Luton Town picked up their second win of the new season with a 2-0 win away at Peterborough United.
Second half goals by Mads Andersen and Jordan Clark did the job for Matt Bloomfield’s Hatters, who followed up their opening day victory against AFC Wimbledon with a first away win of the new campaign.
Luton had given a full debut to new signing Jerry Yates, but the first half proved to be a fairly even affair.
The best opportunities came within close proximity of one another, with the Hatters seeing Christ Makosso fire over from close range at a corner before Peterborough’s Bradley Ihionvien saw a strike from a tight angle repelled by Hatters keeper Josh Keeley.
The visitors opened the scoring on the hour mark, as defender Andersen was picked out by George Saville’s corner and perfectly placed his header beyond the grasp of the Peterborough keeper Nicholas Bilokapic.
The goal was Andersen’s first Luton goal in two years, with his only other strike from the Hatters having come in a Premier League match against West Ham.
After taking the lead, Luton were largely in control of proceedings and they would ultimately be gifted a second by Peterborough in the closing moments.
Bilokapic struggled to control a backpass, and he was closed down by Nahki Wells. The former Bristol City striker duly pinched the ball before laying it off for Clark to finish, making it 2-0 and all-but ending the game as a contest.
Luton’s attention now turns to the Carabao Cup, when they face a trip to Coventry City on Tuesday.
MK Dons picked up their first win of the new season as two second half goals saw them beat Barrow 2-0 in Cumbria.
Alex Gilbey and Callum Patterson scored the goals to do the job for the Dons, who picked up their first win of the 2025/26 season.
The result saw the Dons pick up their first win of the new season at the second attempt. Paul Warne’s side have 4 points from their first 2 games of the new campaign, with Warne also yet to see his side concede a goal in competitive action after managing the last 4 games of last season.
MK Dons were missing Aaron Collins, who was absent through injury, but a reshuffled Dons began brightly with the visitors having the bulk of positive play in the first half.
Just after the 20 minute mark, the Dons had a goal disallowed when Rushian Hepburn-Murphy rounded Barrow keeper Wyll Stanway and scored, only for play to be pulled back after the ball was deemed to have gone out of play.
The Dons also lost Kane Thompson-Sommers to injury, but they still nearly struck first when Nathaniel Mendez-Laing was denied by a fine stop from Stanway. Gilbey would then fire the rebound off target.
Mendez-Laing would have strikes repelled either side of half-time, while Barrow’s best opportunity came just after the break when Ben Jackson had an effort go close and Joe Tomlinson had to block an effort on the line.
With 17 minutes of the 90 to go, MK Dons then found the game’s opener. Paterson’s knockdown from a cross from the Dons’ left ended up with Gilbey, who was able to shoot while falling and see his effort creep past Stanway to put the visitors in front.
Eight minutes later, the visitors grabbed number two. A counter attack resulted in a strike by Joe Tomlinson that was blocked by a covering home defender, but the loose ball fell for Paterson to strike home his first goal since joining MK Dons from Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month.
MK Dons’ next commitment takes place on Tuesday, when they travel to play Bristol City in the Carabao Cup.
Police in Milton Keynes have enacted Section 60 and 34 orders in Milton Keynes to prevent potential serious violence following a number of weapons incidents.
The orders were enacted yesterday (07/08), with the orders then extended for a further 24 hours. They will run until 3:30pm tomorrow (9/8).
The orders have been put in place in the Fishermead and Oldbrook estates, bounded by the V6 Grafton Street, the V8 Marlborough Street, the H6 Childs Way, and the H7 Chaffron Way.
Thames Valley Police confirmed as part of the order that a 22-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of affray in relation to an incident by the cricket club in Oldbrook at around 2pm yesterday. They both remain in police custody.
A Section 60 order can only be put in place in a defined area at a specific time when a senior officer believes there is a possibility of serious violence, or weapons being carried.
The order temporarily enhances powers for officers, meaning they can stop and search anyone in a designated area, shown on the map below.
Under the Section 34 order, police officers temporarily have powers to disperse any individual or groups causing public disorder or nuisance.
Anybody dispersed is liable to arrest should they refuse to comply or return to the area while the order is in place.
Inspector Graeme Williams, based at Milton Keynes police station, said, “We have put these orders in place in the Fishermead and Oldbrook estates to prevent potential violence following a number of weapons incidents recently.
“The orders will give our officers extra powers to carry out stop and search activity and disperse people causing a disturbance; they have been enacted for the safety of the public.
“These are emergency powers and the threshold to implement them is very high, however, we are using them to keep our communities safe.
“You will see more police officers in the area while the order is in place and we expect to carry out more stop and searches than usual.
“If you are stopped by an officer, please do not be worried as this does not mean that you are in trouble.
“If you are in the area and have any concerns, you can speak to any of our officers who will be on patrol throughout this evening and tomorrow.”
MK Dons have announced the signing of defender Marvin Ekpiteta, who has joined from Scottish side Hibernian.
The 29-year-old has joined MK Dons for an undisclosed fee and signed a contract of undisclosed length at Stadium MK.
Ekpiteta is the Dons’ eighth signing of the 2025 summer transfer window, following the previous arrivals of Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Aaron Collins, Gethin Jones, Will Collar, Tom Finch and Callum Paterson.
Defender Ekpiteta spent just one season in Edinburgh, having joined Hibernian from Blackpool in 2024. Before his move to Scotland, Ekpiteta had made over 100 EFL appearances in four seasons contracted to Blackpool. He achieved promotion from League One to the Championship in his first season with Blackpool, having also previously won a promotion with Leyton Orient.
In an arrival interview with the official MK Dons website, Ekpiteta said he was excited to join the project at Stadium MK in the hopes of playing more regularly.
He said, “I’m happy to be here, I’m looking forward to the new challenge ahead. It’s an exciting club to be a part of. I didn’t play as much as I’d have liked to last year, I want to play regular football again.
“I’ve played higher, I’ve played lower, and I know what it takes to push on and up, to get us out of this league. I feel like I bring a lot of experience and some good qualities to the team. The signings the club is making are really positive, so I’m happy to be on board!”
Defender Jack Baldwin has left Northampton Town to sign for Colchester United.
The Essex club signed Baldwin for a free transfer after the 32-year-old agreed to mutual termination of his contract at Sixfields.
Baldwin signed a one year contract to join Colchester, with the deal agreed in time for Colchester’s second match of the new season away at Oldham on Saturday (09/08).
The move sees Baldwin depart Sixfields a year after joining Northampton from Ross County. The defender spent one season with Northampton, where he made 24 appearances in all competitions.
Northampton manager Kevin Nolan told the club’s website that the move represented the best option for both parties.
He said, “We wish Jack well. This is a good move for him. He obviously wants to play more regularly than we may have been able to offer him this season, so Jack moves on with our best wishes and our thanks.
“Jack is a great professional who has always conducted himself in the right way. He is a top lad and I have nothing but good things to say about him. We wish him well both at Colchester United and for the future.”
In an arrival interview with the Colchester website, Baldwin spoke of his excitement at joining the project in Essex.
He said, “There were a lot of parts that felt right about coming here, and obviously sharing a dressing room with lads you’ve played with before really helps. There are one or two in there that I know from previous clubs, so that’s been a good introduction.
“We do have a young squad, but that’s exciting. I think we’ve got a lot of good talent, a lot of pace, a lot of power, so a sprinkle of experience just to help them on their own journey will help. Hopefully that’s something I can bring to the group too.”
