Luton Town played out a 1-1 draw with fellow relegation strugglers Plymouth Argyle, in a result that keeps the Hatters bottom.

Jacob Brown had given Luton the lead less than 30 seconds after coming on as a substitute, but an equaliser from Maksym Talovierov gave Argyle a share of the points.

A win would’ve seen Luton leapfrog Plymouth and Derby in the Championship table, but the draw keeps them stuck to bottom spot in the table, with the Hatters still yet to win a match in 2025.

Luton had the night’s first major opportunity as Lasse Nordas, who was making his first start for the club, headed over from Alfie Doughty’s cross.

This was one of the few opportunities in a tight first half, but Plymouth felt aggrieved just after the half-hour when something didn’t go in their favour.

Just after the half hour mark, a lofted through pass released Callum Wright in-between two Luton defenders, and he was able to poke the ball beyond Thomas Kaminski after the keeper had strayed forward. But the assistant flagged for offside, something later revealed to be an incorrect call by TV cameras.

Nordas saw a firm strike denied by Conor Hazard moments later, although had the Hatters striker beaten the keeper, it would’ve also been called for offside.

Elijah Adebayo would blaze over the bar when well placed in an opportunity for the home side, but moments after the striker was taken off, Luton found themselves in front.

Adebayo’s replacement Brown had only just come on when he was in place to meet Nordas’ flick on from Alfie Doughty’s cross, and Brown duly got in ahead of Hazard to bundle the ball over the line.

The hosts however wouldn’t be able to build on their advantage, and within 15 minutes, Plymouth scored an equaliser.

With the Hatters down to ten due to Mark McGuinness needing treatment, Plymouth created an opportunity as Kornel Szucs picked out Talovierov, who duly beat Kaminski.

Luton did have a few chances, with Brown denied by Hazard before Shandon Baptiste had to be denied by Hazard.

But neither side could find a way through in the final stages of the contest, despite nine minutes of stoppage time, as Luton made it 10 Championship games in a row without a win. They face a big test in their hopes of ending that streak on Sunday, when they play local rivals Watford at Vicarage Road.