Luton gains promotion to Premier League after beating Coventry in penalty shootout

27.05.2023 - 19:35 arabnews.com

LONDON: Luton will play in the Premier League for the first time next season after beating Coventry following a penalty shootout in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Saturday.

Coventry’s Fankaty Dabo sent his spot kick high and wide to give Luton a 6-5 win in the shootout following a 1-1 draw after extra time in what is usually dubbed the most lucrative match in world soccer.

The winner is expected to get in excess of $200 million in future earnings for gaining promotion to the Premier League, the richest league in world soccer.

It marks Luton’s first return to England’s top division since 1991-92 — the year before it was rebranded as the Premier League.

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With a seemingly never-ending campaign culminating with Manchester City’s Champions League triumph, attention is already turning to next season. Pep Guardiola led City to a treble, but his focus will shift to winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title when the new fixtures are released tomorrow. Ad Burnley and Sheffield United both return to take their places back among the elite of English football, while Luton are certainly mad as Hatters after ending a 31-year absence from the top flight.

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