Blackpool host Luton in League One. Luton have been enjoying a much better season so far, while Blackpool have found results much harder to come by.
The last two meetings between these sides were tight, a draw and a one-goal win apiece. That closeness doesn't quite match the gap between them in this season's table.
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Form guide tells two different stories
Luton's last 20 matches across all competitions show ten wins, four draws and six defeats, with 40 goals scored against 26 conceded. Their league form has featured wins over Doncaster, Leicester and Barnsley in recent weeks, though they did lose 4-1 at Wycombe and 2-1 away at MK Dons along the way.
Blackpool: 20 completed matches; Luton: 20 completed matches.
Blackpool
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 55% 11 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 38
- Difference
- -10
Luton
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 39
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +14
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Sheffield Wednesday | Blackpool | 01.11.2026 | 1-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Blackpool | Aston Villa U21 | 27.10.2026 | 3-2 |
| League One | Blackpool | Mansfield Town | 24.10.2026 | 1-4 |
| League One | Blackpool | Milton Keynes Dons | 20.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| League One | Leyton Orient | Blackpool | 17.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| League One | Cambridge United | Blackpool | 10.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| EFL Trophy | Blackpool | Crewe | 06.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| EFL Trophy | Wigan | Blackpool | 22.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| League One | Blackpool | Plymouth | 19.09.2026 | 2-4 |
| League One | Blackpool | Bromley | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Huddersfield | Luton | 03.11.2026 | 1-1 |
| League One | Peterborough | Luton | 31.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| League One | Luton | Doncaster | 27.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| League One | Luton | Leicester | 24.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Luton | Barnsley | 20.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Milton Keynes Dons | Luton | 17.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Wycombe | Luton | 10.10.2026 | 1-4 |
| EFL Trophy | Colchester | Luton | 03.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Luton | Ipswich Town U21 | 22.09.2026 | 6-0 |
| League One | Luton | Bradford | 19.09.2026 | 0-1 |
Blackpool's equivalent sample reads six wins, three draws and eleven losses, with more goals conceded than scored overall. Their recent league run has been rough, including a 1-4 home defeat to Mansfield and away losses at Leyton Orient, Cambridge United and Plymouth, though they did beat Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 at home.
Luton head into this fixture with the far healthier recent form, though both samples mix league and cup fixtures.
Comparative Team Statistics: Blackpool vs Luton

A history of close contests
The most recent league meeting back in January saw Luton win 1-0 at home, while the previous encounter in September 2025 finished 2-2 at Blackpool. These two have also crossed paths in the Championship and League Two over the years, with results swinging both ways.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Luton | Blackpool | 31.01.2026 | 1-0 |
| League One | Blackpool | Luton | 30.09.2025 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Luton | Blackpool | 10.04.2023 | 3-1 |
| Championship | Blackpool | Luton | 05.11.2022 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Luton | Blackpool | 23.04.2022 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Blackpool | Luton | 04.12.2021 | 0-3 |
| League One | Luton | Blackpool | 06.04.2019 | 2-2 |
| League One | Blackpool | Luton | 22.09.2018 | 0-0 |
| League Two | Luton | Blackpool | 18.05.2017 | 3-3 |
| League Two | Blackpool | Luton | 14.05.2017 | 3-2 |
Head-to-head history spans several divisions and seasons, so it says less about current form than this season's league table does.
Table paints a clear picture
Luton sit fourth with 23 points from 13 games, having won seven, drawn two and lost four. Blackpool are down in 20th with 11 points from 11 games, with just three wins so far this season.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oxford United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20/11 | 23 |
| 4 | Luton | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26/20 | 23 |
| 5 | Plymouth | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21/19 | 23 |
| 19 | Doncaster | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14/22 | 12 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16/20 | 11 |
| 21 | Wigan | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11/22 | 10 |
That's a sizeable gap in both position and points, though Blackpool have a couple of games in hand to try to close it.

