Home goals 'valuable' for Luton strike pair

Jerry Yates has made seven appearances since joining Luton

Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield believes scoring in front of their own fans will stand Lasse Nordas and Jerry Yates in good stead for the rest of the season.

Nordas made it two in two, after opening his account at Burton Albion last weekend, with the opener in Tuesday's 4-1 EFL Trophy win over Barnet.

Fellow striker Yates grabbed his first goal for the club since arriving from Swansea City to make it 2-0 eight minutes later.

"The plan for the front two was we wanted them both to score," Bloomfield told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"To feel what it's like scoring at Kenilworth Road, we thought that would be valuable for the pair of them, so I'm glad that happened.

"The thing with Jerry is he cares, he cares a lot and he wants to be the best he can be for this football club.

"He knows how much we wanted him here. We worked extremely hard to get him and he's been absolutely fantastic for us, even before the goal, and there can be no questions about that.

"He didn't do a full pre-season so he's playing catch-up - we're throwing him straight into league action - and his sharpness is getting better every game. For him to get a goal will hopefully lift a bit of weight off his shoulders."

Because of the international break, the Hatters now have a break from matches until they host Plymouth Argyle at Kenilworth Road on 13 September.