Opinion: Why Luton Town will pose a new challenge for Tottenham Hotspur
Reeling from a tough loss to Fulham last Saturday, Spurs will be out of action until the end of the international break, when they face Luton Town on March 30th.
Tottenham’s last meeting with the Hatters proved fruitful, with Micky van de Ven snatching a 52nd-minute goal at Kenilworth Road. However, the win could just have easily not been so, and now, Luton look far improved from where they were in October.
To put it simply, it would be wrong to take the upcoming match lightly. With just about a week before the clash, let’s take a look at how and why Luton could cause trouble for Spurs.
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Improved goal production
In the seven matches leading up to the first game in which the two clubs met, Luton netted just six goals across seven games (0.86 goals per game). In the 21 matches since, Spurs’ upcoming opponents have produced 36 goals in 21 matches (1.71 goals per game), nearly doubling the output they had previously managed.
Amongst the top scorers for the club are Elijah Adebayo (nine goals) and Carlton Morris (eight goals). Luckily for Spurs fans, it’s unlikely Adebayo will make it onto the pitch, with a recent injury likely ruling him out for the remainder of the campaign. Morris, however, has started 23 matches and subbed on for the other six of Luton’s 29 fixtures thus far in the season.
Scoring against Newcastle, Manchester United, and Aston Villa, Morris has shown his ability to cause issues for top def...
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