Luton Rue Moment Of Misfortune Away To Charlton
Hopes of the Hatters making it three consecutive Championship victories on the bounce, came to a cruel end away to Charlton Athletic.
Cheered on by almost 3,000 vociferous Hatters supporters, Luton Town crashed to a 3-1 defeat, a defeat that sees them return to the foot of the Championship table, six points from safety with twelve games left.
The Hatters were more than holding there own when, with the game finely balanced at 1-1, they were deprived of a goal that would have given them the lead when James Collins was adjudged to have been offside.
If ‘Lady Luck’ had conspired to look away at that precise moment in time then the devil must have come into play when Collins, inexplicably, raised his arm to concede a penalty.
Falling 2-1 behind, Luton had to chase the game, but Charlton were to wrap it up with a third goal leaving the Hatters to contemplate what might have been.
After the game, talking to the local radio station and as reported by The BBC, Graeme Jones had this to say:
“I’ve got no complaints with the lads. The big moment in the game was our offside goal, which we’ve looked at and it wasn’t. If there was ever a game that swung on a big decision, that was it.
“At 2-1 you’re in the ascendancy then Collins obviously gives a silly penalty away. We’re chasing the game, try and get an extra attacker on the pitch and we concede a third goal.
“I thought we were fantastic. We played some good stuff. I think we’re starting to get a consistent performance and look about us, which satisfies me.”
Things are certainly beginning to look better, but the Hatters have two crucial home fixtures coming up, against Brentford in midweek and Stoke City next weekend. You feel that if Luton are to retain their Championship status then they have to take at least 4 point from those two games.
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