Summary

  • Luton return to top flight for first time since 1991-92, season before Premier League founded

  • Eleven successful penalties until Coventry's Dabo missed target

  • Luton captain Lockyer 'responsive and talking' after collapsing on pitch

  • Lockyer taken to hospital for further tests

  • Coventry scorer Hamer limps off with injury

  • Sky Blues finished fifth in Championship, 10 points behind third-placed Luton

  1. Postpublished at 105+2 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Liam Kelly, a survivor of Coventry's League Two play-off success, sees the space open up on the edge of the Luton box. but it's a tame left-footed shot.

    He'd be a hugely popular goalscorer but not with shots like that.

  2. Postpublished at 105 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Ben Sheaf dawdles on it in midfield and Carlton Morris nips in.

    Josh Eccles careers into a few tackles. The fresh blood is having an impact for Coventry.

    Who wants this eh? Still another 15 to go...

    Luton v CoventryImage source, PA Media
  3. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 102 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    In the delay, a sub has been subbed. Kasey Palmer replaced by Josh Eccles for Coventry.

    Assistant boss Adi Viveash is doing the good cop side of explaining his withdrawal. Never much fun to be on the end of that.

  4. Postpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 27 May 2023

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Steve Ogrizovic
    Ex-Coventry City goalkeeper on BBC CWR

    My first thought was that the referee has got that right.

    There may have been a little contact but he didn't have to go down like that.

  5. Postpublished at 100 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Tackles going in all over the place. Crunching. Wince-inducing.

    It's not slowing down at all this.

    Adrenaline is a powerful thing.

    Ethan Horvath down for Luton. Hamstring maybe? Happened as he cleared a ball.

  6. YELLOW CARDpublished at 99 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Jordan Clark bookedImage source, PA Media

    Jordan Clark is booked for simulation by Michael Oliver, as he chased through a 50-50 with Coventry goalkeeper Ben Wilson.

    The Luton man gets there first and then tumbles. The referee has none of it and neither did Andre Marriner in the VAR booth.

  7. 'You have to start thinking ahead'published at 19:04 British Summer Time 27 May 2023

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Leon Barnett
    Former Luton defender on BBC Three Counties Radio

    Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu has had a good game and done his job, but we're getting to the stage where you have to start thinking ahead.

    Luton don't have many what you'd call comfortable penalty takers on the bench so maybe they try to freshen it up to try to win it before then.

  8. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90+8 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Luke Berry is being sent on for Luton with skipper Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu coming off.

    His Premier League dream is in his team-mates' hands now.

  9. Postpublished at 96 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Ben Sheaf gets back with Luton teeing chances to smother and get Coventry away from danger.

    Then Carlton Morris sprints away down the left, Luke McNally is there with him and then teases the foul out of the Coventry defender.

    Free-kick, left side for Jordan Clark...

  10. Postpublished at 95 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Carlton Morris nods down a searching diagonal into the Coventry penalty area and Jordan Clark just can't get onto it.

    The Hatters come again, Morris this time doesn't move as Fred Onyedinma loops it in and it's a Coventry goal-kick.

  11. Postpublished at 93 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Enterprising start by Coventry, as Kasey Palmer is fouled and Jake Bidwell arcs one into the area.

    Luke McNally was chasing it, but Luton help it behind for a goal kick.

  12. Postpublished at 92 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Viktor Gyokeres shootsImage source, Getty Images

    First chance of the extra-time period is down to Viktor Gyokeres and Coventry.

    The striker rolls Amari'i Bell on half way, turns and spins with the Luton man in his wake, but his flashing half-volley from the edge of the box was straight at Ethan Horvath.

    You sense he'll relish this game opening up and becoming stretched with his pace.

  13. FIRST-HALF - EXTRA TIMEpublished at 91 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Fankaty Dabo is on for Coventry with Brooke Norton-Cuffy making way.

    Luton get us going.

  14. Composure will be keypublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 27 May 2023

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Gary McSheffrey
    Former Coventry winger on BBC CWR

    It got end-to-end didn’t it.

    I think there will be more counter attacks and it’s about who can have the most composure.

    Fitness levels kick in now.

  15. Good game, good gamepublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 27 May 2023

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at Wembley

    So it has ended just like the two previous meetings between these two sides this season - in a draw.

    But what a great, breathless first 90 minutes it has been.

    Wembley has seen some stinkers in the past. Especially in Championship play-off finals. Thankfully, this has not been one of them!

  16. Postpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 27 May 2023

    ET: Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Coventry team talkImage source, Rex Features

    Thirty more minutes to go then to decide this.

    The attendance. which I lost track of in all the excitement, is 85,711 by the way.

    Quick breaks being taken on. No golden goals, no easy ways out. Extra time is the full shilling. Tough. Both teams need to be psychologically switched on here.

  17. Game of two halvespublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 27 May 2023

    FT: Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Steve Ogrizovic
    Ex-Coventry City goalkeeper on BBC CWR

    It was all Luton in the first half and all Coventry in the second.

    They came back well and could have won it.

    There are a few tired legs out there and signs of cramp so there will be changes.

    This is where you rely on the players on the bench.

  18. 'It's going to take a moment of magic'published at 18:50 British Summer Time 27 May 2023

    FT: Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Leon Barnett
    Former Luton defender on BBC Three Counties Radio

    You can already see both teams are knackered, it's been played like a basketball match.

    Both teams went head to head. It's phenomenal intensity. They are fatigued heavily. All it's going to take is one moment of magic to win it.

  19. FULL-TIME - EXTRA TIME TO COMEpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 27 May 2023

    FT: Luton 1-1 Coventry

    These two teams cannot be separated then after 90 minutes of stubborn, pulsating and sapping football.

    Second-half equaliser from Gustavo Hamer - who is off injured for Coventry - cancelled out the opener from Jordan Clark.

    Luton lost defender Tom Lockyer early on this one, withdrawn on a stretcher and taken to hospital. We wish him all the best.

  20. Postpublished at 90+8 mins

    Luton 1-1 Coventry

    Crucial touch by Luke McNally, as Carlton Morris shrugged off a tired Kyle McFadzean and sauntered forward for Luton.

    McNally played it and it was gathered by Ben Wilson to end the attack.