Luton Town v AFC Bournemouth

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AFCB Will Be Hoping To Keep Winning Form Going

After AFCB’s victory away at Yeovil Town this season into the FA Cup, the next game is back into the bread and butter of the Championship and an away trip to play Luton Town at Kenilworth Road at 12.30 pm on Saturday, this game is again being shown live on Sky. This will be Luton Town’s first game in the Championship since their home draw with Fulham on the 11th December. Their two away games against Swansea City and Coventry City were postponed due to COVID.

Luton Town welcomed their assistant manager/chief recruitment officer Mick Hartford back into the dugout for their recent FA Cup game. He had been away from the club since July to receive treatment for prostrate cancer, according to report on their club website the fans have sung his name at games since he has been away, like our fans for David Brooks, best of luck to the pair for the future. Another person to rejoin Luton Town as first-team coach is Alan Sheehan, after retiring as player-coach with Oldham Athletic.

Since their defeat in the game at Dean Court, manager Nathan Jones, Luton Town team had their highest win of the season, beating Coventry City 5-0 at home. Other home wins since, have been against 1-0 against Hull City and 3-1 against Middlesbrough. They have drawn 0-0 with Huddersfield Town and 1-1 with Fulham. They have lost two games, 0-1 against Stoke City and 1-2 against Cardiff City. Away the Hatters have W 2, D 2, L 2.

Last time we played them at Kenilworth Road was last season which finished in a 0-0 draw.

In our away games AFCB have W 7, D 7, L 14.
All competitions, AFCB have W 25, D 17, L 21.

Luton Town Team News
Harry Cornick has been out with a calf injury since the end of November. Admiral Muskwe is away at AFCON.

Luton Town Player To Watch
Elijah Adebayo their big striker has scored 10 goals this season and half of those were with his head.

AFCB Team News
No more updates on players from the first team who didn’t feature in the FA Cup game at Yeovil, apart from those we know are out injured.

AFCB Player To Watch
Dominic Solanke will be looking to add to his 18 goal tally so far this season in the league, he has scored in his last two games. Our two new signings Ethan Laird and James Hill may make an appearance, probably from the substitutes bench at some stage.

The Referee
Is Leigh Doughty, this will be his first game in charge of an AFCB game.
 
Looking forward to this game, my grandparents lived in Luton, and supported them. He went to the 1959 Cup final. My first visit there
 
AFCB Will Be Hoping To Keep Winning Form Going

After AFCB’s victory away at Yeovil Town this season into the FA Cup, the next game is back into the bread and butter of the Championship and an away trip to play Luton Town at Kenilworth Road at 12.30 pm on Saturday, this game is again being shown live on Sky. This will be Luton Town’s first game in the Championship since their home draw with Fulham on the 11th December. Their two away games against Swansea City and Coventry City were postponed due to COVID.

Luton Town welcomed their assistant manager/chief recruitment officer Mick Hartford back into the dugout for their recent FA Cup game. He had been away from the club since July to receive treatment for prostrate cancer, according to report on their club website the fans have sung his name at games since he has been away, like our fans for David Brooks, best of luck to the pair for the future. Another person to rejoin Luton Town as first-team coach is Alan Sheehan, after retiring as player-coach with Oldham Athletic.

Since their defeat in the game at Dean Court, manager Nathan Jones, Luton Town team had their highest win of the season, beating Coventry City 5-0 at home. Other home wins since, have been against 1-0 against Hull City and 3-1 against Middlesbrough. They have drawn 0-0 with Huddersfield Town and 1-1 with Fulham. They have lost two games, 0-1 against Stoke City and 1-2 against Cardiff City. Away the Hatters have W 2, D 2, L 2.

Last time we played them at Kenilworth Road was last season which finished in a 0-0 draw.

In our away games AFCB have W 7, D 7, L 14.
All competitions, AFCB have W 25, D 17, L 21.

Luton Town Team News
Harry Cornick has been out with a calf injury since the end of November. Admiral Muskwe is away at AFCON.

Luton Town Player To Watch
Elijah Adebayo their big striker has scored 10 goals this season and half of those were with his head.

AFCB Team News
No more updates on players from the first team who didn’t feature in the FA Cup game at Yeovil, apart from those we know are out injured.

AFCB Player To Watch
Dominic Solanke will be looking to add to his 18 goal tally so far this season in the league, he has scored in his last two games. Our two new signings Ethan Laird and James Hill may make an appearance, probably from the substitutes bench at some stage.

The Referee
Is Leigh Doughty, this will be his first game in charge of an AFCB game.

As you state, no league game for Luton since Dec 11th!

Luton always give us a good game. A point won’t be the end of the world.
 
Got a draw written all over it ... Both teams claiming just 8 points from their last 6 home (Luton) or away (us) games... Both teams not covering themselves in too much glory as far as recent form is concerned...

Only thing we have going for us is that we 'seemed' to have turned a corner with recent wins over QPR and Cardiff, and better performances...

With Blackburn breathing down our necks... 3 points would be good, but not essential...
 
Pubs wise - My Luton mate went in the White House (Spoons) before the Fulham match and loads of Fulham in there with no issues. George II near the station used to be the 'away pub' but they most likely won't designate one.

Hope we win..lots of bragging rights to be won..
 
Updated team news doesn’t really tell us a lot, except for injuries. Players who might be missing because of COVID?


Injury-wise, I think we're okay," Parker began.

"We are where we have been over the last ten days or two weeks in terms of personnel and individuals.

"James Hill comes in and has been on the grass. Ethan Laird as well, but it's probably a bit early for both of them at this present moment in time.

"Adam Smith is progressing in the right way and definitely pushing on, but it will be a good few weeks before we see him back with us.

"Elsewhere, Junior Stanislas wont be fit either.

https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/injury-news-parkers-latest-squad-update/
 
Fingers crossed for a solid win for us. Would like to see Emi given a start. Something like this would be good:

Travers
Stacey Cahill Kelly Brady
Lerma
Marcondes Billing
Christie Solanke Anthony

Having said this, have looked at the training photos and I couldn't see Billing or Christie...
 
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Updated team news doesn’t really tell us a lot, except for injuries. Players who might be missing because of COVID?


Injury-wise, I think we're okay," Parker began.

"We are where we have been over the last ten days or two weeks in terms of personnel and individuals.

"James Hill comes in and has been on the grass. Ethan Laird as well, but it's probably a bit early for both of them at this present moment in time.

"Adam Smith is progressing in the right way and definitely pushing on, but it will be a good few weeks before we see him back with us.

"Elsewhere, Junior Stanislas wont be fit either.

https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/injury-news-parkers-latest-squad-update/



"James Hill comes in and has been on the grass. Ethan Laird as well, but it's probably a bit early for both of them at this present moment in time"

Dont need more bad influences in the team surely?
 
If Smith is only a few weeks away from a potential return, might we be seeing Laird as more of a winger? Seems a bit strange to sign a RB when we already have 2 decent ones.
 

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