Luton Town vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result and reaction Hatters clinch huge win

This is the first meeting between Luton and Palace in any competition since the 2006-07 Championship campaign, with the home side winning both games 2-1 back then. Both teams are on the pitch and are ready to get started.

Palace make two alterations to the team that were beaten by Everton in their last outing. Doucoure comes in and partners Lerma just in front of the defence, meaning Hughes drops onto the bench. Hodgson is also boosted by the return of Olise, who starts in the Premier League for the first time this season after an injury. Ayew makes way as a result.

Luton make two changes to the side that lost to Manchester United in their previous match. Issa Kabore suffered a head injury while playing for Burkina Faso during the international break and is replaced by Bell on the right. Marvelous Nakamba also misses out, with Mpanzu coming into the midfield.

CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Rob Holding, Jordan Ayew, Matheus Franca, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes, Chris Richards, Naouirou Ahamada, Remi Matthews.

CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1): Sam Johnstone; Joel Ward, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell; Cheick Doucoue, Jefferson Lerma; Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Jeffrey Schlupp; Odsonne Edouard.

LUTON TOWN SUBS: Luke Berry, Elijah Adebayo, Tahith Chong, Jordan Clark, Jacob Brown, Tim Krul, Ryan Giles, Zack Nelson, Jayden Luker.

LUTON TOWN (3-4-2-1): Thomas Kaminski; Teden Mengi, Tom Lockyer, Gabriel Osho; Amari'i Bell, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Ross Barkley, Alfie Doughty; Andros Townsend, Chiedozie Ogbene; Carlton Morris.

Luton XI: Kaminski, Doughty, Mengi, Lockyer, Osho, Bell, Mpanzu, Barkley, Townsend, Morris, Ogbene

Crystal Palace XI: Johnstone, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Lerma, Doucoure, Olise, Eze, Schlupp, Edouard

Palace are in a comfortable position in the Premier League table and are 10 points above the relegation zone. However, the Eagles are going through a rough patch of form, losing three of their last four matches and conceding nine goals. Roy Hodgson’s men seemed to put back-to-back defeats against Newcastle United and Tottenham behind them with a win over Burnley before falling to a 3-2 defeat versus Everton in their previous outing. Dropping down to 13th position, a compact table means they are only five points away from seventh place. Despite this, they will need to collect a rare away victory against Luton if they want to turn their form around, only winning one of their last eight top-flight meetings with the Hatters (drawing three and losing four).

Luton have won just one of their first 12 games in the Premier League this season, with their only victory coming against Everton at Goodison Park. It is their fewest wins at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1974-75 (winning one, drawing six and losing five), where they went on to finish at the bottom of the table. The Hatters are also on a six-game winless run but will be encouraged by their recent performances. Rob Edwards’ men were unfortunate not to beat Liverpool in their last home match, with Luis Diaz’s stoppage-time strike helping the Reds earn a point before losing 1-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Luton were also handed a boost during the international break as they moved out of the relegation zone after Everton’s 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules.