Luton 1 – 1 Huddsf’ld

Captain Sonny Bradley’s equaliser set up a winner-takes-all showdown on Monday as he earned Luton a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg.

Having started the better on home soil, the Hatters were dealt a 12th-minute blow when Daniel Sinani’s smart finish beat Matt Ingram at his near post.

But in a game with two sides so potent from set-pieces it was no surprise when Luton levelled from a free-kick, curled into the area by Harry Cornick and dispatched emphatically from close range by the skipper.

Both sides could have had first-half penalties and Rob Jones’ decision to overlook a clear trip on Cameron Jerome just before the break highlighted their improvement since their equaliser.

After half-time they failed to retain that momentum as Huddersfield began to wrestle back control. The Terriers continued to look the more potent throughout the half but could not find a way to trouble Ingram, setting up an all-or-nothing second leg in Monday night’s return fixture in West Yorkshire, live on Sky Sports.

More to follow…

What’s next?

These two sides meet again at the John Smith’s Stadium on Monday night, live on Sky Sports Football from 7pm; kick-off 7.45pm. The winner will go on to meet one of Sheffield United or Nottingham Forest at Wembley in the play-off final on May 29.