Luton Town have made two further signings with the arrivals of Joe Gbodé and Ali Al-Hamadi.

The two arrivals bring Luton up to 4 deadline day incomings after the previously announced arrivals of Shayden Morris and Ethon Archer, with the deals seeing Gbodé and Al-Hamadi becoming Luton’s 13th and 14th new signings of the 2025 summer transfer window.

Gbodé has joined for an undisclosed fee from Gillingham, while Al-Hamadi has signed on loan with an obligation to buy from Ipswich Town. Luton have confirmed the deal for Al-Hamdi would see the obligation triggered if certain criteria are met.

The news brings an end to incomings at Luton in a busy window, with Matt Bloomfield attempting to renovate his squad to aim for an instant return to the Championship after last season’s surprise relegation.

Former Gillingham striker Gbodé, 20, was a graduate from the Gills’ academy, and made a first-team breakthrough with the Kent-based club last season, scoring 3 times in 39 appearances in all competitions. He had also scored one in Gillingham’s first 5 appearances of the new season.

Bloomfield told the official Luton website that he was impressed by Gbodé after seeing him play for Gillingham against Luton in a pre-season friendly, and was keen to bring him to the club.

He said, “Joe’s a young man who we have kept tabs on since the end of last season and who we played against this pre-season.

“I know the managerial team at Gillingham very well and they have had nothing but good things to say about Joe’s talent and how high is ceiling is.

“He’s one for the future but we’re looking forward to having him in and around the group.”

Al-Hamadi has been confirmed by Luton as their final signing of the 2025 summer transfer window, with the winger/striker joining from Ipswich.

The 23-year-old Iraqi international scored 27 in 48 appearances for AFC Wimbledon after joining the South London-based club from Wycombe Wanderers in 2023.

After impressing with AFC Wimbledon, Al-Hamadi made a move to Ipswich in 2024, where he helped the Tractor Boys earn promotion to the Premier League.

Although Al-Hamadi would make 11 Premier League appearances for Ipswich last season, becoming the first Iraqi player to play in the post-1992 top flight in the process, he struggled for game time, with Al-Hamadi spending the second half of last season on loan at Stoke City.

Bloomfield spoke of his excitement to bring Al-Hamadi to Luton, describing him as an exceptional arrival to bring to the club.

He said, “I’m really excited about this one. I’ve been a long-time admirer of his, and it’s a real signing of intent, especially having seen the way he’s developed over the past couple of years.

“He’s an incredible man, someone who is comfortable in himself and isn’t afraid to speak his mind. As a player, he’s got pace and power and wants to get in behind and score goals.

“His game really kicked on at Wimbledon and since moving to Ipswich, he’s played with some really top players which has improved his all-round game. He’s currently working back to fitness from a slight calf injury, but we’re really looking forward to him being a big part of our future.”

Luton Town bounced back to winning ways as they won 3-0 away at Burton Albion.

Lasse Nordas, Millenic Alli and Zack Nelson did the honours for Matt Bloomfield’s side, who bounced back from defeat at home to Cardiff in their last assignment by taking the points on their trip to the Pirelli Stadium.

The result sees Luton end August with 12 points from their first 6 games as they seek to bounce back to the Championship at the first attempt following last season’s relegation.

Luton settled quicker and they would take the lead in the 18 minute. Nelson’s pass released Nordas, who was able to get space for a shot that duly beat Burton keeper Jordan Amissah via a deflection. The goal was the Norwegian striker’s first since joining Luton in January.

The Hatters continued to create chances, with Jerry Yates side-footing wide before Nelson saw a crisp strike cannon off the post.

In the final minute of regular time at the end of the first half, Luton duly grabbed their second. Amissah had saved an initial attempt by Nelson, but the ball fell kindly for Alli to drill in a first-time strike that found the bottom corner.

Jake Beesley curled a strike just off target in what was Burton’s best opportunity for a response during the second half.

