, Horvath tweaked his hamstring in extra time and he didn’t move well after that. Will he be restricted?
FULL-TIME! Luton 1-1 Coventry - the game goes to penalties
120+2 mins: Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to pens we go! I hope you like your Championship play-off finals dramatic!
Luton 1-1 Coventry
120 mins: Two added minutes and if there’s no goals, we’re headed to a shootout. How are your nerves?
Luton 1-1 Coventry
119 mins: That was the moment you feel and this is surely going to penalties now. Jonathan Panzo will be the most relieved man in London right now
NO GOAL! Luton 1-1 Coventry
OH MY WORD! Luton score and look like they have one foot in the Premier League but it’s ruled out!
It’s an absolute nightmare for poor Jonathan Panzo as the sub dallies on the ball, Joe Taylor nicks it off him and slides it past the goalkeeper Wilson.
However, VAR shows that the ball hit Taylor’s hand when he nicked it off Panzo and it boucned up. What a let-off for Coventry!
Luton 1-1 Coventry
114 mins: There’s a lot of tired legs out there now and Callum Doyle is the latest to go down with what appears to be cramp. He takes on fluids at the behest of the physios.
Regardless, Doyle exits proceedings as Jonathan Panzo is called from the bench for Coventry.
Luton 1-1 Coventry
111 mins: Another Luton sub as Gabriel Osho, scorer in the semi-final first leg, jogs off. He looks knackered to be honest. Dan Potts on.
Luton 1-1 Coventry
110 mins: The Coventry fans are definitely the louder at the moment. Carlton Morris is livid as he gets called for a foul after a tussle with a Coventry defender.
We’re drifting towards penalties at the moment but is there one moment of brilliance (or mistake) that will decide it before then?
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