Luton’s season slipped from one disaster to another on Wednesday night as they lost 1-0 at relegation threatened Wigan Athletic.
The hosts condemned Town to a sixth straight away defeat thanks to ex-Hatter Joe Taylor’s 73rd minute goal and to find out how the visitors rated, see below.
1. Josh Keeley: 5
Was barely worked in the first half, punching one delivery away when he might have caught it, while easily caught Weir's potshot from distance as like Town, Wigan didn't ever really look like scoring. Disappointingly, he had far more to do in the second period, ungainly shovelling away Fox’s free kick which almost got the better of him, also keeping out Taylor twice with smart stops. Powerless the third time that the ex-Hatters forward got away though, as the ball was lofted over him for what proved to be the winner. Went up for one late corner only to see referee O'Connor to blow for a foul as Luton were beaten on the road yet again. Photo: David Horn
2. Nigel Lonwijk: 2.5
Struggled throughout, as there were times in the first half he was caught way out of position, opening up the left flank to the opposition, who fortunately couldn't take advantage. Given a tough test once Hungbo came on, as the winger looked to get at him on every occasion, easily winning that duel to send some dangerous crosses into the box. Some of his passing was questionable too, just knocking one attempt aimlessly beyond any of team-mates and out for a goal kick, as his inability to overlap meant both Richards and Morris were well marshalled. Might have snatched an equaliser when his late effort was deflected away, before heading straight down the tunnel afterwards. Photo: Andy Rowland
3. Kal Naismith: 4
Recalled to the starting XI for the first time since the trip to Plymouth almost a month go as he replaced youngster Johnson, and early on it looked like the move was going to bring some success, making some good bursts forward on the left hand side, happy to invite pressure and then drive purposefully beyond his opponent, often breaking over the half-way line to try and find a team-mate. One poor pass aside, combined well with Jones at times which led to some bright moments, as did his job defensively for the majority, although his attempted clearance rebounded kindly for the Latics to show some rare quality and slice through Town's defence to win it. Photo: David Horn
4. Mads Andersen: 4.5
One important clearing header away in the first half from a dangerous ball in, he positioned himself well to make some decent clearances when Wigan got the ball wide, as even if the visitors were nowhere near their best, it was imperative they came out of the match with at the very least a clean sheet to show for their efforts. That looked less and less likely as the second half wore on, the Dane crucially losing his footing when going up with Taylor, which meant he never had a prayer of catching the striker when he sprinted away to beat Keeley for the winner. Was okay in possession, but didn't notice Costello behind him in injury time as he could and probably should have made it 2-0. Photo: David Horn