Hatters rated v Bucks

Keith Keane: 7.5 – Back in central midfield once more and did plenty of dirty work throughout the evening.

Dean Beckwith: 8 – Best performance in a Hatters shirt to date. Showed a determination to protect Town’s lead.

Alex Lawless: 7 – Not quite at his best, but still a willing runner to relieve some of the second half pressure.

Amari Morgan-Smith: 8 – Manager Brabin has demanded ruthlessness in both boxes and Amari is delivering.

Danny Crow: 7 – Some neat touches and keen to link up play. Played a vital role in the second goal too.

Robbie Willmott: 6.5 – Set up the first goal but struggled at times with too many misplaced passed.

Stuart Fleetwood: 7 – Always an outlet and showed some real pace.

Jake Howells: 7.5 – Committed display from the full back and his delivery for the second goal was top drawer.

Ed Asafu-Adjaye: 6.5 – Back to near his best in the first half with some fine overlapping runs. Second half dismissal put team under the kosh though.

Will Antwi: 8 – Thrived in the late aerial bombardment. Really finding his feet in the backline now.

James Dance (sub): 6.5 – Brought on to play right-back and did everything asked of him.

Aaron O’Connor (sub): 6 – Chased and harried in the closing stages.

Adam Watkins (sub): 5 – Brought on to run the clock down.

Ratings by Mike Simmonds