2023-05-27 20:14:16
In a jam-packed Wembley, Luton overthrew Coventry following the penalty shoot-out.
By Le Figaro with AFP
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Luton was promoted to the English Premier League by beating Coventry on penalties (6-5, 1-1 at the end of regulation time) on Saturday in the final of the Championship play-offs (D2) at Wembley, in front of 85,000 spectators.
This is the culmination of a meteoric rise for this club in the London region, which was in 5th national level ten years ago.
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The “Hatters” (hatters), who had not played in the English top flight for 31 years, will receive the stars of Manchester and London in an old 10,000-seat stadium which will have to be renovated.
«It’s as if I had gone to the end of football. It’s been a great trip and there’s going to be a party all summer long“Reacted midfielder Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, who lived the four promotions of Luton, a first for a (future) Premier League player.
The team had a big scare on Saturday when captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the Wembley lawn early in the game.
The Welsh defender was evacuated on a stretcher and taken to hospital where, according to the club, he was conscious and was able to speak to his family. Luton accompanies in the Premier League Burnley and Sheffield United who finished in the first two places in the Championship.
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