Jones: We have to take our chances

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall sees this effort blocked by the Brentford defence

Hatters boss Nathan Jones knows his side have to start converting their chances after falling to a 1-0 defeat at promotion-chasing Brentford this evening.

After falling behind on 14 minutes, Town then grew into the contest and had by far the better of the second half, Harry Cornick missing the best chance, failing to connect with James Bree’s cross from eight yards out.

Jordan Clark also thrashed wide, with Ryan Tunnicliffe’s effort saved by David Raya, as the Hatters got into some great positions but couldn’t make the most of them, with Jones saying: “The performance definitely did deserve something, we started slowly and that’s the thing.

“We were a bit overawed by Brentford I think and Brentford came with aggression and then we conceded and we weren't brave.

"We kept giving the ball away in the first 15 minutes and that’s the thing that cost us really, but I couldn't have asked for more from them apart from a goal really.

“We had so many chances, so many crosses, we had opportunities, we were intense, we were aggressive in our play and I’m really proud of that second half performance.

“But we still need to score, when we’re dominant and putting on that press, we still need to score and that's what we didn't do and that’s what I’m disappointed with.

“We gave the ball away a few times and they showed one bit of real quality but we put balls in exactly the same as that and had no-one on the end of that, and that’s something we need to have a look at, because I thought we were really, really good second half, we moved the ball well and we should have something out of the game.

“The build-up play and the quality of our delivery, but then you just need someone on the end of if and that’s what we didn’t have.

"That’s disappointing as the quality that we had and the shots and the possession in and around, we have to finish the action a little bit more.

"But quality costs a lot of,money, we know that, we have to keep working and do that, but in terms of a performance, I couldn’t ask for more.

"And bear in mind, we played them last season and lost 7-0, and then earlier in the season and they comfortably beat is, so we've showed we’ve come a long way.”