Wigan Athletic vs Luton Town LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction
Wigan 1-2 Luton: Elijah Adebayo hammered home a 97th-minute winner to send the Hatters through
Elijah Adebayo scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Luton Town advanced to round four of the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory at Wigan Athletic.
Extra-time was on the cards after Cauley Woodrow quickly cancelled out Thelo Aasgaard’s second-half opener but Adebayo pounced from close range at the death.
Within a minute of the second-half restart, Luton half-cleared a Wigan throw-in, allowing Aasgaard - who scored a last-minute stunner to win the league game at Kenilworth Road in September - to volley into the top corner from 18 yards. However, the response from Luton was excellent, and Woodrow equalised at the second attempt, after Ben Amos had done well to parry away his first effort.
But there was to be one final twist, with the ball being played in from the Luton left and Adebayo firing home from close range to the delight of the travelling fans behind the goal.
Relive all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Wigan Athletic vs Luton Town
Delay in match because of an injury Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic).
Wigan Athletic vs Luton Town
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. James McClean replaces Joe Bennett because of an injury.
Wigan Athletic vs Luton Town
Delay in match because of an injury Joe Bennett (Wigan Athletic).
Wigan Athletic vs Luton Town
Jack Whatmough (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Wigan Athletic vs Luton Town
Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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