FULL TIME

Bideford 0

Luton Town 3 (Craddock 24, 40, Talbot 65)

Result from the Sports Ground

FULL TIME: It's all over here at the Sports Ground and the Hatters have got off to a winning start in the South West Challenge Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Bideford. We'll have all the reaction from manager Mick Harford on lutontown.co.uk as soon as we have it.

74 mins - Talbot is sensing a brace and is only denied the chance to test the home keeper by a terrific tackle by Robins substitute Rob Francis.

71 mins - Substitute Adam Watkins slaloms through the home defence looking for his first goal for the Hatters senior side but sees his shot well blocked by the brave Draper.

70 mins - Change for the Hatters as Roper makes way for Alan Neilson, who slots into the centre of midfield.

66 mins - The attendance has just been announced: 513 with several hundred happy Luton fans in the crowd.

63 mins - Chance for Bideford. Good link-up play down the left flank between Ellis Laight and Barker sees Laight cross for Kevin Squire but the Robins striker gets his shot all wrong and it slices horribly wide.

57 mins - The Hatters come close to their fourth of the night when in the space of 30 seconds are denied by last ditch Bideford defending. Firstly Gnakpa crosses for Ryan Charles who sees an effort blocked and then Draper denies Talbot his second of the night getting down well to turn the ball around the post for a corner.

55 mins - GOAL!  Bideford 0-3 Hatters. You can't get it any more simpler than that. Edwards kicks the ball downfield which finds Drew Talbot who finishes superbly with a deft touch past Draper and in off the woodwork for the Hatters' third of the evening.

51 mins - Chance for the hosts and after the Town fail to clear their lines Matthew Hockley curls a shot just wide of Preston Edward's right hand post. It looked as though the Town keeper had it covered.

49 mins - Controversy for the first time in the match as Alan White and Bideford's Jamie Densham are showed straight red cards by referee Huxstable for an angry off-the-ball clash in the corner. It's 10 v 10 out there.

46 mins - Ouch that's got to hurt! As Barker takes a shot from Newton in the privates at close range!

42 mins - Asa Hall is making those trademark runs in the box and is denied a goal with a tremedous reflex save from Draper two minutes in the second period as the midfielder sent a towering header goalwards. Moments later Hall heads just wide again following Jake Howells' right-wing corner.

41 mins - It's all change here as Mick Harford changes personnel. On come Preston Edwards, George Beavan, Alan White, Kevin Gallen, Drew Talbot and Claude Gnakpa.

HALF TIME: Group matches in the South West Challenge Cup are 40 minutes each away as referee Huxstable brings the first half action to a close with the Hatters ahead courtsey of two goals from striker Tom Craddock. It's just a 10 minute break before the lads out again and we'll be keeping you bang up to date as it happens at the Sports Ground.

40 mins - GOAL! Bideford 0-2 Hatters. And there's no doubt about the goalscorer this time as Craddock grabs his second. Newton races down the right wing to feed Hatch who in turn swings in a pin-point cross onto the head of Craddock who guides his header past Draper, despite the best efforts of the goalkeeper to claw the ball out.

34 mins - Bideford left-back Barker likes to get a shot away and again fancies his chances from distance. This time, however, his shot lacks power and the ball rolls comfortably into the arms of Mark Tyler.

32 mins - More constant pressure from the Town as they look to double their lead. This time Asa Hall takes a square pass from Andy Burgess and tries his luck from 20 yards with a shot that the youngster can only slice wide of Draper's left-hand post.

31 mins - Well all good goalscorers claim the faintest of touches and news in filtering through that Tom Craddock got a touch to Pilkington's efforts.  That's one to clear up at the final whistle but Mick Harford's said it's Tom's!

29 mins - Bideford goalkeeper Draper denies Hatch again as the striker drives another shot goalwards.

24 mins - GOAL!  Bideford 0-1 Hatters - The Hatters have dominated for the last 10 minutes and another smart short corner routine results in the Town's opening goal of the tournament. Skipper Kevin Nicholls lofts a cross to the back post which is only half cleared and George Pilkington drives a shot goalwards which eludes everyone and lands up nestling in the Bideford net.

23 mins - Hatch is proving to be a right nuisance in the air for both the Bideford centre halves and he sees another header cleared by the home defence.

17 mins - The Hatters are beginning to get on top they come close to opening the scoring twice in the space of 30 seconds. Firstly Andy Burgess sees a looping header cleared off the line by the Bideford centre-back with the keeper beaten and then Hatch is again denied by another block by Draper in the Robins goal.

15 mins - Rossi Jarvis is feeling the affects of an earlier challenge in the game and he is taken off for Adam Newton. Moments later a vital touch from Ian Roper denies the Bideford number 9 a chance at goal and it results in Barker slicing a shot high and wide of the target.

11 mins - The Town string their best move of the match together which results in Liam Hatch bearing down on goal but the new Hatters striker sees his well-hit shot blocked by home goalkeeper Ryan Draper.

5 mins - Bideford have started the brighter of the two sides and Town keeper Mark Tyler is called into action for the first time when comfortably dealing with Nick Barker's left-footed free-kick after Ian Roper fouled home skipper Ian Dunn.

8pm - We're off!

The two sides arrive out on the pitch in glorious north Devon sunshine. The Hatters are sporting their navy away strip while the hosts are all in red.

TEAM NEWS:

Mick Harford names a strong side to face the Robins with Tom Craddock and Liam Hatch in attack. He also included, on the bench, are the manager's first team coaches Alan Neilson and Kevin Watson!

Luton Town: Mark Tyler, Keith Keane, Jake Howells, Asa Hall, Ian Roper, George Pilkington, Rossi Jarvis, Kevin Nicholls, Liam Hatch, Tom Craddock, Andy Burgess.

Substitutes: Claude Gnakpa, Preston Edwards, George Beavan, Alan White, Adam Newton, Kevin Gallen, Drew Talbot, Ryan Charles, Adam Watkins, Kevin Watson, Alan Neilson.

Bideford: Ryan Draper, Matt Downing, Nick Barker, Dominic Rivans, Chris Brown, Danny Harris, Ian Dunn, Matthew Hockley, Jamie Densham, Kevin Squire, Ellis Laight.

Substitutes: Matt Andrew, Sam Scott, Rob Francis, Billy Hopcroft, Mark Bloom, Craig Duff.

Referee: Brett Huxstable.

The Hatters have arrived in Devon and tonight kick-off their participation in the South West Challenge Cup against Western League Premier Division side Bideford at the Robins' Sports Ground.

And we've got live updates as they happen in the Group C encounter - so keep it lutontown.co.uk for all the latest updates as they happen!