Jones left 'kicking' himself for not bringing Bree on earlier during Huddersfield draw

Town defender James Bree made his comeback from injury this afternoon

Luton boss Nathan Jones admitted he was left kicking himself after failing to make a substitution that might have prevented his side conceding an equaliser during their 1-1 draw at Huddersfield Town this afternoon.

Just before the hour mark and with Town 1-0 to the good, the Hatters chief had fit-again right back James Bree stripped and ready to come on the sidelines for his first appearance since mid-September, with the Terriers beginning to get some real joy on their left flank.

Before he could enter the fray though, Jones’ fears came true, Harry Toffolo escaping to dink over a cross that on-loan Ajax midfielder Carel Eiting headed past Simon Sluga and into the net for the leveller.

It was ultimately enough to earn the hosts a share of the spoils, but a frustrated Jones said: “I’m kicking myself as I tried to get the sub done really early and it just took me a minute longer than I would have liked, then they've scored through that, scored through exactly how we wanted to combat that.

"It's one of those things, I'm kicking myself for not doing it earlier, but it’s great to see Breesy back, (Rhys) Norrington-Davies as well."

On the whole though, Jones declared himself extremely satisfied with the result, as Luton followed up their 1-0 win at Rotherham on Wednesday evening to make it four points from a possible six on the road this week.

He added: "Definitely, considering we’ve come here and two years ago these were a Premier League side and we’re coming up against these week in week out.

"They’ve had an extra days rest, which is a big, vital factor and I think second half we just ran out of steam a little bit, we looked a bit tired second half.

"But four points on the road and that’s what we have to remember, it’s not just the point we had today, it's four points.

"I would have taken that at the beginning of the week so I'm really delighted.

"I'm proud of them, proud of the work-rate, proud of the desire to get a result and ideally we'd have loved three points, but we always do."