LUTON’S Kenilworth Road has undergone an incredible transformation to allow them to play in the Premier League.
The Bobbers Stand has been rebuilt over the summer to meet the division’s requirements for broadcasters.
It held supporters for the first time at 75 per cent capacity on Tuesday as Luton beat Gillingham 3-2 in the Carabao Cup.
The works caused the club’s first home league game of the season versus Burnley to be postponed.
But it will finally host a Prem clash this Friday as West Ham make the trip to the newly promoted side, who are yet top pick up their first point of the campaign.
Luton’s revamp of the Bobbers Stand cost the Hatters £10million.
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And the club released a stunning timelapse video to show the renovation being done.
The stand was essentially knocked down and half the pitch was removed to allow for it the ground to become a building site.
Slowly the 13 weeks of work began to take shape and after relaying the entire pitch as well as adding blue seats, it is now ready for supporters.
Luton tweeted: “We would like to thank everyone involved in planning and building our new stand.
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“We are at the heart of our local community, and we would like to thank everyone within it for their constant support throughout the process.”
It takes Kenilworth Road’s capacity from last season’s 10,356 to 11,300.
This means that Bournemouth take the crown of the smallest ground in the Premier League.
Despite the improvements there remains hope that Luton will move to a new 23,000-capacity stadium in 2026.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
