virtually his first touch.
Willian then went for goal himself, Kabore’s foot taking it behind, as with 15 to go, Edwards didn’t just roll the dice, he positively hurled them, a quadruple change seeing Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu, Chiedozie Ogbena, Doughty and Adebayo on for Lokonga, Morris, Brown and Chong.
It led to Luton finally giving their hosts something to think about, winning a corner that saw Doughty’s delivery cleared away, while Kabore went close, when his fierce drive was deflected behind.
Iwobi failed to wrap things up, skying over after Bell was beaten by the flight of a long ball forward, as Cauley Woodrow came on, diverting Kabore’s hanging cross wide.
Lockyer was then involved at both ends, coming to the rescue when Vinicius looked like he was going to wrar the points up with a second and then almost stealing a leveller, glancing wide from yet another Kabore cross.
Cottagers: Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed (Alex Iwobi 62), Raul Jiminez (Carlos Vinicius 62), Harry Wilson (Bobby De Cordova-Reid 81), Tim Rea (C), Andreas Pereira (Tom Cairney 81), Willian (Calvin Bassey 90), Timothy Castagne, Joao Palhina, Issa Diop.
Hatters: Thomas Kaminski, Issa Kabore, Reece Burke (Cauley Woodrow 81), Mads Andersen, Tom Lockyer (C), Amari’i Bell, Albert Sambi Lokonga (Alfie Doughty 75), Marvelous Nakamba, Tahith Chong (Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu 75), Jacob Brown (Chiedozie Ogbene 75), Carlton Morris (Elijah Adebayo 75).
Subs not used: Tim Krul, Luke Berry, Teden Mengi, Ryan Giles.
Referee: Michael Salisbury.
Booked: Chong 27, Kamsinki 36, Castagne 40, Diop 44.
Attendance: 24,467.
