In a match that could have significant consequences for the battle to avoid relegation, Luton Town will host Plymouth Argyle at Kenilworth Road on Wednesday night in the Championship.
The Hatters are fighting to prevent the embarrassment of back-to-back relegations, while the Pilgrims are hoping to narrowly escape the bottom three for a second consecutive season.
Luton Town head into this crucial bottom of the table clash on a dreadful run of form, having not won a match in any competition since defeating Derby County 2-1 five days before Christmas a span of 11 games without victory.
New manager Matt Bloomfield, who left Wycombe Wanderers to take charge at Kenilworth Road, has struggled so far, losing four and drawing two of his six matches at the helm.
In their most recent outing, Luton were beaten at home by league leaders Sheffield United, with the Blades winning 1-0. This marked their second loss to a promotion contender in just three days, having previously fallen 2-0 to Sunderland away earlier in the week.
Since their last victory against Derby, Luton have only picked up two points, one of which came in early February when they managed a 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday, a side battling for a playoff spot.
Currently bottom of the Championship with just 27 points from 32 matches, Luton have struggled in both attack and defense.
The Hatters average just 0.9 goals per game, with Carlton Morris leading the team with seven goals, while Alfie Doughty and Tom Krauss share the team lead for assists with four each. Defensively, Luton concede an average of 1.6 goals per game and have kept only six clean sheets all season.
Plymouth Argyle had been enjoying a brief unbeaten run before suffering a 2-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
That streak included a dramatic 90th-minute equalizer from Nathanael Ogbeta to secure a point at Sunderland, as well as a victory over West Bromwich Albion.
Following those results, Argyle stunned Premier League leaders Liverpool with a huge FA Cup win, before completing a remarkable 5-1 league victory over Millwall just three days later.
Under Matt Bloomfield, Luton Town have yet to secure a win in their fight for Championship survival (D2 L4). With six games played under his leadership, they face the very real threat of dropping from the Premier League riches to the depths of League One in just two seasons.
The Hatters are currently on a 10-match winless streak in the second tier, with their most recent setback coming on Saturday. A single goal from Sheffield United’s Anel Ahmedhodzic handed Chris Wilder’s promotion-chasing Blades all three points in a closely contested Bedfordshire clash.
Luton have now set an unwanted club record, going four consecutive matches without scoring at Kenilworth Road. Their last victory in front of home supporters was on December 20, when Rob Edwards’s team secured a 2-1 win over fellow relegation candidates Derby County.
With just one point from their last five matches, the Hatters find themselves at the bottom of the Championship table after 32 games, three points behind Hull City in 21st, the relative safety zone.
Luton have scored only 30 goals so far, making them the lowest-scoring team in the division.