Hatters honour Lockyer in win against Newcastle

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Andros Townsend's goal was his first for almost two years, since scoring for Everton against Brentford in the FA Cup in February 2022

Luton lived up to their pledge of making it "a special day" for convalescing captain Tom Lockyer by beating Newcastle United at an emotionally charged Kenilworth Road.

Andros Townsend headed home the Hatters' winner against his former club in Luton's first Premier League game since Lockyer's collapse at Bournemouth seven days earlier.

Townsend held up Lockyer's number four shirt in celebration after the goal - one of a number of tributes paid by Luton players and fans to their stricken skipper before, during and after the game.

Only the woodwork denied Luton a more straightforward victory as Ross Barkley struck the bar with a 35-yard thunderbolt and Jacob Brown also hit the frame of the goal from closer in.

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Newcastle mounted increasing second-half pressure as Alexander Isak had an equaliser ruled out for a marginal offside while Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon also went close.

However, they slipped to a fourth successive away league defeat to stay seventh while Luton remain 18th but move within two points of safety and have a game in hand on Nottingham Forest, the side directly above them.

More to follow.

Player of the match

OgbeneChiedozie Ogbene

with an average of 7.97

Luton Town

Squad number7Player nameOgbene

Squad number30Player nameTownsend

Squad number9Player nameMorris

Squad number6Player nameBarkley

Squad number17Player nameMpanzu

Squad number5Player nameAndersen

Squad number19Player nameBrown

Squad number45Player nameDoughty

Squad number11Player nameAdebayo

Squad number2Player nameOsho

Squad number28Player nameSambi Lokonga

Squad number29Player nameBell

Squad number26Player nameGiles

Squad number12Player nameKaboré

Squad number15Player nameMengi

Squad number24Player nameKaminski

Newcastle United

Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães

Squad number10Player nameGordon

Squad number67Player nameMiley

Squad number2Player nameTrippier

Squad number14Player nameIsak

Squad number9Player nameWilson

Squad number33Player nameBurn

Squad number5Player nameSchär

Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

Squad number4Player nameBotman

Squad number1Player nameDúbravka

Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

Squad number6Player nameLascelles

Squad number21Player nameLivramento

Squad number20Player nameHall

Line-ups

Luton

Formation 3-4-2-1

24Kaminski15MengiBooked at 89mins2Osho29BellSubstituted forAndersenat 76'minutes12KaboréSubstituted forGilesat 45'minutes28Sambi LokongaSubstituted forMpanzuat 80'minutes6BarkleyBooked at 56mins45Doughty30TownsendSubstituted forOgbeneat 81'minutes19Brown11AdebayoSubstituted forMorrisat 80'minutes

Substitutes

5Andersen7Ogbene9Morris10Woodrow14Chong17Mpanzu18Clark23Krul26Giles

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

1Dúbravka2Trippier6LascellesSubstituted forBotmanat 37'minutes5Schär33BurnSubstituted forHallat 85'minutesBooked at 90mins67MileySubstituted forIsakat 38'minutes39Bruno Guimarães36S Longstaff24AlmirónSubstituted forLivramentoat 81'minutes9Wilson10Gordon