Luton v Everton

Luton vs Everton Preview

Luton Town slumped to a third league defeat on the trot in the Premier League on the weekend following a 2-1 loss away from home at Wolves and the relegation trap-door has now been whittled down to just three teams battling it out to avoid the last two places in the table, while Everton secured another season in the English top flight as The Toffees hold a commanding 11-point cushion above the bottom three clubs thanks to a 1-0 home win against Brentford on the weekend.

The loss against Wolves at Molineux on the weekend became Luton Town's third defeat on the trot as The Hatters had previously succumbed to Manchester City and Brentford while the bigger picture shows Friday night's hosts have managed to capture just one win from their last 14 matches overall which came in the form of a 2-1 home win against Bournemouth.

However, Luton Town have also slipped to 10 defeats within this period and it's now crunch time for The Hatters as they have just three games remaining in order to lift themselves out of the bottom three in the division but having lost four out of their last six games on home soil at Kenilworth Road, Luton Town look to be up against it here.

Everton have produced another great escape under manager Sean Dyche as The Toffees secured a third league win on the trot in the English top flight on the weekend with a 1-0 home win against Brentford which also made it four wins in five games for the merseyside club.

Previous wins against Burnley, Nottingham Forest and most impressive of all, a 2-0 home win against merseyside rivals, Liverpool, have salvaged what looked like being a disastrous campaign for Sean Dyche's side.

Indeed, prior to their recent flurry of vital victories in the top flight, Everton had slumped to an alarming 13 league games without a win which included seven defeats but the six draws that they earned during this period proved to be just enough to keep The Toffees out of the bottom three places while Nottingham Forest and Luton Town failed to capitalise.

Perhaps just as important is the fact that all four of Everton's wins in their last five games also resulted in Sean Dyche's side keeping clean sheets as well and this could prove to be a decisive factor in determining the outcome of this crucial encounter at Kenilworth Road on Friday night.

Luton Town v Everton Verdict

Luton Town have continued to battle admirably against a seemingly inevitable drop down from the Premier League but the hosts may well come off second best against an improved Everton outfit here on Friday night as the trap-door moves ever closer for Luton.

Therefore, our main bet will be Everton win @ 2.55

Other side bets worth considering:

Everton win & Under 2.5 goals @ 6.50

Correct Score: Everton 1-0 @ 12.00