Luton’s poor run of form on home soil continued on Wednesday as they were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against basement club Coventry City.
A lively start to the contest saw three goals scored within the first 15 minutes, with Carlton Morris scoring twice to put the Hatters in front, but a wonder strike from Gustavo Hamer just after the hour mark restored parity for the visitors.
Luton were unfortunate not to be awarded a late penalty when defender Kyle McFadzean appeared to palm the ball away from his own goal inside the six-yard box – a decision which a bemused Nathan Jones labelled “madness”, “bonkers” and “crazy” at full time.
The Hatters, who have now won only one of their last nine competitive games at Kenilworth Road, have made an identical start to the new season compared with the last, winning two, drawing four and losing three of their opening nine Championship matches.
Luton did the double over Saturday’s opponents Blackburn in the 2019-20 campaign, but they have since failed to win any of their last four meetings against them, a run which includes three draws.
The Bedfordshire outfit are currently sitting in 18th place in the table, just one point above the relegation zone, but a victory this weekend would see them move to within two points of Blackburn in third.
After losing two successive home games against Stoke City and Bristol City, Blackburn returned to winning ways at Ewood Park when they secured a 2-0 victory against Watford on Tuesday.
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Goals either side of half time from Ryan Hedges and Dominic Hyam helped Rovers record their fifth Championship win of the season and keeps them within touching distance of Sheffield United and Norwich City in the top two.
Blackburn were actually a point better off at this stage last term, but Jon Dahl Tomasson can still be pleased with his side’s start to the new campaign as they bid to improve on last season’s eighth-place finish.
The Lancashire side have endured an inconsistent run of results in recent weeks, alternating between defeat and victory in their last six league matches.
Blackburn have only won one of their last six meetings against Luton – a slender 1-0 home win in January 2021 – so they will need to be on top of their game if they wish to head into the international break on a high.
