Carlton Morris’ late goal gave the Hatters hope of a priceless point in their bid to stay in the top-flight but two goals either side of half-time did the damage as the Town remain in the bottom three with three matches to play.

“We’ve got three important games to focus on now, today is done,” said the centre-half.

“There’s definitely positives to take from the disappointment of last week, we kept going to end and scored the last goal but we can’t dwell on it. We’ve got to look forward to two very important home games and West Ham away.

“We all want to play our part in this team and we’ll do whatever it takes to get on the pitch and fight to stay in this league, which is everyone’s goal.”

The former Manchester United academy graduate and the Hatters now turn their attention to a big game at Kenilworth Road next Friday under the lights.

“Everton is a good game for us to look forward to, especially at home with our fans,” he said. “That’s an advantage for us. We won’t think about them, we have to focus on ourselves and go into the game full of confidence and belief we can beat them and stay in this league.”