Former Super Eagles and Chelsea wingback, Victor Moses has signed for Luton Town having left Russian side Spartak Moscow earlier in the summer.

The 33-year-old ex-Nigeria international joins the Championship club as a free agent. He spent almost four years with Spartak, having initially joined them on loan from Chelsea in 2020.

Moses, who started his professional career with Crystal Palace before moving on to Wigan Athletic when they were in the Premier League in 2010, featured for Luton in a match behind closed doors last week.

“We think he’s someone who can provide some really good competition for us,” Luton boss Rob Edwards told the club website., external

Luton have only managed one point from four Championship games this season following relegation from the Premier League in May.

They are away to Millwall on Saturday in their first game since the international break.

Details of the length of Moses’ contract have not been disclosed.

“He’s played for so many different clubs in different ways and shapes, and under different managers, so he’s tactically aware.”

Moses won the Premier League, Europa League and FA Cup while with Chelsea, but his nine years on the books at Stamford Bridge was broken up by numerous loan stints, which included spells at Liverpool, West Ham, Fenerbahce in Turkey and Inter Milan in Italy.

“I had a few offers from Europe, but I said to my agent that I set my mind on staying over here, and here we are,” Moses said.

“I want to come here and enjoy my football, work hard for the club and for the team, and get back to where we belong in the Premier League.”

Moses joins a Luton side that are second from bottom in the Championship and without a win since being relegated from the Premier League last season.

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Leicester reclaimed the Championship summit after two second-half goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall either side of a Kelechi Iheanacho strike clinched a 3-0 win at home to promotion rivals Preston.

The victory – the Foxes’ ninth in 10 Championship outings – lifted them back above Ipswich, who had moved a point clear on Tuesday by beating Hull.

Referee Thomas Bramall took charge of this one after initial choice Darren England was stood down as a result of the fallout over his error as VAR in Liverpool’s Premier League loss at Tottenham on Saturday.

Leicester bossed the early possession as third-placed Preston looked to catch them on a counter-attack but Abdul Fatawu’s shot – high and wide from a tricky angle – was all the hosts had to show for the first 10 minutes.

Preston fancied their chances from set-pieces but Jack Whatmough, one of four changes following Saturday’s 4-0 loss at home to West Brom, saw his header from Robbie Brady’s free-kick drop well wide.

Stephy Mavididi’s quick feet saw him skip past challengers to get into the Preston box on the left but when he slipped in Dewsbury-Hall he was denied by Liam Lindsay’s vital sliding block.

 

Leicester were looking frustrated, prompting defender Wout Faes to have a go from distance and the Belgian scuffed it wide.

Referee Bramall was the centre of attention in the 37th minute by ignoring home shouts for a penalty when Liam Millar barged Mavididi over.

The half’s clearest chance fell to Preston but Duane Holmes, played through on the left by Ali McCann, fired wide with only goalkeeper Mads Hermansen to beat.

The second period began with Wilfred Ndidi heading wide of the Preston goal and Dewsbury-Hall curling an effort that also failed to trouble North End goalkeeper Freddie Woodman.

Holmes was soon back causing trouble at the other end however – and this time he forced Hermansen into a diving save with a low drive.

Leicester broke the deadlock on the hour – and required a slice of good fortune to do so as Ndidi’s ball towards Jamie Vardy was inadvertently played towards his own goal by McCann, allowing Dewsbury-Hall to seize upon it and slot across Woodman.

Leicester made sure of the points with a 76th-minute clincher from Iheanacho.

Dewsbury-Hall moved swiftly to play Ndidi into a position where he could square the ball across the box for the striker to make a simple back-post finish.

Preston thought they had pulled one back through Ben Woodburn but referee Bramall penalised the substitute for a pull on Faes’ shirt.

Dewsbury-Hall made it 3-0 in the 90th minute on the rebound after Woodman had parried Iheanacho’s shot. Iheanacho had started the move himself with a ball to fellow sub Marc Albrighton.