Luton Town are back at Kenilworth Road as we host Portsmouth in the Sky Bet Championship (Saturday, 3pm UK).
Matt Bloomfield’s Hatters are still on the hunt for the first win of 2025 and sit five points from safety.
John Mousinho’s Pompey have picked up positive results in the last few weeks, steering themselves further away from relegation with three consecutive wins.
The opposition
Portsmouth have had their best winning run of the season during the last few weeks. After earning a draw against Burnley before a narrow defeat at Sheffield United, Pompey won the next three games.
Two wins at Fratton Park against Cardiff City and QPR were accompanied by a win on the road at Oxford United as Saturday's visitors now sit nine points clear of the drop zone.
Pompey have spread the goals around the squad during those three wins, with Josh Murphy contributing to every minute of them and returning a goal and two assists.
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.
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.
Last time we met in LU4
The Town were pushing for the League One title when Pompey last visited Kenilworth Road in January 2019.
We came out on top in a five-goal thriller in the snow with goals from James Collins (pictured) and George Moncur gifting us all three points.
Officials
The referee for our fixture against Portsmouth will be Sam Allison.
100 yellow cards and one red card has been handed out by Allison across his 23 games this season.
Just five of Allison’s 23 games this season have not been Championship fixtures.
Allison last officiated a Luton fixture when we visited Leeds United back in November.
Referee: Sam Allison
Assistant Referees: Andrew Fox & George Byrne
Fourth Official: Dean Whitestone
Fan information
The Kenilworth Apron will have plenty of exciting activities to get involved in during the build-up to kick-off on Saturday, including:
Encore Football
DJ
Face-painters
Test your reactions with Encore’s Blaze pods! An activity that Encore use when working with people living with Dementia, but they are also a great activity for everyone of all ages.
There are plenty of food options while you enjoy the activities on offer, with Tikka Nation making its debut on the Apron alongside fan favourite’s Kenny Henny and Norm’s Caribbean Food.
Tikka Nation bringing a taste of Indian Street Food. Offering:
Naan Wraps; Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Seekh Kebab and Soya Tikka Masala
Curry Bowls; Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Rogan Josh, Soya Tikka Masala
Join us in the Hatters Hideout underneath the Kenilworth Stand as we will have two of our players making an appearance. Don’t miss the chance to play table football, take selfies and more before the game from 2pm!
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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