Luton Town picked up the points as they were 1-0 winners over Doncaster Rovers at Kenilworth Road.

Kal Naismith’s first half goal was enough to settle a tight contest, as although Nakhi Wells missed a penalty, Luton picked up the points after back-to-back defeats.

The result sees Luton ease some of the pressure on boss Matt Bloomfield after losses in their previous two games, with the Hatters rising up to 10th in the table after their opening 9 games of the League One campaign. They sit 3 points off the play-offs and 6 behind the automatic promotion places.

Luton had opportunities in the first half of the contest. Lamine Fanne had a strike from distance repelled by away keeper Ian Lawlor, before Lawlor denied Fanne again when the midfielder was fed by Millenic Alli’s quick free-kick.

With five minutes of the first half remaining, George Saville’s free-kick found Naismith up from the back, and the defender duly beat Lawlor with his header to put them ahead.

The Hatters were then awarded a penalty just before the half-time break. Wells was brought down by Doncaster defender Jamie Sterry, but from 12 yards, Wells was denied by Lawlor and the game remained 1-0.

Doncaster offered more after the break, with Luke Molyneux seeing a shot just flash wide before Toyosi Olusanya was found in a perfect position by Jordan Gibson only to get his touch wrong and see the ball ricochet to the home keeper Josh Keeley.

Keeley then intervened again, with the keeper denying Molyneux, who would then miss a further opportunity in stoppage time.

But it would be job done for the Hatters, who were able to take the points. Luton will now seek to grab another victory next time out when they take on Blackpool.