Luton leave it late but Morris picks off Cherries for three precious points
Luton Town 2 Bournemouth 1
Luton took a huge step towards Premier League survival as Carlton Morris's 90th-minute strike earned them a 2-1 comeback win against Bournemouth at a jubilant Kenilworth Road.
Rob Edwards saw his side end their 10-match run without a league victory in dramatic fashion, Morris arriving at the far post to turn home Cauley Woodrow's deep cross and stun Andoni Iraola in the away dugout.
Bournemouth had been excellent in the first half against a home side that looked creatively clueless, but it took until after the interval to make their breakthrough via James Tavernier's low shot.
Luton rallied and Jordan Clark levelled to snatch what at that stage looked like being a critical point in their fight against the drop.
Then came Morris's late intervention, knocking the ball past a stunned Neto in the visitors' goal to spark joyous scenes.
After an even opening, the early chances fell to Bournemouth and Tavernier, first wrapping his left foot devilishly around a free-kick and sending it crashing against Thomas Kaminski's post, then drilling wide from the edge of the box.
They hit the woodwork for a second time when Justin Kluivert's low shot beat Kaminski but not the post.
The Dutch winger's next effort - cutting in off the left after being played in down the channel by Antoine Semenyo before letting fly with a high, swinging drive - cleared the crossbar by a whisker as the visitors made plain their greater technical craft.
Bournemouth had won four of their last five in contrast to Luton's 10-game winless streak and as the half progressed, they took near total control.
The advanced three of Kluivert, Semenyo and Tavernier were finding and exploiting space with ease, whilst Edwards' side saw their own
Read on irishexaminer.com
