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.
Luton 1-1 Coventry
It’s hard to say who will win this in extra time. Coventry have the momentum but Luton were by far the better team in the first half. Proper tension!
FULL-TIME! Luton 1-1 Coventry - the game heads to extra time
Bell’s cross from the left goes harmlessly out for a throw and that’s probably the final meaningful action of normal time. In fact, it is. The whistle goes.
We’re headed to extra time and an additional 30 minutes.
Luton 1-1 Coventry
90+7 mins: Mpanzu shoots from outside the box but it’s weak and easily held by a diving Wilson. Only a minute left.
The ball then runs away from Morris in a good position
Luton 1-1 Coventry
90+6 mins: The Coventry fans produce a roar as their team win an attacking throw-in off Osho. Sheaf takes aim from long range but Burke with a vital block - he’s defended really well in this second half.
It’s end to end now
WATCH! Gustavo Hamer equalises for Coventry
Here was Hamer’s equaliser for Coventry.
Luton 1-1 Coventry
90 +4 mins: Good defending by Burke to nick the ball away from Gyokeres - didn’t over-commit. The ball then runs out of play off Morris at the other end.
I’ll be honest, this feels extra time-y.
Luton 1-1 Coventry
90+1 mins: Clark is eyeing up this free-kick but his effort is well over the bar. IT would’ve been a contentious one if it had gone in
Luton 1-1 Coventry
90 mins: We’re into 8 minutes of injury-time at Wembley. A veritable lifetime for either side to find a winner!
McFadzean fouls Morris about 25 yards out. Not a lot of contact but the central position is good for a free-kick.
Luton 1-1 Coventry
89 mins: Luton pressing forward again and will this be one last heave before extra time? Good ball in by Drameh and Norton-Cuffy has to put the ball behind.
The corner is long and ineffective though, it runs all the way through.
Luton 1-1 Coventry
87 mins: Good defending by Burke, as he uses his body to lever the Coventry man off the ball and win the goal kick. A quickly-taken free kick then gives Luton an attacking opportunity but Coventry break it up and attack themselves.
Gyokeres twists and turns to get half a yard of shooting space but his shot is blocked and harmlessly runs through to Horvath.
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