Pre-Season Focus: Luton
The 2023-24 Premier League welcomes Luton Town following their play-off final victory over Coventry at Wembley back in May.
For The Hatters fans, the opening game of the season can’t come quickly enough. This is a team who were relegated to the conference in 2009 and they couldn’t get back into League football until 2014. Yes, you’ve done the maths, in nine years Luton Town has gone from non-league football to the elite.
They will be under no illusions given their budget that this season will be tough. Having said that, who would have thought they could have climbed the leagues as quickly as they did" Don’t right Luton off just yet, they would snap your hand off if you offered them 17th right now and would you want to bet against them"
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Nickname(s): The Hatters
Founded: 1885
Manager: Rob Edwards
Last Season: 3rd
Top Scorer(s): Carlton Morris (20)
Played for Villa and Luton
James Bree
James Bree became the second youngest debutant for Barnsley in 2014 where he began his footballing career. After impressing for the Tykes during 50 appearances he was snapped up by Aston Villa in 2017.
The full-back failed to make any real impact at Villa Park, playing just 21 games which also included loan spells with Ipswich Town (2019) and then Luton Town (2019-20). Bree signed for the latter in September 2020 after helping them avoid relegation to League 1.
Bree spent three years with the Hatters before being snapped up by Southa...
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