Jones: I got my formation wrong at Swansea

Luton boss Nathan Jones admitted he got his formation wrong during the opening stages of the 2-0 defeat at Swansea City this afternoon.

The Hatters lined up in a 4-3-3 system, but conceded a soft goal inside two minutes, with Connor Roberts’ effort deflecting past James Shea.

With the hosts on top, Town then swapped to a back three and almost instantly were the better side, having by far the better of the rest of the first period, George Moncur hitting the post and then Luke Berry somehow missing an open goal.

Town continued to have the better of things after the break, but then saw Matty Pearson sent off with 20 minutes to go.

Still they went close, Glen Rea's header cleared off the line, before Andre Ayew sealed the win late on.

Speaking afterwards, Jones was annoyed he hadn't gone with a different shape, saying: "It’s a very fortunate first goal and we’ve had the better chances, so to say it's hard luck or to blame the ref, blame this, blame that, we’ve only got ourselves to blame.

“Me, tactically, because we contemplated matching them right up from the start, so we worked on two things.

“One starting like we did and then two going to a shape.

"So one thing worked well and I’m kicking myself really as we should have started that way and been really brave and gone after them.

“We were after about eight or nine minutes and from then on we were very good.

“I probably got it wrong for the first five, six minutes, but once we changed, we were the better side.

“If we play like that week in week out with that desire and I make sure I'm tactically right, because we toed and froed about what shape to play.

“We contemplated it, we lost Rhys (Norrington-Davies) yesterday which means were asking big things from Dan Potts, who's trained five days.

"They gave me everything and I'm really proud of as that performance.

"We deserved more, but there are learning curves from that, one for me tactically, but two you have to take your chances.”