Tottenham vs Luton Town: Preview, predictions and lineups
Tottenham’s battle to qualify for the Champions League continues on Saturday afternoon when they host relegation-threatened Luton Town.
Ange Postecoglou’s side slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Fulham before the March international break in one of their worst performances of the season but can still go level on points with top-four rivals Aston Villa with victory over the Hatters.
Nottingham Forest’s points deduction has put Luton in a better position in their fight against relegation. However, Rob Edwards‘ outfit are only one point away from the bottom three and have a lot of work to do before the end of the campaign.
Here’s 90min’s preview of Tottenham vs Luton Town in Gameweek 30.
Tottenham vs Luton Town H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current Form (all competitions)
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Tottenham |
Luton Town |
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Fulham 3-0 Tottenham – 16/03/24 |
Luton Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest – 16/03/24 |
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Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham – 10/03/24 |
Bournemouth 4-3 Luton Town – 13/03/24 |
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Tottenham 3-1 Crystal Palace – 02/03/24 |
Crystal Palace 1-1 Luton Town – 09/03/24 |
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Tottenham 1-2 Wolves – 17/02/24 |
Luton Town 2-3 Aston Villa – 02/03/24 |
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Tottenham 2-1 Brighton – 10/02/24 |
Luton Town 2-6 Man City – 27/02/24 |
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
talkSPORT, not televised |
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United States |
SiriusXM FC, Peacock |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
Postecoglou’s big injury concern is Micky van de Ven, who missed the Fulham loss and the March internationals. However, the rapid Dutch defender could be fit enough to feature on Saturday afternoon.
Fraser Forster, Ryan Sessegnon and Manor Solomon are all still out injured, but Richarlison could earn a start after coming off the bench against Fulham, having been unused by Brazil during their games against England and Spain.
Tottenham predicted lineup vs Luton Town (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Richarlison.
Luton’s fight against relegation is getting harder with injuries starting to pile up. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu may not be fit after coming off against Forest, while Alfie Doughty’s involvement is also touch and go.
Chiedozie Ogbene suffered an injury on international duty with Ireland but the extent of the problem is not certain yet. Mads Andersen, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Gabriel Osho will be monitored in the lead-up to the game, while Marvelous Nakamba, Jacob Brown, Tom Lockyer, Joe Johnson, Elijah Adebayo, Dan Potts and Amari’i Bell are all out.
Luton Town predicted lineup vs Tottenham (3-4-2-1): Kaminski; Hashioka, Mengi, Burke; Kabore, Barkley, Berry, Townsend; Chong, Clark; Morris.
Tottenham’s inconsistency must be eradicated if they are to beat rivals Villa and Manchester United and qualify for the Champions League. They lost terribly against Fulham but Postecoglou has since had a long time with plenty of his squad as he looks to get Spurs back to winning ways.
Luton are capable of frustrating any team in the Premier League but with the injuries Edwards is having to deal with, it’s hard to picture the Hatters getting anything from this match.
Tottenham should have too much quality for their visitors on Saturday.