Luton Town took a point from their trip to Leyton Orient after scoring a stoppage time equaliser in their 1-1 draw.

Theo Archibald had put the hosts in front, but Gideon Kodua’s 96th minute header landed in the back of the net to take a point for the Hatters in East London.

The point was enough for Jack Wilshere’s side to avoid falling to a first defeat in three League One outings, with the Hatters remaining 7th in the third tier table. They are 3 points off the play-offs.

The first half saw both sides struggle to create a lot going forward, with the half overshadowed by an injury to Leyton Orient’s Josh Koroma that saw the home side’s player leave on a stretcher.

Luton had created the only major opportunity of the half, with Jerry Yates denied by home goalkeeper Killian Cahill in the opening phase.

After the break, things began to open up when Leyton Orient scored the opening goal of the game. Dom Ballard seized the ball off of Kal Naismith and poked through for Archibald, who tapped the ball past Josh Keeley to put the home side ahead.

Luton came close to an equaliser when substitute Jordan Clark thumped a strike off the post just after coming on.

During the ten minutes of stoppage time, Luton would ultimately force a way through. Liam Walsh’s shot was deflected behind for a corner, and from the resulting corner that Walsh sent in, the ball landed for Kodua to head home the injury right at the end of proceedings.

Luton are next in action on Saturday, when they welcome League One’s current bottom side Port Vale to Kenilworth Road in their last home game before Christmas.

More than 100 council tenants have so far moved into brand-new homes on the Lakes Estate in Bletchley as part of Milton Keynes City Council’s regeneration programme.

Local residents and members of the Lakes Estate Renewal Forum (LERF) joined councillors and the project team for a handover ceremony that took place at Melfort Drive, which part of an area where tenants have started settling into their new homes.

The first phase of the regeneration project will deliver around 200 new homes, along with community and local amenity spaces along with an improved park. Construction began last year led by GRAHAM and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2026.

MK City Council describes the new homes that form part of the development as modern, energy-efficient and designed to give local families high-quality housing where they can build a better future.

The Lakes Estate regeneration has been shaped by years of collaboration with the local community, who played a central role in designing the plans, which were approved in 2022. The project is funded by the city council with almost £70 million of investment and supported by a grant of just under £15 million from Homes England.

Cllr Ed Hume, Cabinet Member for Housing, said, “Moving into a new home can be life-changing. These properties aren’t just bricks and mortar, they’re a fresh start for families, giving them the space, comfort and security to build a brighter future. We’re proud to have worked with the community to make this happen.”

Pat O’Hare, Regional Director at GRAHAM, added, “We’re delighted to see so many families settling into their new homes. This handover marks real progress in the regeneration of the Lakes Estate, creating modern, energy-efficient spaces that will improve quality of life. It’s a privilege to work with the community and partners to help shape a brighter future for local residents.”

MK Dons were beaten 3-2 by Notts County after conceding a late goal in an eventful game at Meadow Lane.

The visitors had taken the lead twice through goals by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, but the Dons conceded equalisers to strikes by Matt Dennis and Alassana Jatta.

Tom Iorpenda then struck an 88th minute winner for the Magpies, in a goal that won the game for the hosts and proved enough for Notts County to leapfrog MK Dons in the table. Defeat by the banks of the Trent sees MK Dons fall a few places to 5th, albeit only 2 points off the automatic promotion spots.

Paul Warne opted to reshuffle his side from the weekend’s FA Cup win over Oldham, making 5 changes – albeit with one enforced after Jack Sanders was handed a 3 game ban announced just before the game – but his side made a quickfire start as they took the lead after 3 minutes.

Mendez-Laing, who had returned to the starting line-up, was played through by Callum Paterson, and the winger was able to advance, cut inside and fire into the top corner.

But Notts County would equalise within 5 minutes. Former Dons striker Dennis collected Jacob Bedeau’s pass, created space for a shot and then lashed a strike into the back of the net.

