17-03-2022, 11:36
Luton Town 4 Berry 2 Kioso Diaby og Preston North End 0
Luton Town line-up: Shea; Kioso, Burke (Onyedinma, 23), Potts; Bree, Campbell, Clark, Berry (Mendes Gomes, 81), Bell; Adebayo, Cornick (Hylton, 77). Subs not used: Isted, Lansbury, Onyedinma, Muskwe, Thorpe.
PNE line-up: Iversen; van den Berg, Diaby, Hughes; Potts (Sinclair, 80), Whiteman, Browne, Johnson, McCann (Murphy, 45); Riis (Evans, 45), Archer. Subs not used: Ripley, Bauer, Rafferty, Maguire.
Attendance: 9.408 (614 PNE fans)
Referee: Mr S Martin.
Home at 3 am after this shocker of a performance, hard to think of any plus points apart from hearing the final whistle, goes along side performances at Brentford (5-0) and Hull (4-0) in the pantheon of away day horrors hammerings.
First visit to the ramshackle Kenilworth Road ground,have to feel for the resdidents on Oak Street on match days up the walkway to the away end get the joys of looking into people's bathrooms. Then the ground, a houch potch decent home end, executive boxes down one side, smallish away end and then there's the main stand different types of seasting including benches pitch side, put it this was won't be hosting a Champions League final any day soon.
One change for us McCann in for Lindsay,. McCann playing as a left wing back even though he is a right sided midfielder, needless to say the first three goals came down that side although not blaming McCann for any of them.
We actually started reasonably well for nine minutes, then the rot started to kick in, Town attacked down the right wing, a ball into the box should have been dealt with by either the two central dfenders or Iversen should have come for the ball neither happened, Berry 12 yards out no mistake, from then on in we were harried out of the game by Town's press, they never gave us time on the ball at all causing us to make mistake after mistake. The second came form another cross from teh right hand side, Iversen's punch was poor and Kiose at the back post made it two.
Iversen made a decent save to prevent it from being three but was only a matter of time, again the danger came down the right hand side although give Berry credit his back flick for teh goal was excellent.
Half time changes Riis and McCann, the latter had got a whack on the nose late on in the half. Evans and Murphy arrived to stem the flow, we survived for 15 minutes before the next calamity arrive, from our corner, the ball was cleared to Van Den Berg his poor cross into the box was intercepted and ended up with them having a shot, Iversen made a decnt save but the rebound hit Diably and comically for the home fans flew back into the net.
They also hit the bar although was offside and wouldn't have counted, a couple of efforts went narrowly wide.
We should have reduced the arrears when we got to the byline the ball to Murphy first time shot should have gone in didn't it went wide. Another Murphy effort was easily saved.
A night to forget but did highlight the need for a left wing back, the return of Cunningham cannot come too soon,.
Luton Town manager Nathan Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"I'm so proud of the players. I told the players tonight to just stay in the hunt and do whatever it takes to get a result, but I thought we were outstanding.
"We lost so many players, but this group rolls with the punches. We've had about 14 weeks doubled up, and that's why we're picking up so many injuries as it's relentless and the Championship is a crazy league.
"But what a response. What a performance. It just shows this is a class group."
Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"We weren't good enough from start to finish.
"I can only apologise and we'll reimburse the fans their money back, their hard-earned money as they have travelled down on a cold Wednesday night when they might have been better staying in with their feet up.
"The performance was nowhere near the levels of what I expect as a Preston North End manager."
Luton Town line-up: Shea; Kioso, Burke (Onyedinma, 23), Potts; Bree, Campbell, Clark, Berry (Mendes Gomes, 81), Bell; Adebayo, Cornick (Hylton, 77). Subs not used: Isted, Lansbury, Onyedinma, Muskwe, Thorpe.
PNE line-up: Iversen; van den Berg, Diaby, Hughes; Potts (Sinclair, 80), Whiteman, Browne, Johnson, McCann (Murphy, 45); Riis (Evans, 45), Archer. Subs not used: Ripley, Bauer, Rafferty, Maguire.
Attendance: 9.408 (614 PNE fans)
Referee: Mr S Martin.
Home at 3 am after this shocker of a performance, hard to think of any plus points apart from hearing the final whistle, goes along side performances at Brentford (5-0) and Hull (4-0) in the pantheon of away day horrors hammerings.
First visit to the ramshackle Kenilworth Road ground,have to feel for the resdidents on Oak Street on match days up the walkway to the away end get the joys of looking into people's bathrooms. Then the ground, a houch potch decent home end, executive boxes down one side, smallish away end and then there's the main stand different types of seasting including benches pitch side, put it this was won't be hosting a Champions League final any day soon.
One change for us McCann in for Lindsay,. McCann playing as a left wing back even though he is a right sided midfielder, needless to say the first three goals came down that side although not blaming McCann for any of them.
We actually started reasonably well for nine minutes, then the rot started to kick in, Town attacked down the right wing, a ball into the box should have been dealt with by either the two central dfenders or Iversen should have come for the ball neither happened, Berry 12 yards out no mistake, from then on in we were harried out of the game by Town's press, they never gave us time on the ball at all causing us to make mistake after mistake. The second came form another cross from teh right hand side, Iversen's punch was poor and Kiose at the back post made it two.
Iversen made a decent save to prevent it from being three but was only a matter of time, again the danger came down the right hand side although give Berry credit his back flick for teh goal was excellent.
Half time changes Riis and McCann, the latter had got a whack on the nose late on in the half. Evans and Murphy arrived to stem the flow, we survived for 15 minutes before the next calamity arrive, from our corner, the ball was cleared to Van Den Berg his poor cross into the box was intercepted and ended up with them having a shot, Iversen made a decnt save but the rebound hit Diably and comically for the home fans flew back into the net.
They also hit the bar although was offside and wouldn't have counted, a couple of efforts went narrowly wide.
We should have reduced the arrears when we got to the byline the ball to Murphy first time shot should have gone in didn't it went wide. Another Murphy effort was easily saved.
A night to forget but did highlight the need for a left wing back, the return of Cunningham cannot come too soon,.
Luton Town manager Nathan Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"I'm so proud of the players. I told the players tonight to just stay in the hunt and do whatever it takes to get a result, but I thought we were outstanding.
"We lost so many players, but this group rolls with the punches. We've had about 14 weeks doubled up, and that's why we're picking up so many injuries as it's relentless and the Championship is a crazy league.
"But what a response. What a performance. It just shows this is a class group."
Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"We weren't good enough from start to finish.
"I can only apologise and we'll reimburse the fans their money back, their hard-earned money as they have travelled down on a cold Wednesday night when they might have been better staying in with their feet up.
"The performance was nowhere near the levels of what I expect as a Preston North End manager."
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