But the away side would duly find a third goal just before the hour mark. Nordas made a driving run into the box before playing in Nelson, who drilled a shot home to grab his first goal in senior football.

Luton keeper Josh Keeley would make stops to stop Tyrese Shade and Julian Larsson from grabbing a consolation, but the Hatters were able to get the job done and collect victory on their travels.

The Hatters are next in action in Tuesday when they play an EFL Trophy game at home to Barnet, but they now have a two week break from league action before playing Plymouth on September 13.

Northampton Town made it back-to-back victories after a 1-0 win over Leyton Orient in East London.

Sam Hoskins scored his first goal of the season to win the match for the Cobblers, who beat Leyton Orient at their ground for the second season in a row.

Victory means that Kevin Nolan’s side have picked up 7 points from their first 6 games of the new season, though the win sees them build on last week’s maiden success when they beat Exeter.

Northampton began brightly, with last weekend’s scorers Ethan Wheatley and Max Dyche thwarted with early opportunities before a mad scramble in the home side’s box at a corner ended up in a foul being given against Northampton when it looked like they had done just enough to force the ball over the line.

The home side did maintain a threat, however, with Leyton’s Diallang Jaiyesimi denied by Northampton keeper Lee Burge.

After that initial flurry, however, the game became less of a quality spectacle, with Northampton looking likelier to do something positive without creating a multitude of opportunities.

This pattern continued in the second half until Northampton landed a breakthrough a few moments before the hour mark. The visitors worked the ball out to Tyrese Fornah on the left flank, and his cross picked out Hoskins to run onto it and finish.

Leyton Orient had their best attacking moments in the final stages as they sought an equaliser, with Burge making stops to thwart Demetri Mitchell, Aaron Connolly and Josh Koroma.

But it was ultimately a successful defensive display by the Cobblers, who were able to close out the match and take their first away points of the new season.

Northampton now have a two week break from action after their match at Reading next weekend was postponed due to international call-ups. The Cobblers are next in action on September 13, when they welcome Blackpool to Sixfields.

MK Dons have announced the signing of defender Kane Wilson, who joins the League 2 club from Derby County.

The 25-year-old full-back is the Dons’ 10th new signing of the summer transfer window, with MK Dons confirming the deal the day before today’s (01/09) transfer deadline.

Wilson’s move sees him reunite with his former Derby boss Paul Warne, who took over at MK Dons in April. He is the second player to move from Derby to Milton Keynes this summer, following Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s transfer from Pride Park to Stadium MK earlier in this transfer window.

He has joined MK Dons for an undisclosed fee, with the contract length also being undisclosed.

Wilson had been signed by Warne to Derby in 2023 from Bristol City, with the defender making 85 competitive appearances for the Rams, scoring 5 times. He was also part of the Derby side that won automatic promotion from League One in the 2023/24 season.

In his career, Wilson had broke through the academy at West Brom, where he was a contemporary of fellow Dons player Jonathan Leko, while he has also played for Exeter, Walsall and Tranmere in loan spells and a 2 year stay with Forest Green Rovers.

In an interview with the MK Dons website, Wilson said he was delighted with the opportunity to work again with Warne.

He said, “He’s one of a kind, really! He makes me laugh! When we spoke on the phone, he was so positive about the club; it was one of those things that was just right for me and my family. I just really wanted to be involved!”

Talking about himself, he also said, “Some of my best attributes are going forward, which the gaffer loves! I just try and excite the fans, to be honest. I love running at players, dribbling, and if I can contribute to clean sheets and creating chances, then hopefully I’ll have a good rapport with the fans!”

Warne said he was delighted to bring his former player to the club.

He said, “I’ve worked with Kane before, and he’s been amazing for me in both League One and the Championship!

“He’s a great player and a brilliant character as well, which is so important for the dressing room.

“He wants to win, and entertain, he’s a full-back that bombs on and wants to take players on all the time. He’s just really infectious, I think he’ll go down a storm!

“He would have played a part in the Championship this year, so for him to back what we want to do at MK Dons is massive.”