Luton promoted to Premier League after beating Coventry on penalties at Wembley

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Luton beat Coventry 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Wembley and will become the 51st club to play in the Premier League

Luton players celebrate after beating Coventry on penalties at Wembley in the Championship play-off final in May 2023.
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Luton Town have been promoted to the Premier League after beating Coventry City on penalties at Wembley in the Championship play-off final on Saturday.

Jordan Clark burst into the area to fire Luton into the lead after 23 minutes and Rob Edwards' side were ahead at the break.

But Coventry hit back after 66 minutes as Gustavo Hamer netted with a fierce low drive from the edge of the box to level the scores at 1-1.

With no further score in the remainder of the 90 minutes, the match went to extra time and Luton thought they had won it close to the end of the additional half an hour when substutute Joe Taylor beat Ben Wilson, only to see his effort ruled out by VAR for handball.

So to penalties it went and the first 11 spot-kicks all went in until Coventry's Fankaty Dabo blasted his effort over the bar and that saw Luton promoted to the Premier League.

Luton had finished third in the Championship with 80 points, 10 more than Coventry. The Kenilworth Road outfit become the 51st club to play in the Premier League, having last been involved in top-flight football back in 1991-92.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.