Preview
Date – Monday, August 12, 2024
Kick-off Time – 10:00 pm GMT
Venue – Kenilworth Road.
Luton Town are to welcome Burnley in their inaugural match of the EFL Championship 2024-25 season at Kenilworth Road, to conclude match week one proceedings. It’s the first time, that two relegated teams from the Premier League are to kick off the second-tier campaign against each other, since the 2009-10 season.
Previous season, the Hosts managed to capture the spotlight courtesy of their impressive campaign, though fail to escape relegation finishing 18th on the points table in their debut Premier League appearance. Meanwhile, Burnley’s season in the English top flight was a total letdown, as they were placed second-last at the bottom of the league table with just 24 points in hand in 38 rounds of matches.
Team News
Luton Town Team News vs Burnley
The Hatters are expected to miss the services of prolonged absentees Amari’i Bell, and Jacob Brown. The new arrival Shandon Baptiste is expected to debut for the club on Monday, following his regular involvement in the pre-season. They will also be without key player Ross Barkley who joined Aston Villa this summer.
Burnley Team News vs Luton Town
The Clarets have recently lost their manager Vincent Kompany to Bayern Munich. In the press conference, Scott Parker, the new manager, revealed there aren’t fresh injury concerns in their squad. Apart from – Aaron Ramsey and Nathan Redmond are unavailable due to knee injuries, the rest of the squad is fully fit.
Predicted Lineups
Luton Town Predicted Lineup:
Kaminski (GK), Walters, Johnson, Mengi, Ogbene, Clark, Baptiste, Doughty, Chong, Adebayo, Morris.
Burnley Predicted Lineup:
Hladky (GK), Roberts, O’Shea, Esteve, Vitinho, Cullen, Brownhill, Koleosho, Odobert, Amdouni, Foster.
Head-to-Head
Thus far, these two English sides have faced each other on 44 occasions across competitions altogether, with the Clarets dominating the fixture with 18 wins. While the Hatters have secured 13 victories as many games ended in a draw.
In the recent five meetings, Burnley managed two wins and shared spoils thrice.
Last five results:
Burnley 1 – 1 Luton Town — Premier League — January 12, 2024.
Luton Town 1-2 Burnley — Premier League —October 3, 2023.
Luton Town 0-1 Burnley — Championship — February 18, 2023.
Burnley 1- 1 Luton Town — Championship — August 6, 2022.
Burnley 0-0 Luton Town — Championship — March 31, 2007.
Luton Town vs Burnley Prediction
It is anticipated to be an equally contested clash as both Luton Town and Burnley will aim to bounce back after suffering relegations. Both sides will aim to open their Championship campaign on high to headstart the race to the top finish.
For the hosts, some key players have left Kenilworth Road this summer, overall they managed to retain their main squad Along with their mastermind Rob Edward and added a few reinforcements to the roaster.
The visitors will play their first competitive match under Scott Parker, hence it will be interesting to watch how the Clarets adapt their new manager’s tactics against Luton in a challenging away fixture.
Predicted score: Luton Town 3-1 Burnley
Betting tips and Odds (subject to change)
Luton Town win — 2.50
Burnley win — 2.99
Draw – 3.40
Odd Source — Football whispers
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