Luton Town were humbled 2-0 at the weekend by Preston despite the two sides being at opposite ends of the league table and boss Nathan Jones has been quick to admit to Luton Today that it was a 'wake-up call' to his team.
The Hatters have been one of the most in-form teams in the entire league and after a string of solid showings, they found themselves sitting nicely in the play-off spots in the table. Heading into the game against PNE at the weekend, Nathan Jones' side were even unbeaten in their last five league outings.
However, the Lilywhites were not simply there to be brushed aside and instead stormed to a 2-0 victory over the Hatters. It was their first defeat since September and means the club have now slipped slightly down the table to tenth.
Luton are still in a decent enough position to bounce back and challenge for the play-off places and there is still plenty of the season left but boss Jones was quick to admit that his side were handed a 'wake-up call' after the result and even told Luton Today that one of their most reliable players wasn't at his best on Saturday.
He said: "Sonny fell short of his normal standards in terms of aggression, going and winning the ball and front-footedness as a lot of balls bounced and were causing a bit of confusion. So I felt okay, we’ll take one of the defenders off and get another attacker on, but we huffed and puffed without being anything
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