Lawless felt York final was always on the cards

It will be the fifth time the sides have met this season after being paired in the FA Trophy semi-finals, where York triumphed courtesy of a late goal, while Luton have yet to taste victory.

Lawless admitted both sets of players always thought they would be battling it out for promotion at the home of English football as he said: “I’m in contact with a few players and we said it was written in the stars for it to be between us two.

“We even said it at the beginning of the season, however the season panned out.

“We sort of owe them this season and I know there’s a few other players who will feel that from the last play-offs when I was actually for York.”

For the full interview and to read a special play-off preview, see the Luton News/Dunstable Gazette on sale this Wednesday, while for all the latest Luton Town FC news, reports, stats, player profiles, live match updates, prediction table and a complete fixture list, visit our Hatters Microsite.