Online Reporter
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WARRIORS captain Marvelous Nakamba’s Luton Town are in great danger of being relegated from the English Championship.
The Hatters, who parted ways with former manager Rob Edwards last month as a result of the struggles, have had a below par campaign in the English second tier division after getting relegated from the Premier League last year.
By yesterday, Luton were anchoring the log standings with a paltry 27 points from 32 matches, having won just seven of those.
Before their game against fellow strugglers Plymouth Argyle at Kenilworth Road yesterday night, Luton Town had lost 19 of the 32 league games they had played in the Championship this season.
Luton are the only English side to have suffered three consecutive relegations in the 21st century.
The Hatters finished in 23rd place during the 2005/2006 season and were relegated from the Championship.
They finished last in League One and League Two in the next two seasons and were relegated into the non-league conference.
They suffered a 10-point deduction for entering administration and then started the season on minus 30 points.
Their fall from grace right now appears like a page borrowed from that nightmare.
Nakamba started in their latest loss at the hands of Sheffield United but was pulled out as the Hatters searched for a goal.
The defeat against Sheffield United meant the Hatters have now gone four games without finding the net at Kenilworth Road, following on from matches against Norwich City, Preston North End and Millwall.
Having not scored since the last-gasp winner against Derby County on December 20, then that itself is a new record, beating the three fixtures that Town have done 11 times previously in their history, the last of those coming in the 2015-16 campaign, where they actually managed it twice.
However, based on minutes, Luton are still not yet at their worst sequence, as back in that League One season, they went 378 minutes without being able to celebrate a goal in front of their own fans.
Danny Green scored in the 66th minute during the 4-3 loss to Northampton, followed by blanks against a Wycombe side containing Bloomfield, Cambridge United, in then manager Nathan Jones’ first game in charge and Notts County.
It finally ended when Alan Sheehan thundered home a superb volley against Yeovil Town, who had taken the lead through now Luton midfielder Liam Walsh.
That is 18 minutes more than the 360 accumulated by Town in their current dry patch, although it should never have reached this stage, Luton Town had some excellent opportunities to end their dire run against the Blades on Saturday, particularly through Adebayo.
The forward, who hasn’t scored in his last 12 appearances, since the 2-1 win over Stoke on December 10, has now missed 25 big chances this term.
