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ALFIE DOUGHTY

ALFIE DOUGHTY

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LUTON TOWN WING-BACK
Wand of a left foot is magic for Hatters
By Chris Dunlavy

TECHNIQUE: Alfie Doughty creates plenty of chances for Luton with his left peg
PICTURE: Alamy

ALFIE Doughty was the unlikely breakout star of Luton’s equally unlikely season in the Premier League.
If nobody expected the Hatters to win promotion from the Championship in 2023, fewer still imagined their bit-part utility man would be lionised on Match of the Day.
“Quite magnificent,” was how pundit Martin Keown described a player who created more top-flight chances t...

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