Luton could welcome fans back to Kenilworth Road in December

Luton have played in empty stadiums since March

Luton could be playing in front of a crowd again before Christmas after reports that up to 4,000 fans will be allowed at outdoor events in the lowest-risk coronavirus areas when the national lockdown in England ends on December 2.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make an announcement later on Monday about the return of crowds and the BBC is reporting that clubs in tier one areas will be allowed 4,000 supporters at their stadiums.

Up to 2,000 fans will be allowed in tier two areas but zero in tier three, with the measures set to be part of the new Covid-19 restrictions in England.

Luton, who haven't seen any fans at Kenilworth Road since late February when they drew 1-1 with Stoke City, were in tier two restrictions ahead of lockdown, which means that they could have 2,000 fans in attendance for the home game against Norwich City that evening.

Speaking today about the chances of seeing supporters back once more, Hatters boss Nathan Jones said: "I’m very hopeful, especially this season, but sooner rather than later because football needs it.

“One, you need everything to be safe, so we can move forward with this, but there needs to be clarity.

“For me, I don’t see how you can go on a plane, in close proximity to 300 people, for example, or on a bus with 50-60 (people), but you can’t come into a stadium where you could be 10-15 feet from the nearest fan.

“So, there needs to be just a little bit of clarity on certain things, but there’s no point in putting a blanket on everything, otherwise nothing will ever recover.

“I do understand it’s a tricky situation, but we really do hope that, sooner or later, we get fans back in, but at a sensible rate, because you can’t just say, ‘fill the stadium’.

“But, little by little, safe distancing, knowing that the clubs adhere to that and then anyone that breaks that or doesn’t impose the sanctions then they could be excluded.

“Our chief exec (Gary Sweet) mentioned something, that the pandemic hasn’t got a second wave, it’s human behaviour that causes second waves.

"The pandemic is there, the disease, Coronavirus, is there.

"It doesn’t go away, it’s just there, it’s just human behaviour that causes that.

“If human behaviour can be trusted, and can be sensible, then we can all move forward, but when certain individuals don’t do that and cause second waves and spikes, then that’s when the government have to interject.”