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Burnley’s Championship win at Luton made ‘big statement,’ says Parker
Burnley's Wilson Odobert celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Championship match at Kenilworth Road, Luton, August 12, 2024

Luton Town 1-4 Burnley
by Layth Yousif
at Kenilworth Road 

SCOTT PARKER’S impressive Burnley side blew away lacklustre Luton Town on both sides’ return to the Championship. 

Parkers’ impressive Clarets routed the home side on a warm Monday evening at Kenilworth Road, as the Lancastrians laid down a marker during their opening match in the second tier, following relegation from the Premier League. 

For Rob Edwards and fellow Championship promotion hopefuls Luton, it was a night to forget for his disjointed, albeit admittedly depleted, side. 

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