Luton Town picked up the points with a 3-0 win over local rivals Watford.
The Hatters’ first win in four games was a comprehensive one as they saw off the challenge of the Hornets at Kenilworth Road, with Jordan Clark, Carlton Morris and Jacob Brown doing the honours.
The result sees Luton climb a few places up the league table and see off the job against a Watford side who could’ve moved into the automatic promotion places with a win.
Watford were nearly gifted a lead by Luton in bizarre circumstances in the only two minutes. Defender Tom Holmes attempted to pass the ball from a long way out back to Thomas Kaminski, but an overhit pass looped over Kaminski’s head and narrowly missed the top corner of his own net.
Having survived that, Luton upped the tempo, and they came close when Reece Burke saw a strike denied by Daniel Bachmann.
In the 11th minute, Luton would grab the game’s opener. An Alfie Doughty corner was half-cleared to Holmes, whose shot struck Clark to wrong-foot Bachmann and end up in the back of the net.
Watford struggled to get going in response, with the first half being a close and frantic affair as the two sides struggled to get going but with Luton looking likelier of the two to make something happen.
Within two minutes of the restart, Luton would make it 2-0. Again, a corner unlocked the Watford backline, with a Doughty corner finding Morris in the six-yard box and the striker duly heading the ball into the back of the net.
Kaminski’s first save of note came just after, as he made a flying stop to keep out Tom Dele-Bashiru.
While Luton were forced to take off players through injuries, they still had moments and came close when Bachmann denied Brown.
But Luton would make it 3-0 in second half stoppage time, capping off a fine day for Luton supporters. A through-pass by goalkeeper Kaminski released Brown down the left flank, who was able to dart down the flank before cutting inside and drilling in a fine low shot to seal the win for the home side.
Luton will be seeking to build momentum off the back of this win in midweek, when they welcome early high-fliers Sunderland to Kenilworth Road.
Details have been confirmed for the upcoming FA Cup tie between MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon at Stadium MK.
The two sides will face off on Sunday November 3rd 2024, with the game taking place as a 12:30pm kick-off.
The match will not be televised in the UK, with neither BBC or ITV opting to select the game as part of their FA Cup coverage.
MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon will be facing off for the second time this season, having already played one another in the league back in September, with a return league fixture scheduled to take place in Milton Keynes at the end of January 2025.
The match will also be the first time MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon have faced off in the FA Cup since the very first meeting of the two post-Wimbledon rivals, which took place in the Second Round in December 2012. That meeting saw MK Dons win 2-1.
MK Dons have confirmed details for tickets for the game as well as confirmation of the date the game will start.
In their announcement, the Dons confirmed that tickets in all regular areas of the ground will be £10 for adults, £5 for under-18s and £1 for under-12s, with hospitality price upgrades available from the official MK Dons website.
The club have also said that season ticket holders’ seats are automatically reserved until 4pm on Friday October 25th, at which point they would be released on General Sale.
MK Dons CEO Neil Hart said in a statement that they wanted to make a positive gesture and were hoping to get as many fans into the ground as they could.
He said, “Again we wanted to do something really positive for our fanbase and the wider city. £10, £5 and £1 are fantastic prices, and yet again makes live football in MK more affordable and accessible than ever! Let’s get as many as we can here for the magic of the FA Cup! We’ll need the fans with us, we know this can be a really exciting match for the community of Milton Keynes.”
Northampton Town’s FA Cup First Round tie against Kettering Town at Sixfields has been selected for live TV broadcast.
The Cobblers’ context against the Poppies has been one of five FA Cup ties chosen for live TV broadcast, with the game to be shown live on BBC Two on Saturday November 2nd as a 5:30pm kick-off.
The Northamptonshire Derby is the first meeting of the two sides since 1989, when Northampton won an FA Cup held tie at Kettering.
Four other games were chosen for live TV broadcast, with the BBC also showing a tie between Tamworth and Huddersfield Town, while the Sutton v Birmingham City, Harrogate v Wrexham and Chesham v Lincoln ties will be broadcast on Sunday and Monday by ITV.
To reach it, the Poppies made it through four qualifying rounds. They beat Stafford Rangers 2-1 at home, Cleethorpes Town 1-0 at home, St Ives Town 3-0 away from home and then finally booked their place in the FA Cup proper with a 2-1 away win at Farsley Celtic on Saturday.
Northampton Town have confirmed home end tickets will go on sale from 12pm tomorrow (18/10),with season ticket holder seats to be held until 5pm on Friday October 25th and any unpurchased seats then released for sale. Full details are available through the Cobblers’ website.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following a serious road traffic collision in Milton Keynes.
The incident happened at approximately 6.35pm on Thursday (17/10) on the V7 Saxon Street at the junction with Lloyds.
During the incident, a green Benelli motorbike and a grey Kia Niro were involved in a collision.
The motorcyclist, who has been confirmed by Thames Valley Police as being a man aged in his twenties, sustained serious injuries in the collision and was taken to hospital, where he remains.
The driver of the Kia was not injured and no arrests have been made.
PC Phillip McGlue of the Roads Policing Unit said, “I am appealing to anybody who was driving in the area and may have dash-cam footage of the incident, or the moments leading up to it, to please get in touch with Thames Valley Police.
“I would also ask anybody else who witnessed the collision to contact us if you have not already done so.
“You can make a report online via our website or by calling 101, quoting reference 43240501487.”
Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery in Milton Keynes.
The appeal relates to an incident that happened on Sunday (13/10) at approximately 2.10pm.
The victim, who Thames Valley Police have described as a man in his sixties, was walking his dog along the underpass between Springfield and Peartree Bridge alongside the Grand Union Canal.
While walking along the underpass, the victim was attacked from behind by the offender, who demanded his wallet. The victim refused to hand over the wallet and ran off.
The offender is described in the incident report as a white male, around 6ft tall and of a slim build. He was seen to be wearing a dark green/khaki tracksuit, with the hood covering his face.
Investigating officer DC Michael Edmonds, based at Milton Keynes police station, said, “We are appealing for information following this incident.
“We are asking anyone with information to please call 101 quoting reference 43240493193.
“Additionally we ask anyone with mobile footage to get in touch with the force in case it has captured something which may assist this investigation.
“If you do not wish to speak to police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
