Match Previews

Under the lights in LU4

Our official match preview for the visit of Wigan

Kenilworth Road

Luton Town return home after three fixtures on the road when we host Wigan Athletic (Tuesday, 7.45pm).

After starting the season with two wins and two clean sheets, the Hatters will need to bounce back after Saturday's defeat at Bradford.

Our visitors Wigan did just that themselves, securing a win against Peterborough last weekend after defeat at Leyton Orient in the previous week.

Where to watch/follow

Subject to availability, there are still tickets on general sale for this fixture. Buy yours here!

Not with us at Kenilworth Road? If you are located abroad, you can watch the game live on LTFC+ by either purchasing a Global Hatters membership or an individual match pass. Get your match pass here!

Our UK and Ireland based fans can watch live on Sky Sports+ or listen to Simon Pitts’ live commentary by purchasing an LTFC+ audio pass.

Our dedicated match centre will be providing written coverage on Tuesday night, with the match centre starting on our website around two hours before kick-off.

What the manager said

“It’s going to be a tough game and it’s up to us to bounce back. We have to come out, show a reaction and show more fight, no question about that.

“Two wins and a defeat in our first three games, six points out of three games, two points a game, we probably would have taken that before the start of the season, but we need to let the disappointment of Bradford go and be ready for this game.”

The opposition

Wigan made the perfect start to the season with a dominate victory against Northampton on the opening day.

The Latics were unable to follow that up on the road at Leyton Orient, an own goal and straight red card by Steven Sessegnon making it an afternoon to forget in the capital.

The response since then has mirrored their opening day win against Northampton, Paul Mullin’s penalty was enough to advance to the Carabao Cup second round against Notts County before beating Peterborough on the weekend.

Team news

Christ Makosso is serving the last game of his three-match suspension and will be available again on the weekend against Cardiff City.

Nahki Wells missed out at Bradford with a knock picked up in training, with Matt saying the forward is a “possibility” for Tuesday night after our defeat on Saturday.

Kit colours

We will be back in our new home shirt for the next two games at Kenilworth Road, which you can purchase here!

Officials

Referee: Carl Brook

Assistant Referees: Alex Mathieson & Kevin Howick

Fourth Official: Abigail Byrne

League One fixtures

Tuesday 19th August

AFC Wimbledon vs Cardiff City

Huddersfield vs Doncaster Rovers

Mansfield vs Blackpool

Northampton vs Lincoln City

Peterborough United vs Barnsley

Plymouth Argyle vs Leyton Orient

Port Vale vs Stevenage

Rotherham United P-P Burton Albion

Stockport County vs Bradford City

Wycombe Wanderers vs Exeter City

Wednesday 20th August

Bolton Wanderers vs Reading

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