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 1-0 Coventry
62 mins: Luton have settled down again now after their early second-half jitters. They press Coventry hard, although the Sky Blues do well to work their way around it.
Doyle then decides to try one from 40 yards and it’s not even remotely close. Miles over. Probably not the right choice in that situation, it’s fair to say...
Luton 1-0 Coventry
59 mins: Adebayo wins a free-kick for Luton out on the left. Doughty whips it in and Morris rises at the back post but can’t quite connect and fouls Bidwell anyway.
Better from the Hatters though
Luton 1-0 Coventry
55 mins: Coventry win the corner after a nice overlap and Bell is outjumped in the area by McNally but his header is harmlessly over the top. Another warning sign for Luton though - Coventry have been the better side since the break.
Luton 1-0 Coventry
53 mins: Osho and Bruke collide both going for the same ball - a bit of friendly fire between the two Luton men. They both need treatment so we have a stoppage in play.
Rob Edwards gathers his remaining players and gives them a quick talking-to. They need to settle down after a nervy start to this second half.
Luton 1-0 Coventry
50 mins: Deary me. Yet more confusion at the back for Luton! A harmless ball through sees Horvath and Osho get themselves confused and Godden almost nicks in. The ball cannons off him and loops goalwards but Luton get back to clear
Luton 1-0 Coventry
48 mins: Another warning sign for Coventry as Morris gets clean through but he’s flagged offside. Almost disaster at the other end though as Luton goalkeeper Horvath isn’t happy with the backpass and Bidwell closes him down but the ball cannons off the Coventry man, out for a goal kick
Luton 1-0 Coventry
46 mins: Matty Godden on at half-time for Coventry. A second genuine striker to play alongside Gyokeres.
Good start for Luton though as Cov’s Luke McNally is booked for a foul out wide. Doughty whips the cross in but it’s well defended
Luton 1-0 Coventry
46 mins: Back underway at Wembley. 45 minutes left in the ‘richest game in football’. Can Coventry respond? Not since Blackpool in 2010 have a team come from behind to win a Championship play-off final
HAL-TIME: Luton 1-0 Coventry
Here was confirmation of that great news about Tom Lockyer. It was very worrying scenes.
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