Luton Town vs Stockport County - prediction, team news, lineups

Stockport County volition anticipation to proceed their beardown commencement to the League One play connected Wednesday, erstwhile they question to instrumentality connected Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.

Stockport's 5-1 triumph against Wycombe Wanderers connected Saturday means they travel into their latest clash successful 3rd spot with six points, portion their hosts are 13th with 4 points aft losing 5-2 to Mansfield Town connected Sunday.

Match preview

Luton whitethorn person started their league play with a win, but they person since taken conscionable 1 point, and their nonaccomplishment to Mansfield continued a worrying inclination astatine the back.

The Hatters person conceded 12 goals successful their past 4 games successful each competitions, and they fertile arsenic the worst antiaircraft squad successful the 3rd tier aft 3 matchweeks having picked the shot retired of their ain nett 10 times.

Boss Jack Wilshere made a concerted effort to apologise to supporters aft his side's latest defeat, which came aft a 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Chelsea successful the EFL Cup connected August 27.

At the different extremity of the pitch, Luton person netted 8 league goals - a fig lone bettered by 2 teams successful League One - and they person scored 11 times successful their 5 games successful 2026-27.

Kenilworth Road has been a fortress, with Luton unbeaten successful their past 7 competitory fixtures astatine the stadium (five wins, 2 draws) and they person successful information mislaid conscionable 1 of their 14 astir caller contests astatine the ground.

Stockport were deserving winners erstwhile they faced Wycombe, though they did payment from exceptional finishing, particularly the strikes scored by Harry Wood and Jack Diamond.

County's solitary decision successful their 3 league outings came against first-placed Blackpool connected August 22, and portion they lone mislaid 2-1, it volition beryllium a interest that they person failed to support a cleanable expanse successful six competitory matches.

Head coach Jim McNulty volition anticipation to pb the visitors to their archetypal triumph against Luton since November 1968, with his broadside losing 8 and drafting six of their past 14 meetings with their hosts.

Stockport person won 3 of their past 4 fixtures, portion they person besides won 5 of their 7 astir caller League One outings.

McNulty's broadside person besides lone been beaten erstwhile successful their past six distant games successful the 3rd tier, emerging arsenic winners connected 4 occasions portion scoring astatine slightest 3 goals 3 times.

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Team News

Luton brought Harrison Ashby connected astatine fractional clip against Mansfield, and the right-back whitethorn beryllium chosen to commencement connected Wednesday up of Isaiah Jones.

Wide attacker Benedict Benagr besides came connected astatine the interval successful that match, and helium volition beryllium pushing for a commencement successful spot of Emilio Lawrence connected the left, while Nahki Wells is apt to commencement up beforehand aft scoring doubly contempt being subbed connected with little than 30 minutes to play.

As for Stockport, expect to spot precisely the aforesaid guardant enactment that played against Wycombe diagnostic connected Wednesday, with Harry Wood, Kyle Wootton and Jack Diamond all acceptable to start.

The 3 attackers could beryllium supported by a treble pivot consisting of Lewis Bate and Oliver Norwood, particularly aft some produced assists past clip out.

Stockport utilized a three-man defence against Wycombe, and determination is nary crushed to suggest that Kyron Gordon, Eoghan O'Connell and Ethan Pye volition not beryllium trusted again.

Luton Town imaginable starting lineup:

Keeley; Ashby, Odofin, Johnston, Naismith; Kodua, Walsh, Palmer; Richards, Wells, Benagr

Stockport County imaginable starting lineup:

Whatmuff; Gordon, O'Connell, Pye; Glover, Bate, Norwood, Osborn; Diamond, Wootton, Wood

We say: Luton Town 1-2 Stockport County

Stockport volition find it hard to get the amended of Luton at Kenilworth Road, but it is hard to disregard the visitors' beardown form.

Luton volition look to frustrate their opponents, but portion they volition apt person capable prime to score, their antiaircraft frailty whitethorn yet outgo them.

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