Luton boss Nathan Jones is confident his side can go to Huddersfield and complete the job after the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final finished in a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road.The hosts had fallen behind after just 12 minutes to Danel Sinani’s low strike before captain Sonny Bradley levelled on the half hour with a close-range volley.After the break, neither side could fo...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones was a relieved man after guiding the club to a play-off place in the Championship by beating Reading 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.Going into the game, Town knew a victory would be enough to finish in the top six and they managed to do so following Harry Cornick’s quick-thinking on the stroke of half-time, robbing visiting goalkeeper Orjan Nyland of the ball and slotting i...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira could be without Nathan Ferguson for the visit of Watford on Saturday.Ferguson has been training on his own but has yet to train with the group ahead of the match.The Palace boss has no new injuries to contend with.Watford manager Roy Hodgson will have to assess both Craig Cathcart and Tom Cleverley ahead of the trip to south London.Cathcart has been sufferi...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Alex Neil plans to make a late call on the fitness of forward Nathan Broadhead for Friday night’s Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final first leg against Sheffield Wednesday.Everton loanee Broadhead was forced off with a muscle problem in the Black Cats’ final regular-season game against Morecambe and is now in a race to be fit for the crucial match at the Stadium of...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones railed against the officials after his side were denied a stoppage-time winner in their 1-1 draw with Blackpool.After Elijah Adebayo had put the hosts ahead early on the Hatters were pegged back by Gary Madine’s second-half penalty only for Admiral Muskwe to look like he had won it in the final seconds.However, Adebayo was adjudged to have fouled defender Richard Ke...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed match-winner Harry Cornick after he came off the bench to score the crucial goal in the 1-0 victory at Cardiff.Jones revealed post-match he had given Cornick a breather after the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Good Friday “because he had been working so hard for so little reward”.But he was full of praise for his efforts after taking over from the in...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones felt his side were “magnificent” in ending play-off rivals Nottingham Forest’s 10-game unbeaten run with a 1-0 success at Kenilworth Road.Kal Naismith scored the only goal of the game on 37 minutes from the penalty spot after James Bree’s cross was handled by Jack Colback inside the area.Luton were reduced to 10 men for the final 15 minutes after s...Full Story »

Exeter could have Jonathan Grounds back for their Sky Bet League Two clash with Colchester on Good Friday.Grounds has been out for over a month because of a calf injury but has resumed training and is pushing for selection.Harry Kite and Sam Nombe are a little further away in their battle with respective groin and hamstring problems but are expected back soon.Kyle Taylor, however, is out for the...Full Story »

Hearts are boosted by the return of Nathaniel Atkinson and Gary Mackay-Steven for Saturday’s cinch Premiership showdown with city rivals Hibernian at Tynecastle.Cammy Devlin and Michael Smith are both close to fitness but will not be ready for this weekend.Beni Baningime is out long term, while John Souttar is battling to be back before the end of the season.Hibs manager Shaun Maloney expe...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones was frustrated his team could not see the game out, following their 1-1 draw at Peterborough.The Hatters were off-colour at London Road, but still led the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom club for most of the second half through Danny Hylton’s opener, only to be pegged back in the closing stages by Jonson Clarke-Harris’ header.It meant Luton stayed fourt...Full Story »

A last-minute winner from Nathan Broadhead helped Sunderland move back into the League One play-off places after beating Gillingham 1-0.The Black Cats had plenty of chances throughout but Broadhead’s late goal saw the side move into sixth while the Gills drop to 20th, just two points above the relegation zone.The hosts started brightly and applied plenty of pressure, with Patrick Roberts a...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones insists automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship is not a fanciful notion after the Hatters moved up to third with an excellent 3-1 victory at Hull.Jones has this season worked minor miracles under a tight budget and amid recent injuries to key defenders.But Luton are now just six points off the top two after an accomplished victory at the MKM Stadium.Jones sa...Full Story »

Nathan Ralph and Matthew Dennis both hit the back of the net to get Southend back to winning ways with a 2-0 Vanarama National League win over Altrincham.Defender Ralph bundled home his first goal of the season after a scramble in the box following a corner to put the hosts into the lead.Midfielder Dennis then turned in his eighth league goal of the season, tapping home from Jack Bridge’s ...Full Story »

Hull boss Shota Arveladze is hoping to have Nathan Baxter available for Saturday’s visit of Luton.The on-loan goalkeeper has been out of action since the end of January but returned to training this week.Andy Cannon and Tyler Smith will both miss the match with knocks, while Arvaladze said a number of other players face checks.Lewis Coyle and Josh Emmanuel both missed the midweek win over ...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed his side’s quality and desire as they hammered Preston 4-0 at Kenilworth Road to climb up to fifth in the Championship.Luke Berry’s double and Fred Onyedinma’s close-range strike saw Town lead 3-0 at half-time, with Bambo Diaby then putting through his own goal just before the hour mark.Jones said: “If Bournemouth don’t go up, if Fulha...Full Story »

Nathan Tella could return to Southampton’s matchday squad for their Premier League game against Watford.The winger has been sidelined since mid-January, missing the Saints’ last nine fixtures, because of a groin injury but he is back in training and now building up his fitness.Defender Lyanco and goalkeeper Alex McCarthy remain sidelined.Watford will check on forward Joao Pedro, afte...Full Story »

Exeter will be without Jonathan Grounds for the Sky Bet League Two visit of Salford on Saturday.The 34-year-old defender scored in City’s 3-1 win over Swindon in midweek but was forced off at half-time with tear in his calf which will keep him out for several weeks.Striker Jevani Brown also scored after he passed a late fitness test and it remains to be seen whether he can start back-to-ba...Full Story »

Arsenal and Liverpool are both keen to bring Lille striker Jonathan David to England. The Canada international has been linked with a move away this summer. Le 10 Sport says the Gunners have made David a priority target for the end of season. But Liverpool are also keen. The Reds have been in contact with David's minders to register their interest. A move to England is appearing likely, wi...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed a great month for his side as they made it 15 points from a possible 18 in February by beating struggling Derby 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.Striker Danny Hylton’s 67th-minute goal, his second in as many games and first at home since March 2019, was enough for the hosts to climb into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places for the first time this season.Jones said...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones has decisions to make for the Hatters’ Championship clash with Derby on Saturday.Luton have achieved two of their best results of the season with back-to-back victories over West Brom and Stoke, with Jones shuffling his pack on both occasions.Danny Hylton impressed on just his second start of the season, netting the opening goal, while Cameron Jerome came off the be...Full Story »