Jones: Swans win was an outstanding away performance

Luton boss Nathan Jones described his side’s performance during the 1-0 win at Swansea City this afternoon as ‘outstanding’.

James Collins’ second half winner saw Town move off the bottom of the Championship, leapfrogging Barnsley who were held to a goalless draw by Millwall.

Up against a Swans side who were looking to break back into the play-offs and had attacking threats such as Andre Ayew and Rhian Brewster in their ranks, the Hatters held their own throughout and deservedly claimed all three points thanks to Collins’ towering header from Izzy Brown’s cross.

A thrilled Jones said: “We knew it would come down to moments, we made changes at the right time and then a great ball in, great goal, we’re delighted and I think we deserved it.

“To come here as the away side who were bottom of the league going into the game, Swansea flying high looking for the play-offs with some of the players they have, it’s a wonderful performance.

“We came here to win a football match and that’s what we did.

“How we did it, we have a gameplan, we stuck to it, they were brilliant, made the right decisions and were excellent.

“As an away performance, from a side going into the game bottom of the league, with all we've had to contend with, to a side like Swansea, ex-Premier League, to limit them to what they had is an outstanding away performance.”

The Swans best chance saw Ben Cabango’s header from a corner superbly palmed away by Simon Sluga on the hour mark, as Jones continued: “It was wonderful and he was called upon.

“We said we’ll give him a reward today if he kept a clean sheet, so he’s had that, which is good.

“That would have been a poor goal for us because we felt that was an area we could exploit today in terms of our size, so to be done from a set play, I would have beyond raging.

“When you need your keeper he's called upon, he's an international keeper so he's expected to do that.

“From a man they were wonderful and it's difficult to say that, because as a manager you always fear the worst, but I felt we were excellent, were very soiled and I didn’t see us losing that game today.”

Although many had the match down as home banker, particularly with Luton bottom of the division and Swansea hammering Middlesbrough 3-0 last weekend, Jones always had faith in his side.

He added: “We had that belief before we came into this game.

“We have to instill that belief and what results do is compound that and rubber stamps that and that's what today will do.

“If we had no belief, why come here? Why risk a chance of going down?

“I could be sitting in my home, sitting in my garden enjoying a barbecue, that’s not us.

“We believe that we’re not in the position that maybe we should be, but now we've got to pick up those points to prove that.”