Summary

  • West Ham are unbeaten this season and move top of the table with the win

  • Luton are still searching for their first Premier League point

  • Get Involved: #bbcfootball, WhatsApp 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)

  1. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Luton 0-0 West Ham

    Half a chance! Luton get the ball in the mixer nice and early, it's not properly cleared and Ross Barkley scuffs a shot wide from 20 yards. He's capable.

  2. Postpublished at 1 min

    Luton 0-0 West Ham

    Michail Antonio chases a long ball over the top but Luton's new keeper Thomas Kaminski is alive to it. The atmosphere is crackling...

  3. 'The fuse is about to be lit'published at 20:01 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton 0-0 West Ham

    Aaron Paul
    BBC Radio 5 Live commentator

    This isn't artificial. 100% unadulterated football passion.

    A stadium that has waited so long for this. Everything about it is retro.

    The fuse is about to be lit. The Kenny is ready for the Premier League!

  4. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton 0-0 West Ham

    Friday night lights. Here we go!

  5. Postpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Terrific noise. A sea of orange. Let's do this!

  6. It's almost time!published at 19:55 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Kenilworth continues to fill up as kick-off against West Ham approaches.

    Take your seats, grab your popcorn, the show is about to begin...

    Kenilworth RoadImage source, PA Media
  7. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Including yourself, Nathan. It may not have ended on the best note but what a job he did - twice!

    West Ham were great on the counter at Brighton last week, will they set up in a similar way tonight?

  8. 'It's come a long way'published at 19:51 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Nathan Jones
    Former Luton Town manager speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live

    To see where the club has come from, portacabins and park pitches and Labradors nicking your cones, a lot of people need a lot of credit for how it has gone.

  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    #bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only - standard rates apply) or WhatsApp 03301231826

    West Ham fan here. Luton's story to get to the PL is a great one. Their manager seems like a top geezer as well. Good luck for the season. Except tonight of course....

    Danny

  10. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    I've just seen David Pleat dancing across the pitch. ANTTIIICCCC.

    The full range of Luton nostalgia here.

  11. 'They will do it the Luton way'published at 19:47 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Don Hutchison
    Ex-Scotland midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Luton have got some really good football men behind the scenes. A brilliant football club.

    They are going to do it their way, not copying anyone.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    #bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only - standard rates apply) or WhatsApp 03301231826

    I love watching local football whenever I move around, whether it's home or abroad. When I moved to Luton six months ago for a job, I had no idea they were in the Championship pushing for promotion; I half-expected them to be down in League One or Two. Now they're in the Premier League, I've got absolutely no hope of getting a ticket for a game! Good luck for the season! UTH!

    Picto

  13. Nearly time to rockpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Luton TownImage source, Getty Images

    We are under 20 minutes away from Luton starting their Premier League life at home now. Tremendous stuff. Just imagine being a fan who has seen them fall to non league and then come back.

    A real feel-good footballing story. Unless you support Watford I suppose.

  14. 'West Ham have spent their money wisely'published at 19:42 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Steve Brown
    Former Premier League defender on The Far Post podcast

    When Liverpool sold Philippe Coutinho they signed Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, and we're seeing something similar here with West Ham.

    You get the maximum you can for one single player. I think it was right that Declan Rice moved on - he'd served his purpose, got himself into a position where he was worth that money and it was right that West Ham took it.

    The secondary to that is that you spend it wisely. I think Ward-Prowse is a brilliant signing. For set-pieces alone, he is a great signing, and he's a wonderful football player as well.

    They're using the money very wisely and they've become a stronger squad because of that. Everything's going so well for them at the moment.

    Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

  15. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    If you've not seen West Ham yet this season there's a big change of course, with Declan Rice moving to Arsenal...

  16. 'We must match the intensity'published at 19:39 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    West Ham United

    West Ham manager David Moyes speaking to Sky Sports before tonight's match: "It is never easy coming up against a newly-promoted team at home so it will be a tough game.

    "We need to play differently tonight [to other games]. Let's see if we can do that but we have made a really good start to the season."

    On Mohammed Kudus: "We've seen little bits of him. He is fit, he is ready to play, he played last week for Ajax. We are still getting to know him. We go into it with a lot of positivity because of how we have started the season."

    On tonight's test: "Luton at home will be intense and we need to try and match that as well.

    "Our away form this season has started well. We have to try and see if we can get another result tonight."

  17. 'We could see something special from Luton'published at 19:36 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Gary Neville
    Former Manchester United defender on Sky Sports

    I thought there were some things in their game at Chelsea last week that would give me some encouragement.

    Chelsea were better than them in the end but there were some moments in there that Chelsea would have been worried.

    Only the two other promoted teams know what this will be like. If they can stay in this game until the last 20 minutes we could see something special.

  18. Postpublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    The promoted teams have lost all seven Premier League games so far this season, by an aggregate score of 18-4. It's very early days though - and having witnessed a few Luton games at home last season I'd say not many teams will enjoy a trip to the Kenny this year.

    Intensity. Incoming.

  19. Postpublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Tom Lockyer has a thigh injury, by the way.

  20. 'We have to use the occasion'published at 19:33 British Summer Time 1 September 2023

    Luton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

    Luton Town

    Rob EdwardsImage source, Getty Images

    Luton Town manager Rob Edwards speaking to Sky Sports before tonight's game: "It's] very special. Tuesday night was really good but tonight is here and this is it. This is what everyone has been working so hard for, for such a long time. We have to enjoy it.

    "We know the size of our challenge this year and we know it's going to be difficult. This is where we need to be. Let the occasion take you. As long as we keep 11 men on the pitch. We have to try and use the atmosphere to our advantage."

    On the opening two defeats of the Premier League season: "We need to make some better decisions but also if we are pressing we have to get back in better. The second half [against Chelsea] became a bit more transitional. When we have the right moments we have got to arrive there with good numbers. We have to do that a lot better.

    "You're not going to get many moments at Stamford Bridge. We created a really good chance at 1-0 and you've got to try and take those moments. But then it's about staying in the game. You have got to say concentrated for 100-plus minutes. We got punished and we will learn."

    On Tom Lockyer's absence: "He is a miss. He is a leader on and off the pitch. We really believe in Mads [Andersen] coming in. He is a great player and it's his opportunity tonight."