Luton Town have reacted angrily to Leyton Orient cancelling their pre-season friendly in favour of a game against Newcastle United.

Director Antony Brown told the club's website: "We are extremely dissatisfied with Leyton Orient's approach.

"If we were in a similar situation under no circumstances would we have called off the game."

The Hatters, who had been due to play Orient on 24 July, are now looking for another club to fill the fixture.

Newcastle had been looking for a new pre-season friendly after the Football Association told them not to travel to Utrecht for a game.

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