Luton Town have been promoted to the Premier League after beating Coventry City in the Championship playoff final, winning 6-5 on penalties.
Fankaty Dabo missed the decisive penalty for Coventry which handed the biggest prize in football to Luton, returning to England’s top-flight after a 31-year absence.
There was nothing to separate the sides after 120 minutes, ending in a 1-1 draw. Jordan Clark put the Hatters in front after 23 minutes before Gus Hamer replied after the hour mark.
Luton’s Joe Taylor had a 117th minute winner ruled out by VAR after he handled the ball in the process, later redeemed by scoring his side’s second penalty of the shootout.
According to Deloitte, Luton Town are expected to pocket anywhere between £135m and £265m after winning the playoff final in the most magical of footballing fairytales.
LUTON TOWN WILL BE PLAYING IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE NEXT SEASON! ✅🟠 pic.twitter.com/0dIxs4HhLf
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 27, 2023
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Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, 29, is now the first player to go from England’s fifth tier (National League) to the Premier League with the same club – a now top-flight side were playing non-league football nine years ago!
The three promoted sides from the Championship alongside Luton are Burnley and Sheffield United, who will replace Southampton and two of Leicester, Leeds and Everton whose fate will be confirmed tomorrow.
Luton will need to spend millions of pounds redeveloping their stadium Kenilworth Road to meet Premier League standards, holding a capacity of 10,356 currently.
The Hatters will become the 51st team to play in the Premier League and will feel justice is served after finishing third in the Championship, narrowly missing out on automatic promotion.
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