A quick start would see the Dons score again another 5 minutes later, however. From a corner, the referee deemed that ex-Don Conor Grant fouled Laurence Maguire, and from the spot, Mendez-Laing drilled the penalty beyond home keeper Kelle Roos for his second of the night.

Roos pawed away a shot from outside the box by Alex Gilbey, and that save would also prove useful for the hosts when Notts County equalised again.

Maguire had attempted to send a header back towards Craig MacGillivray, but his underpowered backward header fell for Jatta, who duly charged forward before beating the keeper in the one-on-one.

Notts County then could’ve completed the comeback moments later when Iorpenda hit the crossbar from six yards after being picked out in a cross into the box.

While the first half proved to be a frantic contest, the second would be a more close-thought affair. The Dons came close with Gilbey denied from a tight angle by Roos before Mendez-Laing saw a strike just bounce wide.

Roos would then also deny Will Collar, while at the other end, MacGillivray made a save late in the game to keep out Kellan Gordon.

But from the corner given after MacGillivray’s save, Notts County forced in the game’s eventual winner. MacGillivray couldn’t hold onto the corner, Dennis saw a strike blocked on the line by Marvin Ekpiteta and Iorpenda lashed the rebound home to put Notts County ahead in the 88th minute.

The visitors tried to rally a steal a point, including an appearance for former County man Dan Crowley, but despite the game reaching 11 minutes of stoppage time, the Dons ran out of time for the equaliser and they duly lost the game.

MK Dons face another big game on Saturday, when they play host to a Cambridge United side that are currently one place below them in the League 2 table.

Brackley Town’s run in the FA Cup is over after a 3-1 defeat at home by League One side Burton Albion.

A hat-trick by Tyrese Shade decided the contest in favour of the third-tier side, who advance to the FA Cup Third Round.

Michael Nottingham had equalised for the Saints, but two goals in the final 20 minutes of the 90 by Shade saw the Brewers knock out the National League hosts, who miss out on the chance to reach the Third Round for the first time in their history.

Under the lights at St James Park, the Brackley fans had arrived hoping to make history with a first trip to the Third Round. The Northamptonshire club had already pulled off one upset with victory over League Two side Notts County in the First Round, and in the final tie of the Second Round, they arrived hoping to pull off another scalp against EFL opposition. They were also chasing a tonic, having lost their last 5 National League games in a row.

Brackley’s ground also played host to the draw, which was held live on TNT Sport with former England internationals Joe Cole and Peter Crouch, and with a draw that would see the winners of the tie make the trip to play the Saints’ fellow National League side Boreham Wood in the round in mid-January. It would’ve made for another contest between the Saints and Boreham Wood, with the two sides taking one another on in the FA Trophy on Saturday.

Matt Lowe had an early header comfortably held by Burton keeper Brad Collins, before the visitors began to push, with Julian Larsson scuffing a strike wide.

The League One side took the lead after 13 minutes, with Shade the scorer. The Burton man received a pass by Toby Sibbick, got space for a shot and drilled a strike through a crowd that went under Jonny Maxted in the Brackley goal to find the back of the net.

Brackley would respond with an equaliser 12 minutes later. Alex Hartridge’s corner was headed back across goal by Kyle Morrison and experienced defender Nottingham got the header to beat Collins and make it 1-1.

Burton pressed after the break, with Jack Armer denied by Maxted before the visitors had a penalty appeal for handball turned down.

Maxted made another save to deny Kegs Chauke, while Brackley’s best chance saw Lowe miss the target from Jack Price’s free-kick.

The game’s third goal came for Burton with 17 minutes of the 90 to go. Brackley attempted a throw-in routine that went wrong, and Jake Beesley’s ball released Shade, who was onside. The scorer of Burton’s opener duly charged forward, beat Maxted in the one-on-one and put the away side back in front.

The game opened up after that, with Morgan Roberts seeing a strike crash wide before Maxted made another stop to keep out Burton’s Kyran Lofthouse.

But Shade would have the last word, with the striker completing his hat-trick as he received Beesley’s pass and drilled home the strike that made it 3-1 and ended Brackley’s hopes of that historic first progress to Round 3.