Luton did it for Tom Lockyer. They did it for themselves. They also shook up the Premier League for Christmas, delivering a deserved victory to continue the Kenilworth Road fairytale and make Eddie Howe’s Newcastle look ordinary in the process.
A first-half lead from an Andros Townsend header was enough to decide this contest and Luton did not have to strain hard to preserve it. The Newcastle substitute Alexander Isak had a goal correctly disallowed, but that was pretty much it from the visitors whose form is tapering off quickly. They have Liverpool and Manchester City coming up after Christmas. For the Hatters, they are two points from a safe position, but their conditioning, organisation and confidence (not to mention the backing of their home support) mean hopes of a great escape remain realistic.
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