Luton Town twice came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw with Derby County last night, with The Hatters climbing up the table to ninth as a result. 

Sonny Bradley got caught in possession to allow Tom Lawrence to net an opener in the first half, with substitute Fred Onyedinma poking in from inside the area to restore parity. 

Jason Knight intelligently turned Amari'i Bell to then fire the hosts back into the lead, but a late Elijah Adebayo goal confined The Rams to a draw. 

It was not a great display from Luton on the whole, but there were still plenty of positives to take. 

Here, we take a look at three things that we learnt about The Hatters during their 2-2 draw with Derby last night...

 

 

Picking up points when not playing well

Derby started very strong, with Max Bird, Ravel Morrison and Tom Lawrence all picking up good positions and linking up well, with Nathan Byrne enjoying lots of space at right-back. 

Luton did improve as the match wore on, but individual errors continued to break down their attacking play. 

Luton did show great fight and determination to get back into the game twice, on a night where it was not really happening for them. 

Derby sat back as the game progressed, allowing Luton more time and space in deeper positions, which in turn, helped them put together more threatening attacking moves. 

Picking up points when not at your best is a good trait to have, and whilst Derby have struggled to score goals this season, they have dominated a lot of teams with the ball. 

Nathan Jones is not afraid to switch up formations and personnel early on

Luton very much struggled to contain Derby in the opening exchanges, and whilst they did not create too many clear-cut opportunities (aside from their goal), they got themselves into some excellent positions. 

Jones has tried to match teams up this year, but for this clash, he opted to stay with a back five, despite Derby's back four.

During the opening exchanges, Luton were losing the tactical battle, and subsequently, Jordan Clark and Kal Naismith were both taken off for Fred Onyedinma and Admiral Muskwe.

This allowed Luton to operate within a 4-2-3-1 formation, stopping Byrne from enjoying so much space on the right flank. 

It was a move that helped Luton operate further up the pitch, changing the dynamic of the game somewhat. 

Adebayo just needs one chance

Adebayo netted his sixth league goal of the season last night, despite being excellently monitored by Phil Jagielka and Curtis Davies. 

Derby's defensive duo marshalled a frustrated Adebayo very well, limiting him to just winning a couple of offensive battles. 

However, even when he is not at his best, his physicality and desire for scoring goals is still an excellent asset for Luton to work with, and that is what they did. 

James Bree's long-searching, floated ball into the area was met by Adebayo, who rose higher than the onrushing Ryan Allsop, who was unable to prevent the towering forward from equalising late on. 

Like Luton's ability to pick up a point without playing their best, the same positivity can be taken from Adebayo scoring a crucial goal, despite not putting in his best performance.