UPDATE: The best Luton Town players for Fantasy Premier League – and what you need to know….

When Luton Town kick off against Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday, it will signal the start of the next chapter in one of the most remarkable fairytales in football history.

For the Hatters faithful, the past 10 years have been a rollercoaster ride through every division of the football league – but top-flight fans may be forgiven for not being across ever twist and turn of the club’s rise.

So what do you need to know before the 2023-24 Premier League season kicks off this weekend?

Here, ITV News Anglia’s Andy Ward guides you through how Luton Town got to the Premier League, how well equipped they are to survive – and the players who could give you an edge in Fantasy Premier League.

You can also hear Andy Ward in discussion with Lucrezia Millarini in the latest What You Need to Know podcast from ITV News – The Rebirth of Luton Town.

• How they did they get here?

That’s a big question.

Luton Town’s remarkable journey from National League to Premier League wouldn’t look out of place in a Hollywood script – it’s been quite the ride.

To summarise, the club was hit with a 30-point deduction over financial infringements at the start of the 2008-09 season, which then led to them being relegated from the Football League for the first time in 89 years.

Five years in the non-league wilderness then followed, before manager John Still finally got them promoted back to League Two as Conference champions in 2014.

The arrival of Nathan Jones in 2016 proved to be the catalyst for more success. The Hatters were promoted from League Two under his leadership in 2018, and then looked on course to do the same from League One the following season before Jones quit to join Stoke City.