Key men at both ends
N. Wells leads the way for Luton with four goals in seven matches, while K. Palmer has chipped in with two assists in that span. For Blackpool, D. Charles has also provided two assists over the same stretch.
Luton's L. Walsh has picked up three yellow cards in seven matches, the most of anyone listed here, which is worth keeping in mind if the game gets feisty.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hamilton | Republic of Ireland | 31 | Attacker | 185 | 74 |
| H. Coulson | England | 28 | Defender | 177 | 70 |
| L. Southwood | Northern Ireland | 28 | Goalkeeper | 185 | n/a |
| N. Ennis | England | 27 | Attacker | 180 | 76 |
| B. Peacock-Farrell | Northern Ireland | 30 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 73 |
| J. Earl | England | 28 | Defender | 195 | 92 |
| J. Yates | England | 30 | Attacker | 175 | 68 |
| J. Williams | England | 27 | Defender | 179 | 75 |
| A. Morgan | England | 26 | Midfielder | 180 | 68 |
| G. Honeyman | England | 32 | Midfielder | 173 cm | 72 kg |
| I. Niskanen | Finland | 29 | Midfielder | 177 | 78 |
| A. Lyons | Republic of Ireland | 26 | Defender | 178 | 78 |
| D. Charles | Northern Ireland | 31 | Attacker | 178 | 67 |
| F. Horsfall | England | 30 | Defender | 190 | 82 |
| J. Bowler | England | 27 | Midfielder | 184 | 69 |
| L. Clarkson | England | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 62 |
| J. Brown | England | 25 | Midfielder | 181 | 70 |
| O. Casey | England | 26 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| T. Bloxham | England | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Z. Ashworth | Wales | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Finley Munroe | England | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| K. Kouassi | England | 23 | Attacker | 175 | n/a |
| D. Taylor | Northern Ireland | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Karoy Anderson | Jamaica | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| Theo Upton | England | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Billy Whaite | England | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Upton | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Shay Mannix | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. Brier | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| O. Hunter | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Harry Quinn | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Andersen | Denmark | 28 | Defender | 194 | 81 |
| K. Palmer | Jamaica | 30 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| L. Walsh | England | 29 | Midfielder | 168 | 65 |
| K. Naismith | Scotland | 34 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
| N. Wells | Bermuda | 36 | Attacker | 170 | 69 |
| J. Shea | England | 35 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 76 |
| D. Cole | England | 31 | Attacker | 185 | 82 |
| J. Clark | England | 33 | Midfielder | 183 | 71 |
| H. Odoffin | England | 28 | Defender | 191 | 81 |
| G. Johnston | Scotland | 28 | Defender | 181 | 72 |
| S. Morris | England | 25 | Attacker | 183 | 68 |
| T. Mengi | England | 24 | Defender | 186 | 78 |
| H. Ashby | Scotland | 24 | Defender | 179 | 62 |
| I. Jones | England | 27 | Defender | 181 | 71 |
| Joshua Keeley | Republic of Ireland | 23 | Goalkeeper | 191 | n/a |
| J. Donley | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Daniel Gore | England | 22 | Midfielder | 170 | 62 |
| Emilio Lawrence | England | 21 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| G. Kodua | England | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| T. Mendel-Idowu | England | 21 | Attacker | 180 | n/a |
| C. Marshall | Northern Ireland | 21 | Attacker | 172 | n/a |
| S. Sandal | Norway | 23 | Midfielder | 193 | 80 |
| J. Luker | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Johnson | England | 20 | Defender | 187 | 63 |
| J. Richards | England | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Chigozie | England | 19 | Defender | 186 | 74 |
| B. Benagr | England | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Jack Lorentzen-Jones | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| H. Fox | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Lucas Thomas | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Dawid Gawel | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
Luton look the stronger side on paper, sitting well clear of Blackpool in League One with a much healthier recent record. But without a market to weigh up, there's no concrete angle to back here.
Blackpool's home form has had the odd bright spot too, so this has the makings of an open game even if the table suggests otherwise.
