Luton made it 10 league games unbeaten at Kenilworth Road on Saturday as they defeated fellow play-off hopefuls Bradford City 2-1.
Jake Richards opened the scoring late in the first half, before Shayden Morris doubled the lead early in the second period. Although Stephen Humphrys pulled one back, the Hatters had done enough, and to find out how Town’s players on the day, see below.
5. Teden Mengi: 8.5
One terrific crossfield ball to Morris, he was a real reason why Luton started to purr in the latter stages of the first half as getting the ball from Keeley, rather than stand on it, he sprinted forward to get Town going. Fed some excellent passes into the feet of his team-mates, while when he had to resort to some old school defending and hammer away, he did so with gusto. Least touches of anyone on the field which was a good thing on this occasion, as he might have scored late in the first half dragging wide from a corner. One slight miscommunication with Keeley saw Wheatley through as the keeper saved well, but other than that, the centre half thrived when standing up to the test. Photo: David Horn
6. Kasey Palmer (STAR MAN): 9
Quite simply brilliant from the word go, as staying in the deeper role, he was so eager to get on the ball when his defenders had it, and when he did so, wasn’t about to give it away, showing excellent strength and wonderful close control under pressure, with a terrific ability to pick out a pass as well. An afternoon of nutmegs galore, dribbling and no look passes, he was an absolute joy to watch, unafraid to do the other side of the game as well, getting stuck in to make a number of crowd-pleasing tackles too. Almost finished it off with a goal when his low shot was well saved by Walker, but if he can maintain this level of performance, Luton have a serious player on their hands. Photo: David Horn
7. Jordan Clark: 8.5
Looked eager to add to his tally from early on in the contest, firing wide before being cleaned out in what could easily have been a penalty on another day. Continued to take up some good pockets of space in and around the area all game, with some fine chest control to have another go from range that was saved by Walker, as picked out again, he was unfortunate to see a swerving shot cannon off the bar. Pinched the ball from a defender to have a drive blocked, while in the second period, he nipped in after Richards had won possession back and sent Morris away to make it 2-0. Kept trying to score himself too, slamming in another snapshot that Walker was equal to. Photo: David Horn
8. Jake Richards: 8.5
In from the start as he was rewarded by Wilshere for his impressive cameo last week and it was clearly the right call, as moving into the central area, he showed lovely touches on the ball, with one first time pass into Clark's feet seeing the midfielder shoot against the bar. Able to lose his makers and pick up a lovely position to take Kodua’s ball and there was never a doubt his shot was in from the moment it left his foot just before half time, arrowing a beautifully controlled finish into the bottom corner. Work-rate impressed too as he dispossessed Power in the build-up for Luton's second goal, going on to receive a fine ovation when substituted just after the hour mark. Photo: David Horn