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Luton Town vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Kenilworth Road

Luke Baker
Saturday 23 December 2023 17:09 GMT
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Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes in action with Luton Town's Elijah Adebayo
Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes in action with Luton Town's Elijah Adebayo (Action Images via Reuters)

The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.

This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.

Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.

Luton: Kaminski, Mengi, Osho, Bell, Kabore, Sambi Lokonga, Barkley, Doughty, Townsend, Brown, Adebayo. Subs: Andersen, Ogbene, Morris, Woodrow, Chong, Mpanzu, Clark, Krul, Giles.

Newcastle: Dubravka, Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Burn, Miley, Bruno Guimaraes, Longstaff, Almiron, Wilson, Gordon. Subs: Dummett, Botman, Ritchie, Isak, Krafth, Karius, Hall, Livramento, Alex Murphy.

Referee: Darren England (South Yorkshire)

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Luton Town vs Newcastle United

The Hatters... have done it!!! A momentous victory for Luton Town and arguably their biggest since returning to the top-flight, that first-half header from Townsend proved crucial as the hosts kept Newcastle at bay to seal three vital, vital points. In truth though, Luton looked the more likely of the two sides to find the game's second goal, striking the crossbar twice through Barkley and Brown, and Mengi, Giles and Barkley again all struck decent efforts wide. Newcastle did have the ball in the back of the net following Isak's cool finish, but the Swede was denied by a marginal offside call as Newcastle's frustrations mounted. Guimaraes, Gordon, Botman and Longstaff all had chances to get Newcastle back on level terms, but only Guimaraes could force Kaminski action. A first win in four, and only their third of the season, doesn't lift Luton out of the bottom three but does close the gap to two, while Newcastle lose a fourth away game in a row to remain seventh, five points behind Manchester City in fifth.

23 December 2023 17:07

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

FULL-TIME: LUTON TOWN 1-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED.

23 December 2023 16:59

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

Little over 90 seconds for Luton to hold out here, and while it's been a backs-to-the-wall job at times, their own play in the final third has been more than deserving of three points. From back to front, they have been magnificent.

23 December 2023 16:59

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

Shooting space opens up foir Barkley as he collects Ogbene's inside pass, but his attempt on goal skews wildly over the top and behind.

23 December 2023 16:56

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

Successive headers in the box from Wilson and Guimaraes test the Luton defence, but the latter's effort on goal has next to no power behind it and Kaminski can easily gather the loose ball.

23 December 2023 16:55

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

We're into SEVEN additional minutes at Kenilworth Road, and is that enough for the hosts to hold out for a victory that would have this place rocking to the foundations!

23 December 2023 16:54

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

Wilson is played in behind the defence and tries a cross from the byline, but Andersen slides across in cover, sending the ball ricocheting back off the Newcastle striker and behind for a goal-kick!

23 December 2023 16:53

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

Yellow Card Lewis Kieran Hall

23 December 2023 16:53

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

Livramento's cross from the right is met by Mengi in his own box, who nods a looping header back towards his own goal for Kaminski to catch and collect.

23 December 2023 16:52

Luton Town vs Newcastle United

WIDE!! Morris stretches to get on the end of Doughty's pass and lay the ball off for Barkley, whose drilled, first-time effort has Dubravka beaten before flashing just wide of the left post!!

23 December 2023 16:51

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