The Luton Match Preview
By The Longside
November 7 2005
The Longside Official Match Preview of Luton v Burnley. Luton are riding high but on a bad run whereas Burnley are creeping up on the back of two wins.
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MATCH PREVIEW |
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Luton |
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SATURDAY, 5th NOVEMBER 2005 |
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3:00 PM KICK OFF |
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INJURIES |
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| Danny Coyne OUT for Season Wayne Thomas - OUT for Season John McGreal - OUT Graham Branch - OUT 2 Unnamed Fitness Tests |
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SUSPENSIONS |
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| James O'Connors appeal was successful so NO suspensions | |||
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MATCH BETTING |
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| Home win 8/11 Away Win 10/3 Draw 12/5 | |||
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PUB NEWS |
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| Please see our Pub Guide | |||
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LAST TIME WE MET |
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Burnley 0-2 Luton 07/03/2000 Luton 2-1 Burnley 06/11/1999 |
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MATCH OFFICIALS |
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| Referee: Paul Melin (Surrey) Asst. Referees: Stephen Artis (Norfolk) Fred Graham (Essex) Fourth Official: Steve Creighton (Berkshire) |
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LONGSIDE PREVIEW |
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With the upturn in Burnleys fortunes over the last few years, it is the 1999/00 season since we last met. In our promotion year Luton managed to do the double over us and their ground hasn't always been the best of hunting grounds for us. In 21 games away we have been beaten 10 times, won 8 times and drawn 3 times, our last win their being in 1997 a closely fought 3 goals to 2. We go there 3rd in the Championship form table, with two wins on the bounce against Hull 1-0 and Millwall 2-1. 2 points off the play offs and a two week break again gives us a great chance to get up there, something which would nice to sit and look at during that time! Finally, as you see above we are still expected too be missing Branch and McGreal and SC reports two unnamed players took knocks on Tuesday night so will be given every chance to prove their fitness. It would be a surprise though if we didn't field an unchanged side with the possible inclusion of new loanee Nathan Dyer from the start. Make sure you get your predictions in on |
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