HARRY: LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE CROWD

Cornick 11, 53

HARRY CORNICK believes fans being back in grounds has helped him in front of goal because he can no longer hear boss Nathan Jones shouting at him.

Cornick (above, right) scored both for Luton, the second time in three games he has struck twice. The pick was his 11th-minute opener, a brilliant top-corner finish.

He added a second early in the second half, running onto Jordan Clark’s pass to slot past Bartosz Bialkowski.

“They’re the ones I usually struggle with, going through one on one,” said Cornick. “You have to go back to basics and do what you feel natural with.

“The fans help massively as well. When it was a quiet stadium, I’d just hear the gaffer screaming at me or people shouting, ‘Go near post’ or, ‘Go across goal’ or, ‘Take it around him’.

“Now the fans are here I can just focus on what I need to do. I used to think I was a good finisher, but you miss a few chances and then you think about it too much.

“I’ve been working with a sports scientist, who says new year, new me, so far it’s working and I get to my target of goals, which would be nice.

“I’ll keep my target to myself, because I know I’ll put too much pressure on myself. My target last year was 10 and I got one, so I didn’t really do too well.

“This year has been better but I have to keep the confidence up.”

It was a miserable afternoon for Millwall, whose hopes of getting back in the match were dealt a fatal blow when Jed Wallace’s penalty – given after a Kal Naismith handball – was brilliantly saved by Simon Sluga.

“It was one of the poorest home performances we’ve had,” said Lions boss Gary Rowett. “We didn’t look like we had that extra bit of drive. Luton did all the right things, they fought for every ball. They deserved to win.

“I could see our fans leaving and I don’t blame them. That was not the performance we needed.”