Wayne Rooney and Rob Edwards give their verdict after Plymouth’s 3-1 win over Luton with an replace given on Tahith Chong.

Ibrahim Cissoko scored twice at Dwelling Park after Rami Al Hajj opened the scoring within the first half, and Victor Moses pulled one again for guests in second half.

There was concern for Tahith Chong in the course of the recreation after he took a blow to the pinnacle and laid out on the pitch with medics dashing over and checked with him for a number of minutes.

After receiving remedy, the 24-year-old managed to make his method to the dressing room with the help of docs and physios however had a big bump on his head.

Rob Edwards stated after the sport: ‘He’s up and about and effective. So we’ll see the extent of it concussion clever. He was a bit sore however he’s effective.’

Luton stated by way of their social media channels: “Tahith was in a position to stroll to the dressing room after a interval on the ground throughout stoppage time of the primary half.”

Plymouth’s Wayne Rooney instructed Sky Sports activities:

We had been underestimated firstly of the season earlier than we kicked a ball after which particularly after the primary recreation. However I believe we’ve proven actual character, we’ve proven the kind of group we wish to be, we’re getting the ball ahead and creating probabilities.

“It’s an enormous win for us tonight towards a very good Luton group. It’s an enormous win for lots of our younger gamers. I used to be delighted for the lads tonight, delighted for the followers – nice environment once more, so an amazing begin to the weekend.”

On Ibrahim Cissoko: “He’s a unbelievable participant and he confirmed his skill tonight when he got here on. It wasn’t really easy telling him he wasn’t taking part in.

“I felt late on within the recreation, I stated to him yesterday, ‘Simply belief in me, you’re going to return on and win us the sport’. It’s at all times nice as a supervisor when that occurs and it reveals to be true.”

 Rooney instructed BBC Sport:

“I assumed it was a very good efficiency for various causes.

“I assumed first half we had been good at occasions, managed the tempo of the sport and Luton tried to press us, and I believe once we confirmed composure and performed by the press we brought on them issues.

“Second half we had been just a little bit sloppy with the ball and gave it away in harmful areas at occasions, however I assumed defensively our again 4, and particularly the 2 centre-backs, had been glorious.

“Luton are excellent at set-pieces and I assumed we had been sensible defending them and confirmed nice character and want to go and head the ball, after which the attacking gamers get all of the reward after they rating the objectives.”

“We wish to go a step additional, now we have the gamers and supervisor to take action”

Ibrahim Cissoko & Joe Edwards react to Plymouth’s 3-1 win over Luton pic.twitter.com/GVLRjA272H

— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) September 27, 2024

Luton’s Rob Edwards instructed Sky Sports activities:

“At each ends of the pitch we weren’t ok – they defended very effectively and we didn’t. Credit score to them for defending effectively and being ruthless and we weren’t.

“I received’t make excuses and dropping three gamers within the recreation doesn’t assist but it surely’s not why we misplaced. It’s disappointing to lose any recreation, I really feel for our followers who travelled all this fashion as a result of they’re determined for us to do effectively however now we have to mud ourselves down and prepare for Tuesday.”

Edwards instructed BBC Sport:

“Credit score to the opposition, at each ends of the pitch they had been higher – they had been extra ruthless at one finish and defended higher on the different.

“I believe we bought into their ultimate third 40-odd occasions, twice as usually as they did, however we didn’t make their goalkeeper work sufficient.

“We weren’t medical sufficient at one and finish then didn’t defend effectively sufficient on the different -it’s not a very good recipe to win a soccer match.

“It’s actually irritating to return away dropping a recreation speaking about each ends of the pitch.”

The boss on tonight. pic.twitter.com/17DlLILGGT

— Luton City FC (@LutonTown) September 27, 2024

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