Boxing Day football returns to Kenilworth Road for the first time in three years as Luton Town are set to host Wycombe Wanderers in Sky Bet League One, 3pm kick-off.
Jack Wilshere’s Hatters are eighth going into the fixture with the Chairboys, one place and one point above the visitors with both clubs having played 21 matches.
Michael Duff has been in charge of the Buckinghamshire outfit since replacing Mike Dodds as manager in September, and has overseen their rise up the table from 19th with a run of just two defeats in 13 league games.
Matchday timetable
Everything you need to know if you are attending today's game, including 25% beer, wine, soft and hot drinks from midday to 1.30pm.
Where to watch/follow
Some tickets are available on general sale for this fixture if you want to cheer Jack and the lads on in LU4.
Not with us at Kenilworth Road? Our UK and Ireland based fans can watch live on Sky Sports+, while international fans can watch the live stream and listen to Simon Pitts’ live commentary by purchasing an LTFC+ match pass for £10, or the local equivalent.
Our dedicated match centre will be providing written coverage, with the match centre starting on our website around two hours before kick-off.
The opposition
Wycombe arrive in Bedfordshire having won their last match in the third tier, 2-1 at home to Bolton, although that is their only victory in their last six in all competitions having been knocked out of the Vertu Trophy and FA Cup by fellow League One clubs Northampton and Exeter.
Prior to the recent run of indifferent results, however, the Chairboys had been 12 unbeaten and had lost just one of their first 15 matches under former Cheltenham and Barnsley manager Duff (pictured above).
Today's match sees the first return to Kenilworth Road of winger Fred Onyedinma, who starred in our two Championship play-off campaigns and then returned from a loan at Rotherham to play eight times towards the end of the Premier League season.
Our striker Cauley Woodrow is currently on loan at Adams Park and has scored five goals since joining Wanderers on transfer deadline day, but is ineligible for this afternoon's clash.
What the Hatters have had to say
Left-sided flyer Cohen Bramall spoke to LTFC+ on Tuesday...
And with there being no official pre-match press conferences over the festive period due to the local media's holiday schedules, we also caught up with manager Jack Wilshere on Christmas Eve...
Last time out
The Hatters went down by the odd goal in five to Reading last Thursday night, with Jordan Clark and Nigel Lonwijk scoring second-half goals to bring us back level from 2-0 down, but the Royals grabbed a quick-fire winner leaving Town without a league success in our last four matches.
Last time we met
There were no supporters present when the sides last met during the pandemic, with the Hatters winning 3-1 in the Championship to preserve our unbeaten at Adams Park.
George Moncur, Kazenga LuaLua and Elijah Adebayo scored the goals in the space of eight second half minutes as Town came back from conceding a 37th-minute Anis Mehmeti penalty.
Tha last fixture at Kenilworth Road also saw Nathan Jones' Town side run out victors, with Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu scoring the opener and Elliot Lee adding the second.
Kit colours
We will be back in our home shirt at Kenilworth Road, which you can purchase here!
Match Officials
Referee: Dean Whitestone is in charge of this one, and he last refereed us in the 1-1 draw at Stoke last April.
Assistant Referees: Andrew Dallison & Emily Carney
Fourth Official: Charles Breakspear
Elsewhere in League One today
Thr fixtures below are all kicking off at 3pm:
AFC Wimbledon v Stevenage
Barnsley v Mansfield Town
Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers
Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United
Bradford City v Wigan Athletic
Burton Albion v Northampton Town
Cardiff City v Exeter City
Huddersfield Town v Port Vale
Peterborough United v Leyton Orient
Plymouth Argyle v Reading
Stockport County v Lincoln City
Love Football. Protect The Game.
Luton Town Football Club has committed in its customer charter to providing safe match-day experiences for all supporters regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation, and this applies equally to home and away fixtures.
In the event that any Luton supporters do make discriminatory chants, the Club will work with the police and football authorities to help identify such individuals. Any such fans would then face the strictest club sanctions, including football banning orders that would prevent them attending any matches, in addition to any criminal charges.
Furthermore, we would like to warn against pitch incursions and the use of pyrotechnics or missiles – which could lead to potential prosecution.
The Club can also be held responsible for the behaviour of its supporters, which could lead to substantial fines being imposed.
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