Sunderland came from behind to earn a 2-1 win in the first leg at stadium of Light on Saturday thanks to Amad Diallo's opener and Trai Hume's winner.
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Luton Town will host Sunderland in the second leg of their EFL championship semifinal playoff tie at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday night. The visitors came from behind to earn a 2-1 win in the first leg at stadium of Light on Saturday. Elijah Adebayo gave an early lead to Luton inside the opening 11 minutes before Amad Diallo leveled the score with his 39th-minute free-kick, and Trai Hume powered a header home from Jack Clarke’s cross three minutes into the hour mark. It was a closely contested encounter with the Black Cats attempting 13 shots, compared to 11 efforts by Luton.
🗣 “We’ll go through what we need to go through and put right what we can for Tuesday”
Clark looks ahead to the second leg. ✊#SUNLUT | #COYH
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) May 14, 2023
The result ended Luton’s 14-game unbeaten streak. However the Hatters boss Rob Edwards is well aware of the fact that the two-legged semi-final tie has only reached the half-time and will be confident off turning things around in front of their own supporters in the second leg. Luton have solid record at Kenilworth road, having lost only four of their 23 home-matches in the second tier, while recording five wins from their last six, the one aberration being a goalless draw with Hull city last Monday. Since the turn of the year, only West Bromwich Albion and Championship-winners Burnley have got the better of Luton at Kenilworth Road and they have kept six clean sheets from their last ten games in front of their own supporters.
Sunderland, on the other had would be high on confidence having taken a slight lead in the playoff tie after sneaking through to the top six on the final match day courtesy of thrashing Preston North End 3-0 last Monday. the Black Cats have now extended their unbeaten run to ten games, while winning five matches in the process. Meanwhile, the rocker Men have recorded four wins and one draw from their last five games on the road, scoring seven goals and conceding just two along the way. Meanwhile, prior to Saturday’s game, these two sides had played out four 1-1 draws.
Luton Town probable starting lineup: Horvath, Bell, Lockyer, Osho, Drameh, Mpanzu, Nakamba, Clark, Doughty, Adebayo, Morris
Sunderland probable starting lineup: Patterson, Huggins, O’Nien, Hume, Gooch, Neil, Ekwah, Diallo, Pritchard, Clarke, Gelhardt
Luton Town
| Opponents | Score |
| Sunderland | 2-1 (L) |
| Hull | 0-0 (D) |
| Blackburn | 1-1 (D) |
| Middlesbrough | 2-1 (W) |
| Reading | 1-1 (D) |
Sunderland
| Opponents | Score |
| Sunderland | 2-1 (W) |
| Preston | 0-3 (W) |
| Watford | 2-2 (D) |
| West Brom | 1-2 (W) |
| Huddersfield | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Sunderland beat Luton | 2-1 |
| Sunderland draw Luton | 1-1 |
| Luton draw Sunderland | 1-1 |
| Sunderland draw Luton | 1-1 |
| Luton draw Sunderland | 1-1 |
The second leg of the EFL Championship semi-final playoff tie will take place at Kenilworth road on Wednesday at 12:30 am IST.
| Luton Town vs Sunderland | Key Details |
| Date | May 16 (UK) |
| Venue | Kenilworth Road |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Wednesday) |
Football fans in UK can catch the live action via TalkSport Radio UK, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Go Extra and Sky Sports Football.
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