MATCH THREAD:: " LUTON TOWN v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

Another dicey moment there, this time from Ng. He has a clearance closed down and Cornick is through on goal and forces an excellent save from Smithies, but the official flags for offside

For the first time this season, we are not chasing the game

Heard you the first time

Colwill with a couple of lovely stepoevers in the corner and wins a throw. Pack loads up to launch...

For me one of our best players Rubin Colwill

Moore meets another Giles cross, but again cannot get enough on it. Cardiff look dangerous down the left.

Ng smacks one from 35 yards. The wind helps it, but it flies just wide.

Ralls making a big difference and allowing Pack to move forward a bit more

LATEST SCORE: LUTON TOWN 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
City scorer: Rubin Colwill

Adebayo flattens Ryan Giles and Cardiff are awarded a free-kick deep in their own half.

Our defence seems to be playing much better. Fingers crossed it continues that way

Another pinpoint cross from Giles to Moore, who looks to cushion it to Collins in the box, but it's just cleared by the Hatters defence.

We are shutting down luton at the moment not giving them too much in attack

Lockyer puts in a decent cross but McGuinness heads clear. Another cross is sent in from the same side, but Smithies collects.

Cardiff are on the back foot

Luton just coming back into this one. Adebayo gets on the end of a cross and Morrison has to hoof clear.

City allowing Luton a little more possession and getting bossed around a little with ball being too easily given away

Smithies on top of his game though and holding Luton at bay with no real efforts on his goal

LATEST SCORE: LUTON TOWN 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
City scorer: Rubin Colwill

A ball over the top is trapped well by Adebayo and he looks to be through on goal, but decides to go down after feeling contact from Morrison.

Strange decision, he could have scored himself! Free-kick 20 yards out, Morrison in the book.

Sean Morrison booked

Kal Naismith smacks it over the bar.

Free kick to Luton after Morrison takes a booking for bringing a Luton player down just outside he 'D' (not his error)

Thankfully, a wasted effort from the Luton man, Naismith



LATEST SCORE: LUTON TOWN 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
City scorer: Rubin Colwill

Good to be ahead, good to score a first half goal. Still feels embarrassing saying that 20 games in.

We really need to hang on for the three points now with Hull and Reading winning, and both Barnsley and Peterborough sharing the poi rd at the moment.

Cardiff have been on the back foot for most of the 2nd-half, but have held firm

Good to be ahead, good to score a first half goal. Still feels embarrassing saying that 20 games in.

We really need to hang on for the three points now with Hull and Reading winning, and both Barnsley and Peterborough sharing the poi rd at the moment.

It's a mad division this year; but eciting in many ways...!

Giles crosses well again and Sluga can only palm into the box, but Collins cannot connect with his effort and it's gathered. Luton break and win a corner at the other end.

2mins added

H-T 0-1

After a decent start and (finally) a first-half goal to complement that from Colwill, City allowed Luton came back into the game and lost their 'shape' for a while

Thankfully, to this point, Luton haven't really threatened the City goal and Alex Smithies has looked sound

Time for Steve Morison to remind the players of the brief and set them uo for the second half

Overall, we have to be happy at this point in the game and it might have been better again had Sean Morrison converted a late first-half opportunity

HALF-TIME SCORE: LUTON TOWN 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
City scorer: Rubin Colwill

Let's make sure Will Vaulks and Leandro Bacuna stay on the bench

Chance!

A long throw loops into a dangerous area, but Kieffer Moore swings a leg at it, but it's an airshot!

50
What a miss! Pack puts it on a plate for McGuinness but he heads over!

Save!

Colwill almost with his second. He slips it past a defender and shoots, but doesn't catch it and Sluga gets down well.

End-to-end now, Mpanzu blazes one over the crossbar from 25 yards.