On six minutes, City could have done better with a through ball that beat Tom Holmes and sent Ellis Simms away, but Mark McGuinness dragged it wide as he tried to get back and apply pressure.

Luton then had some good possession as Fanne picked up a loose ball and raced into the box before seeing his effort deflected.

With Bramall escaping on the left, he won a corner, which ex-Sky Blues midfielder Liam Walsh sent in, and Woodrow glanced a header just past the post.

On 20 minutes, the forward took possession following good work by Fanne and had a shot from distance that Ben Wilson parried away, before cleverly disguised a pass through to Nordas, who attempted to slide and hook it in but failed to make any kind of serious connection.

City looked dangerous when they went forward, with Simms volleying a cross from the right into the ground and over, before Holmes blocked Kai Andrews’ close-range attempt.

A fairly open contest saw Holmes pick out Bramall with an excellent pass to find Woodrow, whose attempt was charged down to Walsh just outside the box, the midfielder not having his best moment, dragging woefully off target. Bramall’s debut was cut short at halftime after he had not played a minute since last season.

He was replaced by Nigel Lonwijk as Luton continued to play the better football, with Fanne sliding Kodua through as his cross was cleared behind for a corner.

TheWith 57 minutes on the clock, Town’s defence fell apart for the first time and were punished, with Raphael advancing and finding Wright, who had lost McGuinness, his cross-shot beating Shea and being tapped in from a couple of yards by the unmarked Simms.