Date: Saturday, November 11 2023
Kickoff Time: 1500 Hrs GMT
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
League Standings And Form Guide
8. Manchester United: LWWLW
17. Luton Town: LLDLD
Previous League Meetings
Luton Town 1—1 Manchester United
Manchester United 5—0 Luton Town
Manchester United 4—1 Luton Town
Luton Town 0—1 Manchester United
Manchester United 4—1 Luton Town
All-Time League Record
Manchester United wins: 27
Luton Town wins: 4
Draws: 7
Pre-Match Pressers
Erik ten Hag
Rob Edwards
Team News
Manchester United
Lisandro Martínez, Tyrell Malacia, Amad Diallo, Casemiro and Jadon Sancho ruled out. Luke Shaw doubtful.
Luton Town
Dan Potts, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Mads Andersen and Reece Burke ruled out. Amari'i Bell doubtful.
Know The Opposition
Luton Town Football Club (nicknamed The Hatters) is a professional football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. They was formed on 11 April 1885. Before this there were many clubs in the town, the most prominent of which were Luton Wanderers and Luton Excelsior. A Wanderers player, George Deacon, came up with the idea of a 'Town' club which would include all the best players in Luton. Wanderers secretary Herbert Spratley seized upon Deacon's idea and arranged a secret meeting on 13 January 1885 at the St Matthews school rooms in High Town. The Wanderers committee resolved to rename the club Luton Town – which was not well received by the wider community.
Luton Town's first achievement was perhaps to become the first professional club in the south of England, at a time when professionalism was mainly restricted to the north. Most players had to work on a Saturday morning and were often late for a game, which annoyed the crowd. It also meant shortened games in the dark winter months. On 15 December 1890, a salary of five shillings per week was offered to three players – Frank Whitby, Harry Whitby and Tom Read – to replace their lost earnings for Saturday morning, to ensure they arrived at the game on time. The club was a founder member of the Southern Football League in the 1894–95 season and finished as runners-up in its first two seasons. It then left to help form the United League and came second in that league's inaugural season before joining the Football League for 1897–98.
Luton Town are the first football team to return to the top tier of English football after successive relegations down to the fifth tier of English football. Their supporters maintain a bitter rivalry with Hertfordshire-based Watford. Watford were the higher ranked team at the end of every season from 1997 until 2022. However, overall Luton still hold the superior record in the fixture between the two clubs; out of 120 competitive matches there have been 55 Luton victories and 38 for Watford, with 29 draws. They play their home games at Kenilworth Road.
Referee
Graham Scott.
Familiar Faces
Tahith Chong (2016—23) and Teden Mengi (2009—23)
