Hull City man must recover from horror show with Luton Town play-off hopes in balance

Matt Ingram endured a nightmare debut for Luton Town on Monday night, after being drafted in as emergency cover for the Hatters at Fulham. Ingram, who is on a short-term loan at Kenilworth Road from Hull City conceded seven at Craven Cottage to leave their play-off hopes hanging in the balance ahead of what boss Nathan Jones has described as a 'mammoth' final game on Saturday.

Luton's 7-0 defeat was the crowning glory for ex-City boss Marco Silva who has guided Fulham back to the Premier League at the first attempt with this victory sealing the Championship title, but for Ingram, it was a night he won't want to remember in a hurry. Captain Tom Cairney struck just before the half-hour mark, after good work from ex-Tiger Harry Wilson, for the Cottagers’ 100th league goal of the campaign.

Right-back Kenny Tete fired home from 20 yards to double the hosts’ advantage before the break, with the Hatters seemingly in danger of buckling after a Fulham side determined to end the season on a high. Fabio Carvalho registered the third before Mitrovic notched his first of the evening just after the hour mark. Bobby Decordova-Reid’s neat turn and shot made it five, substitute Jean Michael Seri lashed home a sixth and then Mitrovic’s second in stoppage time secured him the all-time second-tier record, leaving Ingram wondering what he'd walked into.

Nathan Jones' side have been crippled by injury, with number one James Shea out with injury hence the arrival of Ingram on a short-term deal from the MKM Stadium, while the Hatters were without a host of other key players at the Cottage. They now face Reading at Kenilworth Road on Saturday knowing only victory assures them of a place in the top six.

“We tried to be aggressive early on and