It is so very British. But so very right. Matt Bloomfield says the Hatters need to keep calm and carry on as their quest for Championship survival heads to West Bromwich for the final game of the season on Saturday.

Three wins in a row have propelled the Town out of the relegation zone for the first time since January and know three points at The Hawthorns will ensure another campaign in the second tier.

At his Friday press call, Bloomfield’s message was simple.

“We’ve got a job in hand. The boys have been performing well and that needs to continue tomorrow,” he said.

“We’ve been playing well but we’ve got to keep our focus and our drive, because without that we have no chance of winning.

“We’re aiming for a performance and I believe we can get a result.

“The message to the boys will be stay calm and perform, play the way we’ve done so in recent weeks, and do it again.

“We’ve built momentum and now we’ve got to carry it through.”

Previous acts of escapology have gone down in the Luton Town folklore. Raddy Antic in 1983, the Baseball Ground in 1990, Mick Harford’s own goal a year later and that Blackburn thriller during Covid.

Bloomfield was happy not to be drawn into any of the romance or reminiscence. Without a positive result and performance against West Brom the Hatters fate could be sealed by results elsewhere.

“Apologies for being boring but I’m trying not look too much at that,” smiled the manager.

“Focus is on us performing well and be present in the moment.

“West Brom have got some excellent Championship-level players but we can’t take the focus away from us.

“We’ve had some good games against opposition towards the top half of the league. We’ll respect their quality and the strengths they will bring.”

The Hatters have no fresh selection issues for the fixture, with Liam Walsh available after his red card against Coventry was overturned by the FA.

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