Nuneaton Town 0 - 5 Luton Town

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Luton Town prove themselves champions elect with five star win over Nuneaton Town

LUTON showed why they will probably go on and win the league this season with a fantastic win over the Boro this afternoon.

In a tight opening, it was the home side who asked the early questions, Wes York unlucky to see his effort from just inside the area well saved by Mark Tyler.

The Boro were showing why they are flying in the league this season as they worked hard from the front to the back, Andy Brown personifying the effort with non-stop running early doors.

Luton are not top for no reason, though, and James Belshaw had to have quick hands to help Jake Howells’ effort over the bar after the wideman struck a fierce shot goalwards from the edge of the box.

In swirling winds the two sides continued to trade half chances, that was until Paul Benson took advantage of a defensive lapse by the Boro to give the visitors the lead in the 33rd minute.

A long ball by Luke Guttridge was flicked on by Andre Gray, and Benson beat both Gaz Dean and Belshaw to the knock-on, sliding the ball into an empty net after neither Boro player could deal with the situation.

The goal proved an easy one for Benson in the end, but it was from a far more difficult chance that the frontman nearly doubled the Hatters lead six minutes later.

Guttridge flicked the ball over Dean on the edge of the box and from the angle Benson tried a flamboyant half volley with the outside of his boot that only just missed the far post.

That was the last chance in the first half, but the visitors started the second in the same vain.

In a bid to stem the tide Boro boss Kev Wilkin brought on leading scorer Louis Moult – the frontman reverting to the bench after a midweek knock in training.

Despite the show of attacking intent, it was the visitors who were the ones to strike again next.

Guttridge was once again the architect, this time crossing low and hard across the box to Benson.

The frontman dived full-length to beat Belshaw to the ball, Gray adding the finishing touches at the far post – diverting the ball into the back of the net.

The Hatters were flying at this point and in the 70th minute their domination brought goal number three.

Guttridge had been goal creator until this point, but he turned goal grabber, smashing home a low effort past Belshaw from the edge of the box, brilliantly teed-up by the in-form Gray.

There was simply no stopping the Hatters, as try as they might the Boro defence was getting opened up time after time.

It was a case of when, not if, the visitors would score again, with the answer being in the 80th minute via Benson once again.

The gangling forward was left unmarked at the far post, and given plenty to time to simply head past Belshaw from a deep cross from Howells.

John Still moved to rest some of his table topping stars after goal number four, but the replacements were proving just as hard to stop as the original XI.

John Shaw, on for Benson, was quick into the action as he turned provider for Howells, crossing from left that the midfielder had the easy task of heading home.