Luton Town appeared to be storming to the League Two title, but with their form patchy in recent weeks and their promotion rivals on fire, the future of the Hatters has become far less certain.

Manager Nathan Jones will retain confidence in his side’s ability to see out the job, but fans may be left sweating having seen their cushion at the top all but wiped out by the likes of Accrington Stanley in recent weeks.

The Hatters owe much of their success this term to forward Danny Hylton, who has scored goals for fun in the league, with his tally of of over fifteen in all competitions firing Luton up the table.

Here is what we have learnt about the player so far…

Besides fairly fruitiful spells with Aldershot Town and Oxford United earlier in his career, Hylton has struggled to find the rich vein of form he has discovered with ease at Kenilworth Road.

On fire since his arrival on 2016, Hylton is the league’s hottest striker, and the 29-year-old will be delighted to have found a new lease of life in Bedfordshire as he approaches the second half of his career.

Keen to try his hand at a higher level once again, the player will be desperate to continue to find the back of the net to ensure a long-awaited promotion is secured in the coming months.

Luton have torn teams apart this season, with Hylton bagging plenty in the thrashings of Cambridge United and Stevenage.

However the player has also scored when his side have needed him the most, with goals coming against Crewe, Mansfield and Lincoln City proving vital as the club has surged to the top of the league.

Hylton is a player who can be relied upon in all situations, bagging when his side are under the cosh, as well as filling his boots and skyrocketing the Hatters goal difference when the squad are at their best.

The longest Hylton has gone this season without a goal is four games, which is a fantastic record for a striker to uphold over the duration of a campaign.

His spread of strikes highlights his ability to maintain a strong level of form over a prolonged period, something that will prove more efficient in helping Luton to promotion than a player that bags in spells.

He is a reliable weapon that Jones has utilised with devastating effect, and his record of finding the back of the net at a rate of a goal less than every two games is a stat which secures his status as one of the division’s deadliest men.

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