Burnley v Luton Town: Premier League – live

Luton boss Rob Edwards talks to TNT. “We’re looking forward to it … we’ve had two really tough games against Burnley, in the Championship and this season, and they’ve come out on the right side, so hopefully it’s us tonight … we know how big the game is … we’ve improved and evolved … we’ve become competitive in most games … we’ve got to enjoy the pressure … we know what we’re fighting for and we’re in the mix.”

The rescheduling of this match hasn’t gone down well in some quarters. Andy Hunter had this to say in today’s Ten Things …

It is hardly breaking news that the interests of match-going fans are not given a second thought by TV companies but Luton’s 400-mile round trip to Burnley on Friday night is a staggering insult nonetheless. The game was chosen for the televised Monday night slot in October, with the caveat it could be switched to Friday or Sunday depending on whether the clubs had an FA Cup replay or Burnley reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Confirmation of the rearranged date arrived with Luton’s third-round draw against Bolton on Sunday. As Tony Scholes from Up the Clarets said: “To be sat waiting for the result of a game to decide the date of the next game less than a week later is totally unacceptable.” The Football Supporters’ Association added: “We’ve raised this problem with leagues, broadcasters and the authorities repeatedly but little progress has been made. We are going to keep banging this drum. TV selections should not come with multiple caveats – supporters need to have certainty about when games are being played so they can make their arrangements in good time. If a game is at risk of being moved twice or more we don’t think it should be eligible for selection – simple as that.”

… while Barry Glendenning also told it as he sees it in this afternoon’s Football Daily.

Say what you like about Bob Lord, but the man who spent the best part of the 1960s and 1970s telling the BBC and ITV to bugger off wouldn’t have hesitated for a second in telling TNT Sports where to shove their hastily rewritten schedule.

Burnley make three changes to the XI that started the 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa just before the turn of the year. Josh Cullen, Hjalmar Ekdal and Ameen Al-Dakhil replace Jordan Beyer, Charlie Taylor and Sander Berge, all of whom miss out altogether.

Luton also lost their last Premier League match 3-2, at home to Chelsea. They make two chances to the team that started that day, with Chiedozie Ogbene and Jordan Clark replacing the Africa Cup of Nations-bound Issa Kabore, and Jacob Brown, who misses out completely.

Burnley: Trafford, Vitinho, O’Shea, Al Dakhil, Ekdal, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Cullen, Odobert, Foster, Amdouni.
Subs: Cork, Egan-Riley, Rodriguez, Benson, Roberts, Zaroury, Ndayishimiye, Bruun Larsen, Muric.

Luton Town: Kaminski, Mengi, Osho, Bell, Ogbene, Sambi Lokonga, Barkley, Doughty, Townsend, Clark, Adebayo.
Subs: Potts, Berry, Morris, Woodrow, Chong, Burke, Mpanzu, Krul, Giles.

Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland).

It’s another relegation six-pointer! Both teams have form in them this season. Luton have won at Everton and Sheffield United; Burnley have beaten Sheffield United and … Luton. But tonight’s hosts have only won two further games since winning at Kenilworth Road in early October; Luton have tasted victory three times since then, and of the two sides currently look the more likely to scramble to safety. Much resting on tonight’s game, then. Kick off is at 7.45pm GMT. It’s on!