Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield rated Tuesday 1-1 draw at Stoke as “the best away performance we’ve put in since I became manager”.
Despite only snatching a point in injury time thanks to Millenic Alli’s late equaliser, Bloomfield claimed: “It would have been very unfair if we had been beaten by a deflected free-kick. A draw was the very least we deserved.
“We were excellent. The first half was very even but, second half, we were the better team and it was a bit deflating to go behind like that. Thomas Kaminski gets it if it doesn’t get deflected.
“You’re then thinking the worst. But it felt like we were in the ascendancy, so to find that moment for Milly at the end, I’m really pleased.
“It was a great strike. We knew from his time at Exeter that he can shoot with both feet.”
Lewis Baker’s free-kick, which deflected off Reece Burke, looked to have put Stoke on course for three points at the bet365 Stadium.
But Alli found space at the far post in injury time.
Luton stay two points from safety with five games remaining after their fifth game without defeat.
And that left Bloomfield admitting: “Away from home, you’ve always got to respect a point. We hope it’s a big one.
“Stoke have been in good form at home and are real tough opponents so, if you find yourself 1-0 down with not long left, hopefully that’s a big moment for us.”
Luton’s bid to avoid back-to-back relegation takes them back home against Blackburn Rovers this Saturday, an Easter weekend menu of Derby away and Bristol City at home, then a home test against Coventry City before rounding things off at West Bromwich Albion.
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Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield rated Tuesday 1-1 draw at Stoke as “the best away performance we’ve put in since I became manager”.
Despite only snatching a point in injury time thanks to Millenic Alli’s late equaliser, Bloomfield claimed: “It would have been very unfair if we had been beaten by a deflected free-kick. A draw was the very least we deserved.
“We were excellent. The first half was very even but, second half, we were the better team and it was a bit deflating to go behind like that. Thomas Kaminski gets it if it doesn’t get deflected.
“You’re then thinking the worst. But it felt like we were in the ascendancy, so to find that moment for Milly at the end, I’m really pleased.
“It was a great strike. We knew from his time at Exeter that he can shoot with both feet.”
Lewis Baker’s free-kick, which deflected off Reece Burke, looked to have put Stoke on course for three points at the bet365 Stadium.
But Alli found space at the far post in injury time.
Luton stay two points from safety with five games remaining after their fifth game without defeat.
And that left Bloomfield admitting: “Away from home, you’ve always got to respect a point. We hope it’s a big one.
“Stoke have been in good form at home and are real tough opponents so, if you find yourself 1-0 down with not long left, hopefully that’s a big moment for us.”
Luton’s bid to avoid back-to-back relegation takes them back home against Blackburn Rovers this Saturday, an Easter weekend menu of Derby away and Bristol City at home, then a home test against Coventry City before rounding things off at West Bromwich Albion.
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