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manage three attempts on target, they had winger Jordan Garrick sent off in the 83rd minute for a rabbit-punch thrown during a huge melee.
Then, Steve Cooper’s stupefied troops would have heard that rivals Cardiff City had won at Preston to open a fourpoint gap between the playoffs and the Swans.
Luton were the better side for most of the match, even though they failed to get a goal to cap their firsthalf dominance and then had to defend with discipline in the second.
But they earned their reward with a superbly taken goal by Collins in the 72nd minute – his 13th of the season. Substitute Izzy Brown whipped over a cross from the right and Collins floored Swans centreback Ben Cabango with the power of his leap, before heading past Freddie Woodman. Jones added: “We have to get to a certain points tally and keep things in our own hands. We go to Leeds now, which is mammoth, but let’s enjoy this for a minute.”
Cooper made no excuses for his team’s poor display – or for Garrick’s red card.
“Once the game started, I didn’t like our attitude towards it,” he admitted.
“We were waiting for the person next to us to get the job done, rather than doing it ourselves.
“It was a clear red. I’ve got no arguments.”
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