Luton’s relegation fears were considerably worsened by brilliant Brentford at Kenilworth Road, as Yoane Wissa’s first-half double was complimented by goals from Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter and Kevin Schade to secure an impressive 5-1 victory.
The Hatters now have four games to rescue their season, starting with a trip to Wolves next weekend, while the Bees have pulled miles clear of the drop zone and can now consider themselves safe – 10 points better off than 18th-placed Luton.
Wissa’s superbly-taken opener arrived 24 minutes in, released by strike partner Bryan Mbeumo in the absence of injured Ivan Toney, as he lashed an instinctive first-time effort beyond Thomas Kaminski.