Luton vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after late Digne winner for visitors
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Aston Villa travel to Luton in their bid to remain in the hunt for the Champions League places, but Kenilworth Road can be a difficult place to travel.
Luton meanwhile face a battle to bridge the widening gap between themselves and Premier League safety, which was made more difficult when Everton’s points deduction was reduced to six points.
Ahead of the match, the Hatters were in 18th place, five points behind Nottingham Forest, with all three teams who came up last year currently occupying the bottom three places.
But Luton have won nine of their past 11 home games against Aston Villa, although this will be their first meeting at the ground since August 2016.
Aston Villa have scored more first-half goals than any other side in the Premier League this season with 27, but Luton have been difficult to beat at home.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Luton Town vs Aston Villa
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno; Douglas Luiz, John McGinn; Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans, Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins.
Luton Town vs Aston Villa
SUBS: Tim Krul, James Shea, Chiedozie Ogbene, Cauley Woodrow, Daiki Hashioka, Axel Piesold, Zack Nelson, Luke Berry, Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
Luton Town vs Aston Villa
LUTON TOWN (3-4-2-1): Thomas Kaminski; Teden Mengi, Reece Burke, Amari'i Bell; Issa Kabore, Ross Barkley, Jordan Clark, Alfie Doughty; Andros Townsend, Tahith Chong; Carlton Morris.
Luton Town vs Aston Villa
3-1 winners when Luton visited Birmingham at the end of October, Aston Villa defeated Nottingham Forest at home last week, recording their first Villa Park victory of 2024. Although their home form has recently stuttered, Unai Emery's men are unbeaten on the road this year, conceding just one goal in five away fixtures. The Villans hold a two-point lead over Tottenham in the fourth and final Champions League spot, as things stand.
Luton Town vs Aston Villa
Following a crushing cup loss to Manchester City in midweek, Luton Town now turn their attention back to avoiding relegation from the Premier League. A 6-2 thumping in Tuesday's FA Cup tie was the Hatters' fourth straight defeat in all competitions, and they occupy 18th place in the top-flight table. Though they have proven tough to beat on home turf this season, Rob Edwards' side have conceded 19 goals over the course of their last five matches.
Luton Town vs Aston Villa
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between Luton Town and Aston Villa at Kenilworth Road!
Team news
Luton have named Andros Townsend in their starting line up for the match against Villa, their one change from the last game.
While for Aston Villa, Ezri Konsa makes his return, and Matty Cash will stay at right-back.
Luton XI: Kaminski, Bell, Burke, Mengi, Kabore, Barkley, Burke, Doughty, Townsend, Morris (c), Chong.
Subs: Shea, Krul, Ogbene, Berry, Woodrow, Ruddock Mpanzu, Hashioka, Nelson, Piesold.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Moreno, McGinn (c), Tielemans, Luiz, Bailey, Watkins, Ramsey.
Subs: Olsen, Digne, Pau, Chambers, Diaby, Zaniolo, Rogers, Kesler-Hayden, Iroegbunam.
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