LUTON Town boss Rob Edwards stated that AFC Bournemouth probably thought they had sewn up all three points prior to his side’s comeback at the weekend.
Cherries broke the deadlock shortly after the restart through Marcus Tavernier, but were unable to hold on at Kenilworth Road as Jordan Clark and Carlton Morris gave Luton a 2-1 win.
Victory marked Luton’s first since the end of January, Edwards’ men ending a run of 11 games without a win.
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The result also drew the Hatters level on points with Nottingham Forest, who occupy the final safe-spot of 16th with six games to go.
Pointing to Cherries’ recent from, Andoni Iraola’s charges unbeaten in five heading into the game, Edwards felt that his side had performed an upset against Bournemouth.
Speaking about the game, he shared: “It feels great, because it’s hard to win a Premier League game of football – especially for us.
“So it's proven this season.
“We knew (the Bournemouth game) was important.
“We know we've got to find more as well over the last remaining games.
“A great feeling.
“We put the pressure on the lads after Tottenham, and after Arsenal, for them to deliver (against Bournemouth).
“I'm really proud of them.
“But we deserved it.
“I thought we played really, really well and showed loads of character and quality after going 1-0 down as well.
“They're a really good team, Bournemouth, brilliant players and over half a season now they're fifth in the form table.
“They're used to winning.
“When they go 1-0 up they’re probably expecting to win that game as well.
“So we didn't let our heads drop. We bounced back really quickly.
“I thought the subs made a big impact.
“It's a great feeling to get that win because it was vital today.”
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