Luton Town 2-1 Forest Green Rovers

Top scorer Tom Craddock took his Hatters tally to 13 goals for the season

Two-goal Tom Craddock lifted Luton Town to within eight points of Blue Square Premier top spot as he fired a last-minute winner to see off Forest Green.

Craddock was rewarded with a starting place after his matchwinner in Saturday's 3-2 win at Hayes & Yeading.

And he looked to have set the Hatters on their way with a first-half penalty after being felled by Jared Hodgkiss.

Conal Platt's penalty levelled for Rovers nine minutes from time, but Craddock won it from close range.

That sealed the Hatters' second win in four days. But it looked like being a frustrating night for the Hatters against the second-bottom club when both the recalled Craddock and veteran Kevin Gallen went close early on.

Craddock then broke the deadlock from the spot. And, with chances at a premium in the second half, that looked to be it.

Relegation-haunted Forest Green, managed by former Watford Academy chief Dave Hockaday, were then awarded a penalty themselves when Janos Kovacs handled, allowing Platt to equalise.

But Luton stole all three points in the 90th minute when Craddock met Claude Gnakpa's header across goal to stab in from close range.

Luton Town: Tyler, Asafu-Adjaye, Kovacs, George Pilkington, Murray, Keane, Hall (Jarvis 46), Gallen, Barnes-Homer (Howells 61), Craddock, Gnakpa.
Subs Not Used: Gore, Blackett, Nwokeji.

Booked: Pilkington, Craddock.

Goals: Craddock 38 pen, 90.

Forest Green: Ireland, Hodgkiss, Thorne, Armstrong, Stonehouse, Platt, Brown (Fowler 69), Smith, Powell, Ameobi, Rankin (Styche 68).
Subs Not Used: Wilkinson, Else, Henry.

Booked: Powell.

Goals: Platt 81 pen.

Referee: Russell Fletcher (Derbyshire).

Attendance: 5,884.