Goalscorer Elijah Adebayo took the positives from Saturday’s “ugly” point gained in the 1-1 draw with Swansea City at Kenilworth Road.

In a match severely hampered by Storm Darragh, Adebayo gave the Hatters an early lead before Swans captain Matt Grimes squared things up after the break.

The 26-year-old expressed his disappointment at not being able to hold onto that advantage, but saw it as another point added to the Town total as we look to climb the Championship table.

“It was a difficult game with the conditions, of course,” said the striker. “We knew it was going to be that type of game, we knew it was going to be ugly, we essentially said that we’d have to win ugly and it takes that in this league to climb up the table.

“Unfortunately, for a lapse in concentration from our point, we conceded at a set piece, which obviously we pride ourselves on, so we are very disappointed to come away with a draw.

“It could have gone either way. We have to be honest and take that, they had a few opportunities, but the main thing is that it’s a point on the board and we just have to go again on Tuesday.”

For his fourth goal of the season, and second in as many matches, the former Fulham and Walsall man pounced on a short back-pass to round City keeper Lawrence Vigouroux and slot home from a narrowing angle.

“Again, with the conditions there are bound to be mistakes, and you almost have to sniff it out as any good centre-forward would, to try and capitalise on any errors,” he said.

“Hard work and chasing down defenders and goalkeepers is something that everyone knows that I do, so to get my reward from it was great. It was a tight angle, but I managed to squeeze it in.”

Elijah also stressed the importance of using his second goal in as many matches as a springboard for the rest of the campaign.

“Yes, it’s a good confidence boost but I want more, we want more, the staff are demanding more and we know that we need to start putting some points on the board and some good performances for the fans, because they come home and away, and we understand it’s tough – it’s cold, it’s windy, it’s wet and for us as players, when we cross that white line we need to be able to give them something to get behind.

“They were once we got the goal, and then we obviously just fell away a little bit. We’ve been a little bit guilty of that over a large amount of games.

“I understand it’s tough and yes, conditions play a part, but as the players, we’ve got to be focussed for 90-odd minutes, or however long it is.”