Luton Town 1-0 Tranmere Rovers

Luke Guttridge went close to opening the scoring for Luton

Form side Luton Town extended their unbeaten league run to 11 games and moved to the top of League Two with a narrow win over struggling Tranmere.

Luke Guttridge had a first-half volley tipped over by Tranmere goalkeeper Peter Brezovan before Mark Cullen put two chances wide from good positions.

The Hatters took the lead when substitute Ricky Miller curled past Brezovan into the top corner.

Mark Tyler made a late save from Kayode Odejayi's header to secure the points.

Tranmere are on a 12-game winless streak in the league which stretches back to August and sit 23rd in the table on 12 points.

Luton Town first-team coach Hakan Hayrettin told BBC Three Counties Radio:

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Hayrettin on Luton v Tranmere

"It was another day where we had to work hard. We had to grind out a result. We had to do the right things in the right areas and we deserved it in the end.

"He [Ricky Miller] has that capability. He does it day in and day out in training. Going out on loan to Dover has helped him out immensely. He'll run, he'll chase and he'll hassle. That's the ethos of this team.

"Overall if you win 1-0 home or away it's fantastic. But I've got to say, the support again was unbelievable. They drive that team on.

"Sometimes you're not going to play the best. But you've got to be firm, you've got to be disciplined, you've got to have that professionalism and we push teams back. It's regimental."

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Line-ups

Luton

• 1Tyler
• 2Franks
• 5McNulty
• 30Wilkinson
• 22Harriman
• 21GuttridgeSubstituted forDruryat 76'minutes
• 26DoyleSubstituted forRuddock Mpanzuat 64'minutes
• 4Smith
• 11Howells
• 9BensonBooked at 85mins
• 13CullenSubstituted forMillerat 65'minutes

Substitutes

• 6Lacey
• 8Drury
• 12Griffiths
• 15Rooney
• 16Justham
• 17Ruddock Mpanzu
• 19Miller

Tranmere

• 26Brezovan
• 5Ihiekwe
• 6Holness
• 32ThompsonSubstituted forGumbsat 72'minutes
• 19DonacienSubstituted forHolmesat 67'minutes
• 22Jennings
• 14LairdSubstituted forOdejayiat 72'minutes
• 4PowerBooked at 90mins
• 3Ridehalgh
• 30Gnanduillet
• 31Johnson

Substitutes

• 2Holmes
• 9Odejayi
• 11Bell-Baggie
• 12Rowe
• 13Pilling
• 15Kirby
• 24Gumbs

Referee:

Lee Collins

Attendance:

9,061

Match Stats

Home TeamLutonAway TeamTranmere

Possession

Home46%

Away54%

Shots

Home12

Away14

Shots on Target

Home5

Away4

Corners

Home5

Away9

Fouls

Home9

Away6

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Luton Town 1, Tranmere Rovers 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Tranmere Rovers 0.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Ricky Miller (Luton Town).

Posted at 90'+4'

(Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Jake Howells (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Booking

Posted at 90'+2'

Max Power (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+1'

Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Mark Tyler.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt saved. Kayode Odejayi (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Paul Benson (Luton Town).

Posted at 89'

Liam Ridehalgh (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 89'

Attempt missed. Danny Johnson (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 88'

Attempt missed. Evan Gumbs (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.

Posted at 88'

Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Michael Harriman.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Peter Brezovan.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Luke Wilkinson (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Booking

Posted at 85'

Paul Benson (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Paul Benson (Luton Town).

Posted at 85'

Evan Gumbs (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 80'

Attempt missed. Marcus Holness (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 79'

Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Jake Howells.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Luton Town. Andy Drury replaces Luke Guttridge.

Posted at 75'

Paul Benson (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 75'

Foul by Michael Ihiekwe (Tranmere Rovers).

Posted at 74'

Ricky Miller (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Liam Ridehalgh (Tranmere Rovers).

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Kayode Odejayi replaces Marc Laird.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Evan Gumbs replaces Josh Thompson because of an injury.

Goal!

Posted at 70'

Goal! Luton Town 1, Tranmere Rovers 0. Ricky Miller (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.

Substitution

Posted at 67'

Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Danny Holmes replaces Janoi Donacien.

Posted at 65'

Danny Johnson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 65'

Foul by Luke Wilkinson (Luton Town).

Substitution

Posted at 65'

Substitution, Luton Town. Ricky Miller replaces Mark Cullen.

Substitution

Posted at 64'

Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock replaces Nathan Doyle.

Posted at 63'

Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Liam Ridehalgh.

Posted at 63'

Attempt blocked. Michael Harriman (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 61'

Foul by Luke Wilkinson (Luton Town).

Posted at 61'

(Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 60'

Fraser Franks (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Armand Gnanduillet (Tranmere Rovers).

Posted at 58'

Attempt blocked. Luke Wilkinson (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

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