Luton Town vs Preston North End LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Kenilworth Road, the home of Luton Town - (Getty Images)

Follow live coverage as Luton Town face Preston North End 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.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Luton Town FC 0 - 0 Preston North End FC

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:57

Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Preston North End 0.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:57

Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:57

Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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16:56

Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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16:49

Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.

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16:55

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

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16:48

Foul by Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:48

Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Tom Krauß.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:48

Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:48

Attempt blocked. Tom Krauß (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.

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16:47

Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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16:46

Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Emil Riis.

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16:45

Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:44

Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the bottom left corner.

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16:43

Hand ball by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).

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16:41

Attempt blocked. Zack Nelson (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.

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16:40

Victor Moses (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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16:37

Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).

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16:35

Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:35

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

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16:35

Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Milutin Osmajic.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:35

Substitution, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo replaces Carlton Morris.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:35

Substitution, Luton Town. Victor Moses replaces Isaiah Jones.

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16:33

Substitution, Luton Town. Zack Nelson replaces Jacob Brown.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:32

Delay in match (Luton Town).

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16:32

Offside, Luton Town. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.

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16:31

Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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16:27

Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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16:26

Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

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16:26

Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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16:23

Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Clark.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:22

Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left following a fast break.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:22

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:22

Delay in match (Luton Town).

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16:20

Carlton Morris (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:20

Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:19

Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Will Keane.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:17

Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:16

Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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16:16

Tom Krauß (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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16:14

Attempt missed. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:13

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:13

Delay in match because of an injury Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).

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16:13

Tom Holmes (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:13

Foul by Tom Holmes (Luton Town).

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16:11

Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:10

Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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16:09

Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:10

Foul by Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:09

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

16:08

Foul by Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town).

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16:09

Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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16:07

Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.

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16:04

Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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16:03

Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Preston North End 0.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:52

First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Preston North End 0.

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15:50

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

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15:46

Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:47

Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).

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15:44

Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:44

Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:44

Jacob Brown (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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15:42

Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).

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15:35

Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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15:33

Tom Krauß (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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15:27

Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:29

Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:20

Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:19

Foul by Mark McGuinness (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:19

Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris is caught offside.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:19

Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:17

Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:12

Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:11

Foul by Tom Holmes (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:10

Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:09

Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson is caught offside.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:05

Foul by Tom Krauß (Luton Town).

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:05

Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:05

Attempt blocked. Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:05

Attempt blocked. Tom Holmes (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:05

Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

15:01

First Half begins.

Luton Town vs Preston North End

14:30

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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13:00

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