What a day. It began at Luton bus station shortly before 9am, and ended in a similar location just before Match of the Day kicked off. What a shame the BBC didn't recall Garth Crooks to the pundit sofa for one night only to reflect on his ridiculous comments made a few weeks ago. 3,000 Luton fans who were up on Merseyside know that this Hatters side are going to hold their own in the Premier League. A dash from the bus just after 3pm meant we missed the first few minutes but by the time we were standing in the Bullens Upper Luton were well on top. A succession of corners delivered expertly by Alfie Doughty gave the Toffees warning. At the third time of asking Carlton rose like a colossus to thunder a header on to the bar via a Pickford flick. As the ball came rocketing down, Ashley Young must have imagined he was back at the Watford training ground and thought it was time for a shimmy. He had reckoned without Tommy Tommy Lockyer who charged forward and the ball crashed into the ne...
We've got a point. Stop the clocks, and all the silly pundits who were talking about Luton losing all 38 games or going down by Christmas (Crooks). Five games in, and demonstrable improvements game by game, saw The Hatters deserve to take all three points, in a game they dominated from start to finish. But one defensive lapse cost us the victory, in a league where mistakes cost more than anywhere else. Sir Robbie made two changes from the Fulham game, with Chieo in for his first start, and Alfie Doughty recalled on the left. That partnership ran rings around a poor Wolves side all day long. Chong and Andersen dropped to the bench. Tough on Mads given his performances but Rob does like the left sideness of Bell at centre back, and unless you're going to drop the captain, the selection made sense. The little known Josh Smith took charge of this game, one of the newly promoted referees. And he was in the centre of the action. Edwards took to the field in his now trademark knitwear...