Baptiste pleased to give something back

After an injury-ravaged season, Luton Town's match-winner Shandon Baptiste says he is relieved to have given something back to the club.

The midfielder has only been able to start seven Championship matches so far this season, with a further nine appearances as a substitute, because of hamstring and calf injuries.

But Baptiste came off the bench to score a last-minute goal against Coventry on Saturday which lifted the Hatters out of the relegation zone with one game remaining.

"It's been a long old season for me and I'm just happy to be able to help the team in a way which was needed and that was with a goal," the 27-year-old told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"I'm happy to give that to the fans, my team-mates and the gaffer, because when I've been in the treatment room they're the guys who have been working and putting in the performances to get us to this point."

Baptiste was introduced as a 78th-minute substitute with the game against the Sky Blues goalless and capitalised on a defensive mix-up between goalkeeper Brad Collins and Liam Kitching to score the winner.

"It was a moment of two players thinking different things and I anticipated where the ball was going to land, I saw the open goal and I was glad to score and get the three points," he added.

Luton will finish the campaign at West Brom on Saturday (12:30 BST) knowing a win would guarantee their Championship status.