Luton Town will become the 51st different team to play in the English Premier League after a sudden-death penalty shootout victory against Coventry at Wembley.
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Just nine years on from ending their five-season stretch in the fifth tier, the Hatters are celebrating returning to the top-flight for the first time since 1992 - the season before the EPL began.
Previous point deductions and disappointments were left in the rear-view mirror at Wembley, where Jordan Clark's opener was cancelled out by Coventry favourite Gustavo Hamer.
The match finished 1-1 after extra-time and Fankaty Dabo's penalty miss meant a famous 6-5 sudden-death shootout victory for jubilant Luton.
It was a cruel way for the season to end - both clubs have gone through the mill during their decades away from the big time.
These teams were promoted from League Two together in 2018 and Luton went into half-time ahead, Clark scoring a deserved opened for the dominant Hatters.
Rob Edwards' side rallied impressively after captain Tom Lockyer's early collapse to the turf - he was taken to hospital but was reported to be talking to his family - but Coventry improved after the break.
Hamer, City's semi-final hero against Middlesbrough, impressively levelled as the match went to extra-time.
Luton thought they had won it in the 116th minute through Joe Taylor, only for the VAR to find the youngster had handled when dispossessing Jonathan Panzo.
So promotion went down to penalties and Coventry substitute Dabo was the first to miss, securing Luton's promotion to the Premier League.
The players held up Lockyer's shirt as they celebrated in front of their fans.
Luton later confirmed their captain had been taken to hospital for further tests, saying "he is responsive and talking to his family, who are with him", with his dad posting an image of him in a hospital bed celebrating the shoot-out win.
Edwards cried with delight when he saw that image and hopes to soon celebrate with the much-loved skipper.
"If we can we will (see him in hospital)," he said of Lockyer, who was expected to be kept in overnight.
"We will have to check on that, but I'm just so thankful that he's OK because that's all that matters.
"I wasn't really able to enjoy any celebration at the end because all I cared about was Locks."
Luton will join Burnley and Sheffield United in next season's Premier League.
Their tiny, antiquated Kenilworth Road stadium, which has a capacity of just 10,300, will host top-flight soccer for the first time since 1992.
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