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.

. MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: A general view outside the stadium prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers at Riverside Stadium on January 24, 2021 in Middlesbrough, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Luton were beaten 2-1 at Middlesbrough on Saturday Photo: Stu Forster

. Ethan Horvath: 6
Back from World Cup duty, but not a great deal to do in the first half other than pick Akpom’s header out of the net as Boro were kept at arm’s length. One good piece of handling from Watmore’s low drive after the break, it looked like Town’s defence would hang on for a point when Crooks missed, only for the sub to make amends from close range. Photo: Justin Setterfield

. James Bree: 6
Was able to move out to a wingback role again but the majority of Town’s best moments came down the visitors’ left in the first half. Couldn’t get over quickly enough to prevent Giles from picking out Akpom to level just minutes after Luton had taken the lead. Looked secure for most of the second period, before Boro won it, as he was booked for his protests to Bell’s red card as well. Photo: Liam Smith

. Gabe Osho: 6
Kept his place in the back three as Luton have precious few defensive options at the moment and wasn’t doing a great deal wrong as Luton looked fairly assured until Akpom escaped their attentions to level. Solid enough after the break too, doing just enough to put off Akpom from making it 2-1, but when Town went down 10, they just couldn’t hang on. Photo: George Wood

. Tom Lockyer: 6.5
One of two who were back from a spell out in Qatar as he looked to adapt to the drop in temperature when running out at the Riverside. Got stuck into the task well, as after the break he had a running battle with the Boro forwards, words exchanged by both parties. Should have put the Hatters 2-1 ahead just after the break, volleying wide when completely unmarked, as Crooks showed him how it was done in stoppage time. Photo: Liam Smith

. Amari’i Bell: 4
Running battle with Jones which he ultimately came out on the wrong side of late on. Lucky to escape an early booking for a foul as eventually saw yellow in the first half. Imperative he stayed out of trouble afterwards, but couldn’t help needlessly trip his opponent once more and was shown a red that was always coming his way. Wrong side of Akpom for the forward to level too. Photo: Liam Smith

13. Luke Freeman (SUB): 5
Similar to Cornick, any real hopes he had of engineering a winner for Luton were quickly dashed by their numerical disadvantage for the closing 17 minutes. Photo: Liam Smith

14. Luke Berry (SUB): N/A
On with eight minutes to go as Town tried to freshen up the midfield and hold on for a battling point. One excellent last-ditch block almost saw that happen before Crooks escaped the defence's attentions to win it. Photo: Liam Smith

15. Cameron Jerome (SUB): N/A
With Luton trying to hold on for a point in Edwards’ first game in charge, there was little coming his way in the final stages as Town just couldn't hold on at the back. Photo: Liam Smith