Manager Nathan Jones is anticipating a tough game against a Sheffield United side he believes are one of the toughest in the division.
The Blades current occupy top spot in the Sky Bet Championship with three wins and a draw from their first five matches – heading into the match on the back of two consecutive victories.
After securing their first win against Swansea City last weekend however, confidence will be high in the Luton camp as they look to build on a positive performance in South Wales.
“We’ve had a good week," Nathan Jones admitted when sitting down for his pre-match press conference. “The squad will be slightly different to what it was a week ago and that is a work in progress. Hopefully providing we don’t have anything else, we should have pretty much everyone back in the next week or two.”
Luke Berry is one working his way back to fitness and after featuring on the bench against the Swans, he today celebrated five years as a Luton Town player.
Five years ago today, Luke Berry became a Luton Town player 🙌#OnThisDay | #COYH pic.twitter.com/ydLaHPbVFe
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) August 25, 2022
“We love him! He is different to what we have here, the likes of him and Woodrow are top players in terms of real clever guile. All around them we have real pace, power and energy and we have real good options. It’s a long season to get the best out of them all. If you watch training, if you watch Luke Berry and Cauley train, they’re different to what we have and it’s wonderful they are our players.”
Jones was also complimentary of a strong Sheffield United side but he looks forward to being back under the lights at Kenilworth Road.
“They are a different level financially from us but someone sent me something last night actually and it’s the top two point gainers in 2022 and Sheffield United are top and we’re two points behind them. We’d probably be top if we just started a little bit better. If we beat Birmingham for example, we’re the top points earner in the Championship in 2022. We’re both in a good place, it’s a real tough game.
“For me, they are arguably the best side in the league with the best squad and at the minute, they are top of the league so they are in a wonderful position. It will be a tough game but with the greatest of respect, these are the games we love.”