Nigeria's Elijah Adebayo helps Hatters return to winning

Championship Nigeria's Elijah Adebayo helps Hatters return to winning

Izuchukwu Akawor 18:43 - 05.11.2022

The giant striker was at his creative best, helping the promotion chasing side end its winless run.

Nigerian forward Elijah Adebayo played a pivotal role as Luton Town returned to winning ways in the English Championship. 

Adebayo was in action for 77 minutes in Luton's hard-fought 1-0 win at Blackpool Fc on Saturday evening. 

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The 24-year-old created the decisive goal for his teammate, Luke Berry, who made no mistakes to fire in the only goal just before the hour mark.

Adebayo, who has scored three goals in 17 appearances this season, created one chance, one big chance and registered his first assist of the season before he was subbed off.

Elijah Adebayo (far left) celebrates with Berry and another Luton teammate.

Luton continues promotion push with narrow win

The Hatters and their host went into the encounter looking to put a stop to their respective poor runs.

While Blackpool had lost two of their last two matches, Luton was without a win in their last four matches. 

Luton Town is just two points away from playoffs.

But despite a dominate display from Blackpool, it was Luton,  inspired by the combination of Adebayo and Berry, that had the last laugh after a slim win.

Blackpool lacked the necessary cutting edge in the final third to take down their visitors, who ensured the Seasiders extended their losing streak to three matches.

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For Luton, the win sees them avoid losing two successive games this season, with the Hatters now within two points of the playoffs.

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