Championship roundup: Luton sting Watford and Preston sink Blackpool

Luton Town recorded a 2-0 win over fierce rivals Watford to further cement their place in the Championship playoff spots. Gabe Osho and Allan Campbell were on target for the home side, who sit fourth in the table.

The Hatters broke the deadlock on 28 minutes with a glorious team move that saw Cody Drameh and Tom Lockyer involved, with Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu’s cross swept home by Osho from close range, retribution for the red card he had picked up in the 4-0 defeat at Vicarage Road earlier in the season.

After the break, Watford started promisingly, Jeremy Ngakia seeing his far-post header bounce wide of the target. Imran Louza had a go for the Hornets too, Ethan Horvath with a simple stop to his left-hand side, while at the other end, Elijah Adebayo could not make the most of Carlton Morris’s dangerous cross.

With an hour gone, Morris went for goal himself, trying his luck from 30 yards but unable to get his shot to come down in time. Strike partner Adebayo also had an opportunity but with the angle against him, Daniel Bachmann was able to block.

Midway through the second period, the Watford manager Chris Wilder made a triple substitution to try and force an equaliser, Ismaïla Sarr, João Ferreira and Britt Assombalonga all coming on. They were soon joined by Yaser Asprilla, but still Watford could not create anything meaningful, João Pedro’s cross-shot gathered by Horvath.

With 10 minutes left, Town almost had the second goal they craved, Adebayo doing terrifically inside the box, his shot too close to Bachmann, while Mpanzu’s effort drew a wonderful block. But any nerves were settled in the first minute of stoppage time, when Campbell prodded into the net from close range to send the home supporters delirious.

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