Luton Town are hosting Blackburn Rovers on our 140th birthday weekend at Kenilworth Road in the Sky Bet Championship (Saturday, 3pm).
Matt Bloomfield’s Hatters remain two points from safety after there were draws all round at the bottom of the Championship on Tuesday night.
Valérien Ismaël’s Rovers ended a run of five consecutive defeats with a draw against Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.
Fan information
Check out our full matchday schedule below for all the information on our jam-packed day at Kenilworth Road. type: entry-hyperlink id: AKTmZl81bvZUOKXeLZjNF
It is also Utilita Giving's takeover matchday, find out more about that here!
How to follow live
Subject to availability, there are tickets still available to be with us on the day. These are on general sale to supporters with a previous purchase history and all Hatters members. Fans under the age of 14 can gain admission for just £1 when accompanied by an adult, with under-17s tickets also costing just £5!
If you cannot join us and are following from overseas, you can watch the game live on LTFC+. This fixture is available in all countries, apart from the UK, Channel Islands and Ireland.
Alternatively, you can buy an LTFC+ annual overseas subscription. This will give you access to this fixture and any other Luton Town fixture which can be broadcast on LTFC+ in your location. If no packages appear via the link, please logout and log back in again.
Not at Kenilworth Road and not based abroad? You can still listen to the match live with Simon Pitts or follow game updates on our dedicated Match Centre, which will appear on the website and app home page in the build-up to kick-off.
The opposition
Blackburn were fifth in the Championship table when they were victorious against Plymouth Argyle in February.
Fast forward eight games later and Rovers are 12th after picking up just two points since their last win.
A draw with Sheffield Wednesday stopped the losing run, but Rovers are nine points adrift of the top six with five games remaining.
Tyrhys Dolan (pictured) started the comeback against Sheff Wed and scored with his tenth goal contribution of the season.
Last time we met in LU4
Luton claimed the first home win of our Championship play-off winning season when Blackburn last visited Kenilworth Road.
Carlton Morris and Reece Burke netted the goals for the Town in the second half as we took all three points in September 2022.
Last time out
We came from behind to take a point home from Stoke City on Tuesday.
Millenic Alli popped up with his first goal for Luton in stoppage time after Lewis Baker’s deflected free kick gave the hosts the lead.
Officials
The referee for our fixture against Blackburn will be David Webb.
66 yellow cards and no red cards have been handed out by Webb across his 28 games this season.
25 of Webb’s 28 games this season have been Championship fixtures.
Webb last officiated a Luton fixture when we claimed all three points at Birmingham City back in February 2023.
Referee: David Webb
Assistant Referees: Daniel Leach & George Byrne
Fourth Official: David Rock
Happy Hour deal
Hatters fans can take advantage of a Happy Hour offer at Kenilworth Road from 1pm until 2pm.
These apply for our selection of beers, water and soft drinks. This deal is only available from LTFC units and does not include concessions, including Norm’s, Kenny Henny, Tikka Nation, Really Awesome Coffee, Kelchner Brewery and Leighton Buzzard Brewery.
The 140 Bar will be open on the Kenilworth Apron from 1pm and you can get 50% off drinks during Happy Hour. type: entry-hyperlink id: AKTmZl81bvZUOKXeLZjNF
Love Football. Protect The Game.
Luton Town Football Club has committed in its customer charter to providing safe match-day experiences for all supporters regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation, and this applies equally to home and away fixtures.
In the event that any Luton supporters do make discriminatory chants, the Club will work with the police and football authorities to help identify such individuals. Any such fans would then face the strictest club sanctions, including football banning orders that would prevent them attending any matches, in addition to any criminal charges.
Furthermore, we would like to warn against pitch incursions and the use of pyrotechnics or missiles – which could lead to potential prosecution.
The Club can also be held responsible for the behaviour of its supporters, which could lead to substantial fines being imposed.
As a diverse and inclusive football club, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our fellow EFL clubs in supporting the FA’s ‘Love Football. Protect the Game’ campaign and call on all fans to enjoy the game in a positive spirit.
If you are offended by any discriminatory abuse of any kind at any of our games, you can report it by clicking HERE, or by contacting your nearest steward immediately.
Alternatively, email [email protected] or report the incident via Kick it Out's free, confidential reporting app on the App Store and Google Play.
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