Lincoln City host Luton Town in the early kick-off tomorrow as they look to extend their impressive unbeaten run to ten games.
Last time out the Imps beat Burton Albion 1-0, taking home all three points from the Pirelli Stadium.
Sonny Bradley netted the only goal of the game, scoring a close range header in the 22nd minute to give Lincoln the lead.
Despite having 16 shots, Burton couldn’t reply with a goal of their own and Lincoln moved up to seventh in the Sky Bet League One table on 15 points.
Opponents: Luton Town
Luton will be hoping for an immediate return back to the Championship after finishing 22nd under manager Matt Bloomfield.
The Hatters brought in 14 players this summer, most notably signing young shot-stopper Josh Keeley from Tottenham Hotspur and both Kal Naismith & Nahki Wells from Bristol City.
In the league they sit in ninth place with seven games played, winning four and losing three.
They come off the back of a 3-2 loss against fellow-relegated Plymouth Argyle with new signings Jerry Yates and Wells both netting penalties that were cancelled out by a Bradley Ibrahim brace.
Bloomfield’s side will be hoping to secure their second away league win in a row after beating Burton Albion 3-0 on the road last month.
Team News:
Rob Street and Ryley Towler are back from suspension however head-coach Michael Skubala confirmed there’s no guarantee that they will immediately return to the side.
Ahead of the game, Skubala spoke on team news, he said: “Everyone’s at it, the squad is as healthy as its ever been.”
Lincoln’s side is now surplus numbers wise, with some players having to miss out due to the limited slots on the bench.
On this, Skubala said: “Its the toughest part of the job as you have to let players down.
“It’s what we want, we want competitive places and training levels at the minute are fantastic. Everyone’s training well and everyone’s healthy.”
Head-to-Head:
The two sides haven’t clashed since new year’s day in 2018 with Luton having had excursions in the Premier League and Championship since then.
On the last occasion Luton and Lincoln locked horns, the Hatters were 4-2 victors in a game that saw both sides get red cards in a feisty Sky Bet League Two affair.
Michael Bostwick and Matt Green were on the scoresheet that day for the Imps, whereas James Collins was among the names to net against Lincoln.
The history books are very kind to Luton when looking at the past meetings between the teams with the Hatters going unbeaten in 28 of their 34 clashes against Lincoln, winning 17.
Lincoln haven’t beaten the team from Kenilworth Road since 1999.
Played for Both:
Current Lincoln veteran stars Collins and Bradley both featured for the Bedfordshire side before making the switch to the Imps.
The 34-year-old forward is currently Lincoln’s top goal-scorer so far this season but he netted his most career goals in his four year spell with the Hatters, scoring 68 times.
Defensively sound centre-back Bradley has already netted three times since joining Michael Skubala’s side in the summer.
Between 2018 and 2023 he made 163 appearances in a Luton shirt as they travelled up the leagues.