Having fallen to three straight defeats in all competitions in far from convincing fashion prior to their trip to Ewood Park, Luton Town will have every right to be pleased with the grit and determination they showed to grind out three points here.

Goals in either half from James Collins and Matty Pearson giving them a hard-earned 2-1 win, rendering Lewis Travis' first home goal for Blackburn irrelevant, as Rovers, not the first time this season, were left to rue their failure to take and create chances in a game they largely dominated.

Coming off the back of two straight wins, and up against a side in the sort of form Luton were, it was not all that surprising that Blackburn enjoyed the best of the opening 15 minutes.

But despite that opening quarter of an hour being played almost exclusively in the Luton half, Rovers failed to really create any clear chances, and they were punished for that before the 20 minute mark.

Breaking down the right-hand side, Chelsea loanee Izzy Brown was able to escape the attentions of Lewis Travis, before picking out James Collins at the back post, with the Ireland international heading in a chance that someone of his ability was never going to miss.

It was a moment that lifted Luton and seemed to stun Blackburn into silence for a period, but like their hosts before them, the Hatters failed to really create any clear cut chances, save for one James Collins cross cum shot that was cleared off the line by Derrick Williams.

Once again, that failure to make the most of the dominance in the game would be punished, as Blackburn pulled themselves level ten minutes before half time.

Moments after Adam Armstrong had seen a goal-bound shot blocked, Travis received the ball just inside the Luton earlier, and the 21-year-old unleashed a fierce shot that flew past Simon Sluga in the Luton goal and into the far corner.

Perhaps not surprisingly, that moment would see momentum swing again, and but for a last-ditch intervention from James Bree, Tony Mowbray's men may have had the lead at the break, with Sam Gallagher having been bearing down on a Stewart Downing cross following an intricate passing move out from the back from the hosts.

As was the case in the first half, it was Blackburn who started the second period on the front foot, and as was the case in the first half, they were punished for not making the most of that.

Having ridden out the early Blackburn pressure, Luton went close to retaking the lead eight minutes into the half on the break, when Harry Cornick forced a good save  from Walton at his near post.

The Hatters would go one better minutes later, as former Blackburn youth man Matty Pearson guided a header into the bottom corner of Walton's goal in the free-kick to give his side the advantage for the second time in the match.

Unlike in the opening period, Blackburn did at least look like making an fast response to going behind a second time.

Stewart Downing fired a free-kick just wide from distance that had parts of the Ewood Park crowd fooled, before Mowbray sent for reinforcements in the form of Danny Graham and Lewis Holtby, who would both go close soon after coming on, with Graham volleying straight at Sluga on the volley, while Holtby hit the side netting from just inside the area.

Next to test Luton's nerves would be Adam Armstrong, as he latched onto a pinpoint ball from Derrick Williams, only to fire over from a tight angle inside the area.

Moments later, and with the clock ticking down, Rovers thought they had got their second equaliser, as Bradley Dack bundled in Williams' header from close range, only for a long discussion between the referee and linesman to eventually rule the goal out for offside.

Try as they might though, Rovers were unable to find that second leveller, with Luton ultimately seeing the game out in relatively comfortable fashion after that scare, despite a flurry of late Blackburn pressure.