Luton suffered a defeat in new manager Rob Edwards’ first game in charge with a 2-1 loss at Middlesbrough on Saturday.
The Hatters had led through Jordan Clark’s wonderful 33rd minute strike, only to see Chuba Akpom quickly restore parity and then Matt Crooks win it in stoppage time after Amari’i Bell had been sent off.
To find out how Town’s players rated on the afternoon, see below.
9. Jordan Clark (STAR MAN): 7
Midfielder brought the game to life with a cracking goal just after the half hour, nutmegging Howson and then waltzing past Hackney to rifle a wonderful effort beyond Steffen and into the bottom corner. Didn’t get too many other opportunities afterwards to replicate such an excellent strike but Edwards will be hoping to see more of the same from his former Barnsley team-mate. Photo: Liam Smith
10. Carlton Morris: 5.5
Forward had a few moments when holding the ball up in the first half and trying to get at the hosts’ defence, but the end product was usually wasteful and didn’t have any actual sights of goal himself. Alert to the quick free-kick from Clark but with Luton struggling as an attacking threat after the break, he eventually made way for Jerome. Photo: Liam Smith
11. Elijah Adebayo: 5
Found it tough going throughout the afternoon as he was well shackled by the Middlesbrough defence. The odd burst forward usually ended with a poor touch or being crowded out by Town's opponents, while he was quickly closed down which meant the Hatters were never full able to build their attacks. Off just before Bell's dismissal for Cornick. Photo: Liam Smith
12. Harry Cornick (SUB): 5.5
Any impact he would have wanted to make was quickly nipped in the bud by Town going down to 10 men with Bell sent off. Almost got away once on the right hand side, but Boro’s defence were able to keep up with him and negate the potential danger. Photo: Liam Smith