Posted in

Luton v Stockport EFL Trophy final: Latest ticket sales, odds, what both clubs have said

Luton v Stockport EFL Trophy final: Latest ticket sales, odds, what both clubs have said

With Luton v Stockport in the EFL Trophy final this Sunday, we look at the latest ticket sales, odds, what both clubs have said.

As of Friday the 10th of April, Luton have said that almost 33,000 Town fans are heading to Wembley and add that tickets can still be bought online only until 11am on Sunday. Luton were initially allocated 25,340, to a maximum of 36,799 general admission tickets.

Stockport meanwhile have said that an initial allocation of around 10,000 fans will be on their way to back their side, with the potential for the allocation to increase to up to 36,799 tickets if required.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS SAYING:

Sky Bet
Luton – 5/4
Draw – 23/10
Stockport – 17/10

Paddy Power
Luton – 13/10
Draw – 12/5
Stockport – 17/10

BetVictor
Luton – 13/10
Draw – 23/10
Stockport – 9/5

Bet365
Luton – 27/20
Draw – 9/4
Stockport – 2/1

William Hill
Luton – 13/10
Draw – 23/10
Stockport – 7/4

Betfred
Luton – 11/8
Draw – 9/5
Stockport – 5/2

Betway
Luton – 13/10
Draw – 12/5
Stockport – 7/4

Jack Wilshere said, per The Lutonian: “I like to pride myself on being really humble, but actually playing was something that came easy to me.

“Of course there were sacrifices and things I had to do to get to the level I wanted to, and it wasn’t easy. But a lot of the stuff did come naturally to me.

“I’ve been coaching three-and-half years, and if you’d have said to me on day one of walking in with the [Arsenal] under-18s and standing in front of the staff and the players that in three-and-half years you’ll be leading Luton Town out at Wembley, I wouldn’t have believed you,” he said.

“There’s been loads and loads of sacrifice, loads of learning, loads of development. I’ve failed, I’ve then had to go again.

“I’ve been lucky that I’ve been surrounded by god people on that journey, and inspired by good people. But yeah, [I’ll be] really, really proud. Probably the proudest moment of my footballing career, because of how quickly it has happened, but also the people that we’re doing it with.”

On focusing on the task ahead rather than the occasion or lifting his first piece of silverware as a manager: “It’s hard for me to think about that and talk about that now because my message to the players is don’t think about the outcome, think about the process.

“If you go into the final and you’re outcome-driven, you know what the outcome is if you win, you know what the outcome is if you lose, but if you just focus on that rather than what actually we’re going to try and do to win the game, then it becomes difficult,” he said.

“We’ve had many ups and downs this season, but we’ve stuck to the same way of working and demanding more from the players.

“Some players will feel a little bit nervous, which in my opinion is not a bad thing.

“I was at times one of them players, especially when I was a younger player, that would experience nerves.

“I always thought that it was a way that helps you focus even more because it makes you try and focus more on the process and the things you can control.

“We’ll have a blend of players that are embracing it and players that are a little bit nervous,” he said. “Our job is to stick together and find a game plan that works for everyone.”

On the fans: “They’ve suffered at times, which I think is a big part of growing and developing as a team.

“The foundation of anything we’ve done has always been built on hard work. Whenever we outwork the opposition, whenever our numbers are higher, that’s when we dominate games.

“The players can see now that there is a little bit of success. But they also know what it takes to sustain that.”

Stockport’s Dave Challinor said: “It’s a brilliant occasion, a great one to play in with a nice trophy at the end of it. So I think when this competition starts maybe the first thought isn’t getting to a Wembley final. But the further you progress that thing certainly enters you enter your thinking. And now the opportunity to play at Wembley in a like I say in a final is one that we’ll look forward to.

“The opportunity to go there and for some lads the first time, for others maybe not the first time, but the first time they’ve got some children. Great for friends family m to enjoy an occasion and one that we want to hope to go there and win.”

Interviewer: “You become only the second manager in Stockport’s history to take them more than once to Wembley. What does that mean to you? I’m sure you want more than just two visits.”

He replied: “Yeah, I suppose I listened to something Ollie said the other day, Wembley, it never gets old. It never gets something that you don’t want to experience. I’ve been really fortunate to have been there, the old Wembley as a player, the new Wembley, I think four times now as as a manager, which I’ll never lose sight of the fact I’m really lucky to be able to do that, to go, I suppose, back there with with this club is is great and it shows that we’ve been progressing and we’ve we’ve been moving forward.

“Obviously, the last one ended in disappointment and we hope to write some wrongs this time if you like. But it’ll be a brilliant occasion and like I say, one that you have to you have to embrace. as much as we’ve been successful over the last few years, the opportunity to go and play at the home of English football, if you like, and and on a a sort of national stage in terms of what the competition brings, is one that, we have to look forward to because although we’re positive and and hopeful of getting back there, you never know when that when that does or doesn’t happen. so we’ll treat it as such and hopefully to go on and put a performance in.”

Watch more of what he said in the video below…



Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *