Bradford manager Graham Alexander reckons Stephen Humphrys is a “nightmare” to play against.
Humphrys scored the opener in their 2-1 win over Luton after Antoni Sarcevic reacted quickest to Curtis Tilt’s deflected pass to set him up for a tap-in.
It was his first goal for the club since signing in the summer from Barnsley.
Alexander said: “He was frustrated from the first game here against Wycombe when he was superb in how he played and the chances created and shots. There was a tinge of disappointment from himself that he didn’t score.
“I told him not to worry and just be the best player he could for the team. I thought he led the line really well.
“It might be a two-yard tap-in but he’s in the right place at the right time. We’ve got to get him on that last line as often as possible because he’s a nightmare to play against.”
Bobby Pointon increased the lead three minutes into the second half, finishing a low cross from former Luton trainee Josh Neufville. The Hatters pulled one back late on with Gideon Kodua’s header.
Alexander added: “It was a deserved three points. I thought we were excellent from start to finish against a very good, really fancied team.
“Our performance in and out of possession was really strong. We had to fight exceptionally hard.
“Both goals had aspects of our tactical play. We go straight for the throat.
“Their goal was disappointing from our perspective but I thought we handled it really well after that. I didn’t feel we were in any danger.”
It was Luton’s first defeat since being relegated to League One.
Manager Matt Bloomfield said: “Bradford had more intensity and won the duels better. Ultimately that gave them a foothold in the game and they were able to build momentum from that.
“I’m really disappointed with the intensity part of the game until late on when we stepped on with more urgency. It was really good for the last 20 minutes and we get the goal but we needed to do that quicker.
“We spoke a lot about it before the game and, to a degree, we nullified what we knew was going to come. But a couple of times there were loose turnovers and we almost handed them momentum through our mistakes.
“It’s no excuse but there was nowhere near 50-50 decisions going in our favour. It builds up momentum when you’re constantly having to defend free-kicks and you could see my frustration on the sidelines.”
Luton’s ex-Bradford striker Nahki Wells missed out after a knock in training.
Bloomfield added: “It was disappointing for him not to come back here and play today. We hope he’ll be fit for Tuesday.”
