Follow live coverage as Luton Town face Hull City in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
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Luton Town FC 1 - 0 Hull City AFC
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:58Match ends, Luton Town 1, Hull City 0.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:54Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Hull City 0.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:53Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:51Attempt blocked. Cody Drameh (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:48Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:50Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Jones.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:52Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:47Attempt missed. Chris Bedia (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Longman with a cross.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:47Cody Drameh (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:47Substitution, Hull City. Chris Bedia replaces Xavier Simons.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:46Cody Drameh (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:45Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:45Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Tom Krauß because of an injury.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:42Delay in match because of an injury Tom Krauß (Luton Town).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:42Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:41Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:41Attempt blocked. Ryan Longman (Hull City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:36Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:35Delay in match because of an injury Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:35Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:35Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavier Simons.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:31Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:30Foul by Alfie Jones (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:30Substitution, Hull City. Kasey Palmer replaces Abdülkadir Ömür.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:30Attempt blocked. Abu Kamara (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:25Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Elijah Adebayo.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:25Substitution, Luton Town. Daiki Hashioka replaces Reece Burke because of an injury.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:25Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:23Delay in match because of an injury Reece Burke (Luton Town).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:23Foul by Xavier Simons (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:21Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:20Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:20Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:19Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Alfie Jones.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:19Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Xavier Simons.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:17Foul by João Pedro (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:17Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:17Substitution, Hull City. Ryan Longman replaces Gustavo Puerta.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:17Foul by Cody Drameh (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:17Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:17Substitution, Luton Town. Liam Walsh replaces Shandon Baptiste because of an injury.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:17Delay in match because of an injury Shandon Baptiste (Luton Town).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:11Abdülkadir Ömür (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:09João Pedro (Hull City) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from very close range.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:07Attempt missed. Lewie Coyle (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:05Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:04Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Holmes with a cross.
Luton Town vs Hull City
16:03Second Half begins Luton Town 1, Hull City 0.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:49Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:46Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:46Foul by João Pedro (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:44Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste with a cross.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:42Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:41Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:41Lewie Coyle (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:41Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:33Goal! Luton Town 1, Hull City 0. Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:33Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Xavier Simons.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:32Offside, Luton Town. Shandon Baptiste is caught offside.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:36Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:31Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Abdülkadir Ömür.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:26Foul by Abdülkadir Ömür (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:25Reece Burke (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:25Abu Kamara (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:25Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:17João Pedro (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:17Attempt missed. Xavier Simons (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdülkadir Ömür.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:14Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste with a cross following a corner.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:12Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:10Attempt saved. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste with a cross.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:10Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Xavier Simons.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:10Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:08Abu Kamara (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:54Attempt blocked. Alfie Jones (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:07Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Tom Holmes.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:06Attempt blocked. Cody Drameh (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdülkadir Ömür.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:06Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:02Charlie Hughes (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:02João Pedro (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Luton Town vs Hull City
15:01First Half begins.
Luton Town vs Hull City
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Luton Town vs Hull City
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