ROB EDWARDS agreed to step down from his role as Luton manager today.

Edwards guided the Hatters into the Premier League for the first time after play-off success at Wembley in 2023, but the club missed out on survival and have struggled on their return to the Championship.

Luton’s 2-1 loss at QPR on Monday made it four defeats in a row and only two wins from their last 10 matches, leaving them 20th in the table.

Talks occurred after the result in west London, and Edwards has stepped down by mutual consent after two years in charge at Kenilworth Road.

Ex-Luton manager and current chief recruitment officer Mick Harford will step up to help coaches Paul Trollope and Richie Kyle take the team for Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie at Premier League high-flyers Nottingham Forest.

The 42-year-old also impressively helped the club through a difficult and emotional time following Tom Lockyer’s cardiac arrest at Bournemouth in December 2023, which occurred months after he collapsed at Wembley.

“Rob led with compassion and dignity in the wake of the two episodes which saw his captain, Tom Lockyer, collapse on a pitch with heart issues,” a club statement read.

“We could have not wished for a better man to understand what it takes to be manager of Luton Town.”