Luton Town picked up their first win of the new season with a 1-0 victory over Millwall at The Den.

An early goal by Teden Mengi got Rob Edwards’ team their first triumph of the 2024/25 season, with three points enough to take them up to 19th in the nascent Championship table.

Victory is Luton’s first in all competitions since beating Bournemouth in the Premier League in early April.

Luton arrived in London on the back of one draw and three defeats before the international break, but made a bright start at The Den and were rewarded with a tenth minute opener.

Home goalkeeper Lukas Jensen had made a stop to keep out an initial shot by Alfie Doughty, but the away side maintained pressure and Liam Walsh teed up Mengi, who arced a low shot into the bottom corner.

Luton had the best chances of the remainder of the first half, with Tahith Chong seeing a shot on the turn bounce off the post before Mengi saw a strike kept out by Jensen in first half stoppage time.

Millwall’s momentum was hindered by players having to leave the field through injury, with the second half seeing a dearth of chances created.

The Hatters could’ve sealed the deal with just under 20 minutes to play as Walsh was given space in the box but saw his shot kept out by Jensen.

The host’s best chance came in the 81st minute, as a through ball released Macauley Langstaff, but his low shot was well denied by Thomas Kaminski in the Luton goal.

Luton’s goalkeeper then had to be at his acrobatic best again in the sixth minute of injury time, as Kaminski denied a header by home sub Shaun Hutchinson at a corner.

That proved to be the last act as Luton ground out the victory. The side from Bedfordshire will seek to build on this when they host Sheffield Wednesday next weekend.