Rob Edwards says his Luton gamers should rapidly decide themselves after changing into the primary Premier League facet in over 20 years to lose after being three targets up.
Antoine Semenyo scored twice as Bournemouth produced a exceptional second-half exhibiting to win 4-3 after trailing 3-0 at half-time.
Defeat dented Luton’s survival hopes and the Hatters face an enormous relegation conflict with Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Edwards insists he is not going to enable them to really feel sorry for themselves after a torrid night time on the south coast.
“We put ourselves in such a superb place to win a Premier League recreation of soccer and to be sat right here speaking a few defeat is hard,” he stated.
“Enormous recreation on Saturday. Dropping is tough anyway however in that method it does harm but when we will’t decide ourselves up for an enormous Premier League recreation then there’s one thing fallacious.”
It was an emotional night time for Edwards even earlier than kick-off, with captain Tom Lockyer returning to thank the medical workers who helped to save lots of his life 88 days earlier when this fixture was deserted after the Luton captain suffered a cardiac arrest.
“Seeing Tom talking to the paramedics, the individuals who saved his life was a bit emotional. He’s in a position to maintain his new-born child due to them,” Edwards added.
“Generally it’s essential to have a little bit of realism and that possibly brings residence somewhat little bit of what’s essential.”
Luton have been rampant within the first half and their opening aim got here as early because the ninth minute after Jordan Clark stood up a luxurious cross for Tahith Chong to move in on the far publish.
They scored an excellent second after 31 minutes as an incisive one-two between Chong and Alfie Doughty noticed the latter cross low to Chiedozie Ogbene, who rounded off an outstanding group transfer.
Edwards should certainly have thought his group had sealed their third away win of the season when Issa Kabore drove upfield to select the wonderful Ross Barkley, who powerfully fired the ball excessive into the web to offer the Hatters a substantial cushion going into the break.
However after making two substitutions in the course of the interval, Bournemouth hit again dramatically, scoring 3 times in 14 minutes in the beginning of the second half.
The primary was a surprising piece of particular person brilliance from prime scorer Dominic Solanke . The Cherries striker back-heeled the ball between the legs of Daiki Hashioka earlier than chipping it past Thomas Kaminski.
The second got here after Luton have been unable to clear Lewis Cook dinner’s nook to security and Illia Zabarnyi headed in from shut vary regardless of Doughty’s determined makes an attempt to stop it crossing the road.
Two minutes later the Vitality Stadium erupted when Semenyo reduce in from the proper and fired his shot powerfully into the close to publish to degree the scores.
Bournemouth claimed all three factors when Semenyo scored his second aim of the sport seven minutes from time, accumulating the ball from Enes Unal earlier than taking pictures powerfully throughout Kaminski to offer the Cherries their first residence win since Boxing Day.
“The essential factor is that the gamers confirmed a powerful persona as a result of it’s straightforward to cover when you find yourself shedding 3-0 at residence,” stated Andoni Iraola, who grew to become solely the fifth Premier League facet – and first since 2003 – to win a recreation wherein they trailed by three targets.
“It was essential to have the precedent of the final recreation (when Bournemouth got here again from two targets down towards Sheffield United).
“The important thing was to attain early. I feel Dom’s aim made us consider and the gamers confirmed loads of character.”
