THE Hatters’ progress in recent years was astounding, but now it has more than halted. In 2018, Kenilworth Road welcomed the likes of Yeovil and Barnet in League Two, but a dramatic five year rise brought them to the pinnacle of English football.
The short-lived Premier League days feel long forgotten for Luton as they battle to avoid entering EFL folklore.
Currently second bottom and four points adrift from safety, they are desperate to avoid becoming the first team to be relegated twice in the same kit in recent memory after they decided to reuse last season’s potentially unlucky omen.
The possibility of League One is real and threatening for a team that were just two wins from competing in the Premier League this season, but it won’t be unfamiliar for the Kenilworth faithful.
They played in England’s third division as recently as 2019, but reached the Championship after successive promotions. There they sat for four seasons before promotion, but this time out their visit seems much more fleeting and in the complete opposite direction.
Hull City await Matt Bloomfield’s team after the international break in a relegation six pointer. The Hatters will be pessimistic though as Ruben Selles’ Tigers have lost just once in their last seven games.
