Separated by 15 places and 13 points in the embryonic Premier League table, Luton Town host Tottenham Hotspur at Kenilworth Road in Saturday's early kickoff, where the visitors can rise to the summit with victory.
The Hatters were subjected to a 2-1 beating at the hands of Burnley in midweek, while Spurs overcame Liverpool by the same scoreline thanks to an already-infamous VAR clanger.
Lyle Foster's strike on the stroke of half time saw Vincent Kompany's charges enter the break a goal to the good, and while Elijah Adebayo appeared to have done enough to secure a point for the Hatters against their fellow newly-promoted opponents, Burnley restored their slender advantage just 65 seconds later through Jacob Bruun Larsen.
Failure to put Burnley to the sword means that Luton are now the first team in 13 years to fail to win any of their opening three Premier League home games - the doomed 2010-11 Blackpool crop were the most recent victims of such a streak - but a particularly upbeat Edwards did not have a bad word to say about his side's valiant second-half showing.
Despite only taking one point from nine on offer at Kenilworth Road so far this season, Luton are dangling just above the dotted line in 17th place thanks to their superior goal difference over 18th-placed Burnley, and Hatters fans would certainly accept such a ranking come the close of the curtain in May.
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