Nobody could accuse Luton Town’s supporters of not doing enough to roar their team forward. They savoured every moment of Kenilworth Road’s first taste of the Premier League, keeping the volume high from start to finish, and the celebrations would have been wild if Carlton Morris had taken a late chance to equalise moments before Kurt Zouma scored the goal that carried West Ham back to the top of the table.
Unfortunately for Luton their big night would end with another lesson about the harsh reality of life at the highest level. Rob Edwards’s side fought until the end, Mads Andersen’s stoppage-time header setting up a frantic finish, but they were blunt for long spells and were not ruthless enough when it mattered. West Ham, resilient and experienced, were rarely in trouble once Jarrod Bowen had given them the lead.
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