Luton Town-Brentford is a match of the thirty-fourth day of the Premier League and is played on Saturday at 4 p.m.: live TV, streaming, likely lineups, predictions.
There are only five matches left to play but Luton Town’s hopes of avoiding relegation still seem to be intact. The Hatters come from a very heavy defeat at home to Manchester City (5-1). Yet very little has changed in the standings.
Yes, because Forest-which is currently the team to make the run on-a week ago did not go farther than a draw with Wolves, trailing Rob Edwards’ men by one point, who remain third-last. Everton (+2) is not far behind either, having moved closer after the second penalty imposed on them by the FA for alleged financial fair play violations. Before the Etihad Stadium debacle in any case, Luton had shown that it was more alive than ever, returning to success after more than two months: at Kenilworth Road the Hatters had won (2-1) over Bournemouth, a crucial victory that keeps them still in the running. The schedule, meanwhile, seems to instill hope in the newly promoted side, which will not face any big names in the last five days.
The home match against Brentford could be one of the last calls: by the way, the Bees are not yet safe and in case of a defeat they would risk being sucked into the tussle again.
Thomas Frank’s team is 15th, +7 from third-last Luton: if the gap has increased in the last few days, it is thanks to the four useful results in a row collected by the Londoners against Manchester United, Brighton, Aston Villa and Sheffield United (3 draws and 1 win). Their gunner Toney is better but will start from the bench again.
The prediction
Salvation, for Luton , comes through Kenilworth Road. Where, despite the many goals conceded, it has managed to put many teams in trouble, including several big ones. The Hatters should also make the field factor count in this very delicate direct clash with Brentford, more solid than a few weeks ago but lackluster away (2 draws, 11 defeats and 3 wins). Expect at least three goals overall.
Luton Town-Brentford
probable lineups.
LUTON TOWN (3-4-2-1): Kaminski; Hashioka, Burke, Doughty; Onyedinma, Barkley, Berry, Chong; Townsend, Clark; Morris.
BRENTFORD (4-3-3): Flekken; Roerslev, Pinnock, Collins, Reguilon; Damsgaard, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Maupay, Wissa.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
