Luton Town are promoted to the Premier League after spot-kick shootout drama at Wembley Stadium
Luton Town have been promoted to the Premier League after spot-kick shootout drama at Wembley Stadium.
Luton beat Coventry 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 draw at Wembley to return to the top flight of English football for the first time since 1992
Coventry's Fankaty Dabo blazed over after the shootout went into sudden death as the Hatters secured promotion.
Rob Edwards side lost captain Tom Lockyer early in the game after he collapsed on the pitch, but Jordan Clark fired them in front.
Brazilian Gustavo Hamer equalised after the break sparking jubilant scenes among the Coventry - yet neither side could muster a winner in extra time.
Thirty-one long years after Luton were relegated from the old Division One to miss out on the start of financial lucrative Premier League that was formed in 1992, the humble Hatters have finally taken their place.
Rob Edwards side will now face the top flight billionaires in the Premier League from August - with the incredible fairytale occurring only nine years after the club won promotion from the National League.
While Saturday's showpiece final was played in front of 85,711 at the national stadium, this clash was a League Two game as recently as 2018, while Luton have now also become the first side to fall from the top division in England down into non-League and back again.
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