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Luton Town are preparing for life in League One after back-to-back relegations, and they face AFC Wimbledon in the new season opener, live on talk SPORT 2. This time two years ago, the Hatters were preparing for life in the Premier League, but it will be a very different opponent here. Matt Bloomfield knows the division well, having left Wycombe Wanderers to take the Luton job in the middle of last year. Meanwhile, Wimbledon are back in League One after three seasons. They beat Walsall 1-0 at Wembley in the League Two play-off final, and they'll be hoping for a good start to the new campaign. The League One season opener will take place on Friday, August 1. Kick-off at Kenilworth Road is scheduled for 8pm. talk SPORT 2 will have live and exclusive coverage of the match, with Hugh Woozencroft serving as your presenter. Commentary will come from Joe Shennan and former Newcastle midfielder Darren Ambrose. To tune in to talk SPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talk SPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. As you would expect, Luton have had a huge change of players in the summer. Nahki Wells, Josh Keely, George Saville and Kai Naismith are among those to arrive. However, key players such as Thomas Kaminski, Alfie Doughty and Carlton Morris have all departed. Joe Johnson has had to undergo hamstring surgery, while Teden Mengi is out with an ankle knock. For Wimbledon, eight players have arrived, including Nathan Bishop and Steve Seddon. However, 12 have departed club. Friday, August 1 Luton vs AFC Wimbledon, 8pm - LIVE on talk SPORT 2 Saturday, August 2 Cardiff vs Peterborough, 12. 30pm - LIVE on talk SPORT 2 Blackpool vs Stevenage, 3pm Bradford vs Wycombe, 3pm - LIVE on talk SPORT 2 Burton vs Mansfield, 3pm Doncaster vs Exeter, 3pm Huddersfield vs Leyton Orient, 3pm Lincoln vs Reading, kick-off 3pm Plymouth vs Barnsley, 3pm Rotherham vs Port Vale, 3pm Wigan vs Northampton, 3pm Sunday, August 3 Stockport vs Bolton, 12pm - LIVE on talk SPORT 2 Ahead of the season opener, Bloomfield has been speaking to the press about transfers. He said: “It’s a blessing and a curse the amount of transfer movement that we’ve had. “It’s been a curse to lose some really good players, which has made it a really busy summer. “But it’s been a blessing as well to be able to evolve into a group and start to move it to where we want to get it. It’s also been lovely to bring some energy, enthusiasm and freshness that those new players have brought, which has been fantastic. “We’ve been so fortunate to bring in some solid seniors, bringing Kal (Naismith) in permanently, Nakhi (Wells), George Saville – these are real senior players who know what it’s about, they’ve got the T-shirt, they’ve been there, they’ve done it. “Plus some of the younger players we’ve got, we are really excited about. “If we can blend that group together as quickly as possible, if we can have a clear understanding of what we are trying to do in and out of possession, play with an energy, a freshness and enthusiasm, we are really hopeful we can have a fun time this season. ” © 2025 talk SPORT Limited
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