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The number of times Championship teams have suffered back-to-back relegations as Luton Town could make unwanted history

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Luton Town know what’s at stake for them: win and they are in the Championship next season.

West Bromwich Albion are the opponents on the final day of the campaign and while they have nothing to play for, Luton do.

Matt Bloomfield will have Liam Walsh available following a reverse on his red card decision during the win against Coventry City in a huge boost to their survival mission.

Three points will definitely assure them of Championship safety whilst even a draw or defeat could be enough should other results go their way.

However, if it all goes wrong, they could become just the fourth team in history to suffer a back-to-back relegation from Premier League to League One.

They already have a taste of it after suffering three consecutive relegations from the Championship to non-league in 2009.

EFL Analysis takes a look at the three previous sides who suffered the calamitous fate.

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Every team who has suffered back-to-back relegations from the Premier League

Swindon Town (1994-1995)

Swindon Town were promoted to the top flight after an epic ding-dong play-off final battle with Leicester City, in which they were able to win 4-3.

Their one and only Premier League campaign wasn’t a success though and they finished rock bottom having conceded 100 goals.

Sadly, it didn’t get much better for Swindon and after sacking John Gorman in November 1995, his replacement could only win six of the remaining 27 games and they fell through the trap door once again.

Wolves (2012-2013)

Wolves had been hanging onto their Premier League status, surviving at the death in the 2011/12 season, but the next year was when they would finally succumb to the worst.

After Mick McCarthy and Terry Connor left, the club looked to revamp it’s style and appointed unknown novice Stale Solbakken.

It was a move that backfired spectacularly and he was sacked in January 2013, despite spending over £10m on players, including Bakary Sako.

Dean Saunders was taked with keeping them up but only mustered up five wins and they dropped to the third tier.

Sunderland (2017-2018)

Sunderland’s fall from the Premier League to League One is the best-known story – thanks to a certain Netflix documentary.

Endless off-field issues saw the Black Cats use up their nine lives and tumble down the two top divisions of English football.

Simon Grayson was tasked with getting Sunderland back to the top flight but was gone by October and replaced by Chris Coleman.

Their fortunes didn’t change, however, and it was former Wearside icon Darren Bent who put the nail in the coffin while playing for Burton Albion, and consigned their fate to League One.