Luton Town 0-0 Bolton: What Edwards said

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Luton manager Rob Edwards speaking after the game: "Disappointed not to win the game. It was pretty much one-way traffic in that second half, but we’ve hit the woodwork, we’ve huffed and puffed and had a nailed on penalty.

"I don't see the point of VAR if it's not going to overturn that decision. That's really frustrating. I never blame that, but that was a mistake.

"The players performed well, we just couldn’t find that goal to get us over the line. Credit to Bolton, they've done well but we should've won the game."

On the penalty which wasn't given: "I will go and have a word to ask the question. I am disappointed [the referee didn't get to have a second look], I think he should have."

On the missed chances: "I still believed that we could do it. The next action [after Alfie Doughty hitting the inside of the post] was the penalty, the 'non-penalty'. We believed right to the very end that we could find a way to win but today it wasn't to be. [Now] our schedule changes a little bit and we have to go and do it in the replay.

"We play Burnley now on Friday rather than Monday, so our week looks different. We were prepared for it, we were ready, we hoped it wouldn't be the case but we haven't got through today, so we've got to do it another way."

On the importance of the FA Cup: "We completely valued this game today. It was important to try and get through. Respect to Bolton because they are a very good team, they are riding high and confident.

"I love this competition and I want to do well in it as well, so we went for it. We wanted to win the game, no doubt about it."

Did you know?

  • Luton have failed to win four of their last six FA Cup home matches against teams from a lower division (W2 D4).

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