Kusini Yengi saved the day, however, as the fans’ favourite made his return from three-and-a-half months out with a knee issue against Matt Bloomfield’s side. Yengi looked lively in a 27-minute outing off the bench, as he replaced Josh Murphy and Pompey favoured a more direct approach as they switched to a 4-4-2 formation.

Follow live coverage as Luton Town face Portsmouth in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Luton manager Matt Bloomfield finally picked up a first long-awaited win at the ninth attempt as the Hatters climbed off the bottom of the Championship table by beating Portsmouth 1-0 at Kenilworth Road.

Portsmouth’s 3 match unbeaten run comes to an end at the hands of Luton who see out a much needed victory in the Championship relegation battle.The Hatters now sit 3rd from bottom and up to 22nd in the Championship table and just 8 points behind Portsmouth who stay in 17th on 39 points.

Basement-boys Luton host resurgent Portsmouth on Saturday (15:00 GMT) in a game with big implications at the foot of the Championship. The Hatters have picked up just three points from eight league games under new boss Matt Bloomfield and have scored only one goal across five home games since Christmas.

Luton are yet to win under new boss Matt Bloomfield and currently prop-up the Championship table. The Hatters lost 2-0 against rivals Watford last week and now find themselves five points adrift of safety.