Luton 2 Millwall 2: Berry bags late point but Town ‘pay the price’ for ref’s wrong calls

Luke Berry celebrates his equaliser against Millwall
Luke Berry celebrates his equaliser against Millwall. Photo by Liam Smith

Super sub Luke Berry left it late to rescue a deserved point for Luton Town as they came from two behind to dampen the frustration of a fine performance marred by howlers from the officials and Ethan Horvath.

The first came early on when the Town stopper let a Zian Flemming shot slip through his fingers, shocking Kenilworth Road and the supporters that had not seen their side conceding from open play in seven games. 

However, manager Rob Edwards said of the American: “He’s been brilliant. The goal counts, of course it does, but it was the bit before that, that I’ll really look at. He (Flemming) shouldn’t be getting the opportunity in the first place.” 

Ethan Horvath slumps over in disappointment after Zian Flemming's shot bounces over the line after slipping through his fingers.
Ethan Horvath slumps over in disappointment after Zian Flemming’s shot bounces over the line after slipping through his fingers. Photo by Liam Smith

Despite that early setback, the hosts were pulsating, though without conjuring up a final ball. But there was a big penalty call that referee Geoff Eltringham turned down for a foul on Jordan Clark. 

And with the Kenilworth Road crowd jeering “you don’t know what you’re doing” he and his officials doubled down in the second half, failing to spot George Honeyman in an offside position as he teed up Tom Bradshaw to tap in for 2-0. 

“The second goal was offside, so they got that one wrong, unfortunately for us. We had to pay the price for it,” said Edwards. 

Jordan Clark is clipped in the penalty area but the foul is not punished.
Jordan Clark is clipped in the penalty area but the foul is not punished. Photo by Liam Smith

Asked if he was frustrated, the Hatters boss said: “Very. I’ll be honest. I’m pleased with the lads. We won on Saturday, but there was a bad decision in that game where we should’ve been playing against ten men.

“Then, tonight, there’s two big decisions, massive decisions that have gone against us. The penalty and an offside goal. 

“I want to be on the right end of some of these decisions. Again, credit to the lad because they knew that at the time. Clicker (Clark) knew it was a penalty but they kept going, they stayed focused. The lads knew it was offside at the time, so it’s a big credit to be able to keep their heads and stay in the game.”

That was important because the Lions had defended manfully, but offered almost nothing in attack, so for Luton to find themselves with a two-goal disadvantage, there was a very real sense of a second smash-and-grab on the spin at Kenilworth Road. 

But Elijah Adebayo halved the deficit with an excellent improvised finished after Cody Drameh had seen George Long push his shot onto the bar, thought not far enough from the Hatters striker. 

Elijah Adebayo sees his shot enter the net
Elijah Adebayo sees his shot enter the net. Photo by Liam Smith

Edwards said: “It was a cracking atmosphere, but even at 2-0 down the fans could see what we are trying to do. They try, they give everything and they were still with us. Getting one back, Eli’s goal was important at that time just to keep that belief and keep the atmosphere there.” 

Yet Millwall did their best to stifle the life out of Luton and the momentum of that goal never quite kicked up a gear. But with the clock ticking down, the Lions, who jumped on every loose ball in their own third failed to spot Berry and the midfielder gobbled up their generosity by blasting into the bottom corner for his third of the season and the second time he’s snatch a point at home this term. 

Luke Berry fires in the equaliser against Millwall
Luke Berry fires in the equaliser against Millwall. Photo by Liam Smith

“Brilliant,” said Edwards of the point snatching strike, adding: “That’s what he does. You’ve got to get goals on the pitch. Unfortunately, Gabe (Osho) was just feeling his knee. We could’ve brought Sonny (Bradley) on and just kept the shape the same, but we needed to take that gamble and get more goals on. Fortunately for us, Bez did what he does really well.” 

It was Berry’s first goal under Edwards, but it maintained an impressive stat, which is that when the midfielder scores, Luton don’t lose. A point here was the least they deserved.  

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  37. That was the most annoyed I’ve been at a match in ages. And not with the ref. You bank on the ref and you’re an idiot. They see things in the moment. They’re not robots. Just like players, they make mistakes. It happens. Get over it. You have to play to win on your own skill and effort.

    Our performance last night, and a few times recently, echoed late Wenger era Arsenal. We’re trying to pass the ball into the net. Look what happened the 2 times we actually decided to have a shot instead of dicking about. That clearly won’t happen every time you attack quick. But shooting leads to more goals than not shooting.

    For me the other issue last night was team selection. If Morris wasn’t fully fit (his energy wasn’t particularly high last night) don’t start him. We have to get Woodrow into form. Giving him 30 minutes as an attacking midfielder doesn’t help. Give him a game up top on Saturday unless Morris is 100%. We’ll need 3 fit and firing strikers the next few months.

    We need Fred back on form too but he struggles to get up to speed as a sub. Maybe give him a start on Saturday over Drameh who looks like he might struggle with 3 in a week. And give Berry a start too. That man proved last night what surely everyone knows? He’s the most natural goal threat we have in midfield. We might need Pelly or Marvelous at centre back so that would free up a spot.

    And then please attack with pace and intent more often on Saturday. Possession for the sake isn’t working. Don’t give teams the chance to have 10 men behind the ball and there will be more space. Shoot sometimes and you might score.

    All that moan said, good point in the end given how we shot ourselves in the foot so much.

    • Re the team selection point, am I alone in wondering why Campbell, arguably one of our outstanding performers under the previous manager, now seems to be a fixture on the bench? I suppose if you take a loan from a Premiership club you’re expected to give him game time, but why take that loan if it means leaving out one of your most effective players?

      • i’m with you. i can’t see any of the loan players signing permanently (they’ll have to take big pay cuts – especially nakamba). so if campbell (and then fred, and then shea) all decide to move on, we’ve lost 6 players so have more disruption again next season. but campbell especially has had a rough deal. shea needed to be allowed to recover. and fred needs to get himself reliably fit.

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