Luton gets its first Premier League victory by beating Everton 2-1
Luton Town's Carlton Morris, right, celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Credit: AP/Peter Byrne
LIVERPOOL, England — Luton earned its first Premier League win after scoring two first-half goals and hanging on for a 2-1 victory at Everton on Saturday.
Tom Lockyer and Carlton Morris scored seven minutes apart at Goodison Park before Dominic Calvert-Lewin cut the lead in half shortly before the break.
Beto missed two chances to equalize for Everton by sending headers over the crossbar — first in the 75th and again in the 86th.
A week ago, Luton secured its first point in a 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton after having lost its first four games of the season — its first-ever in the Premier League.
Luton last played in England’s top division in 1991-92 — the season before it was rebranded as the Premier League.
The visitors outhustled Toffee defenders on both goals. Lockyer was first to a rebound off the crossbar to poke home in the 24th. Morris then got clear of a defender and volleyed in Alfie Doughty's free kick in the 31st.
Calvert-Lewin netted from close range in the 41st. He's now scored in three straight games.
Luton Town's Tom Lockyer, center, celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Credit: AP/Peter Byrne
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