Rob Edwards confident Luton Town can still stay up despite Brentford battering
Rob Edwards backed Luton to respond after their Premier League survival hopes were dealt a devastating blow following a painful 5-1 home loss to Brentford.
The 18th-placed Hatters knew victory would take them out of the relegation zone, but they were undone at Kenilworth Road by a slick attacking display from a Bees side without Ivan Toney due to his ongoing hip issue. Thomas Frank watched Brentford run riot with Yoane Wissa scoring twice in the first half before Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter and Kevin Schade netted after the break.
Luke Berry hit a stoppage-time consolation for Luton, but they remain a point behind Nottingham Forest in 17th and two off Everton ahead of those clubs playing at Goodison Park on Sunday.
«Yeah, I am deflated and I am hurting right now because of the manner of the performance. I have never really had to come out too many times all year and say that wasn't us. Today it wasn't us,» Edwards reflected.
«How I feel is we're in this. Today was a bad day for us as a club but the teams directly above us play each other and we will not be out of it this weekend. It's important we all remember that.
»What we have to try and harness now is the spirit, quality, fight and intensity we've shown that has kept us in and around it this season. We know we have to go and show that with four games to go."
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A raucous reception greeted both players, but Brentford could have scored three times before Wissa rifled them ahead in the 24th minute with a superb snapshot. The brilliant Bryan Mbeumo had set up that chance and created the next for Wissa when
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