James Collins kept quiet as Coventry hold Luton to a draw

It wasn’t the most exciting affair as Coventry and Luton played out a 0-0 draw. However, there are positives to be taken from the result for both sides and in reality, a point each is fair based on each of their performances.

For Coventry, it’s a sixth game unbeaten, a remarkable achievement for any recently promoted side. Mark Robins’ men are showing that they’re more than capable of surviving the drop this season, their ambitions may now lie even higher up in the table after five of the six teams they’ve faced in their unbeaten run currently sit above them in the Championship.

Luton, on the other hand, are looking to build on their survival from last season. The Hatters currently occupy a comfortable mid-table spot and a point away from home against an in-form Coventry side is certainly an acceptable way to bounce back from their previous defeat to Swansea.

One man that may be disappointed with the Hatters’ result, though, is James Collins. The striker remained relatively quiet against the Sky Blues, also missing a couple of chances that could have sent Luton home with all three points.

The 30-year-old started fairly lively, trying to get involved with the play. He was often seen dropping deep and drawing fouls from the opposition as you’d expect, but it wasn’t until the 35th minute when Collins had his first real effort.

The ball had dropped kindly to him, but on this occasion, his effort was smashed well over the crossbar leaving the forward with his head in his hands.

Five minutes later, another chance went missing. Harry Cornick had done well to work some space down the right-hand side, his delivery was straight onto the head of Collins who couldn’t adjust his body in time, seeing his effort fly off the back of his head and out of play.

The Hatters could’ve been 2-0 up at half time, but were left angry at each other as missed chances could have ended up costing them.

Those two first-half chances were about as good as it got for Luton’s top scorer during this encounter. His only noticeable involvement of the second half was winning a free kick in a dangerous area with 15 minutes remaining, which ultimately led to nothing.

On reflection, Collins certainly isn’t to blame for Luton picking up a solitary point instead of three. However, on any other day, you would expect a player of his ability to finish those chances and seal the victory for his side.

Fortunately, it doesn’t really affect the course of Luton’s season. He’ll certainly be motivated to put it right in the next fixture.

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