Jones not impressed by Town's 'lacklustre' second half display during Reds draw

Luton boss Nathan Jones labelled his side's second half efforts as 'passive' and 'lacklustre' as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Nottingham Forest this evening.

The hosts looked to be on their way to a second successive victory at the break, leading 1-0 through Glen Rea's first goal in over two years, the visitors also down to 10 men when Nicholas Ioannou saw red for a lunging challenge on Martin Cranie.

But Town just couldn't get going for the second period, Rea diverting Cyrus Christie's cross into his own net under pressure from Ryan Yates midway through, as they ulimately finished with just a point.

Speaking afterwards, Jones said: "The second half performance we were passive, really lacklustre, we didn’t start on the front foot and that enabled them to get a foothold in the game and start to gain a bit of confidence.

“We didn’t go after the jugular and that’s something that we’ve been used to doing in the past, but this is a relatively new level for us and it showed.

“We’re disappointed as first half I thought we were excellent at times.

"We moved the ball, caused them real problems, took the lead, and this is a very good Nottingham Forest side, let’s not forget about that.

“But second half we allowed the game to get slow and passive without any real penetration and ultimately they nicked a goal from something which we’ve highlighted for I don't know how long."