Luton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Luton scored twice in the opening two minutes and 17 seconds en route to a stunning 4-0 win against Brighton at Kenilworth Road.
Aided by a superb hat-trick from striker Elijah Adebayo, this was comfortably the hosts’ biggest Premier League win and their most commanding performance.
It was earned in swashbuckling style as they dismissed an insipid Brighton to move out of the relegation zone for the first time in nearly two months.
Chiedozie Ogbene also netted during a first half in which Roberto De Zerbi’s side simply could not cope with what came their way, a shadow of the team that won the corresponding fixture 4-1 on the opening weekend.
Luton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton have now conceded six goals in the first 15 minutes of Premier League matches this season, and no team has shipped more during that time period.
Luton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Welbeck slides in to meet a low throughball by Joao Pedro at the back post, but the ex-Arsenal striker can't quite make contact, as Brighton's first serious attack comes to nothing - they've got a long way to come back from here.
Luton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Goal Elijah Anuoluwapo Oluwaferanmi Oluwatomi Oluwalana Ayomikulehin Adebayo
Luton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion
The players emerge from the tunnel and out onto the pitch, and kick-off is now just moments away at Kenilworth Road!
Luton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Steele, Dunk, Milner and Welbeck come in to the Brighton team today, as Verbruggen, Webster, Ferguson and Hinshelwood make way. Solly March, Joel Veltman, Julio Enciso and Ansu Fati are all injured, while Kaoru Mitoma and Simon Adingra are still on duty at the Asian Cup and AFCON respectively.
Luton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Luton make three changes to the side that started last week's win over Everton, as Kaminski, Clark and Osho all return. While Krul and Townsend drop to the bench, Teden Mengi is not in the squad. Issa Kabore is still away with Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Mads Andersen and Jacob Brown among those sidelined by injury.
Luton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion
SUBS: Bart Verbruggen, Evan Ferguson, Jack Hinshelwood, Tariq Lamptey, Carlos Baleba, Adam Lallana, Jakub Moder, Benicio Boaitey, Adam Webster.
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