Blades boss Wilder says his players 'chucked it away' in defeat to Luton

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was furious after falling to a 3-2 defeat to fellow strugglers Luton at Bramall Lane. 

The Blades led 2-1 going into the 76th minute before own-goals from Jack Robinson and Anis Ben Slimane saw Rob Edwards' men take all three points. 

Following the match, Wilder spoke of how his side only have themselves to blame. 

He said: "We chucked it away. 

"Don't take this as a dig against our opponents but there will be a lot of talk about character and getting themselves back into the game with a never-say-die attitude and all that, it's nothing to do with that. 

"It's to do with our attitude to defending. It cost us on Friday night [at Aston Villa] and it has cost us tonight. 

"It's an attitude to defending and I'd be saying the same thing if I was a manager at any other club in the pyramid. 

"They haven't had to do anything to get back in the game, we have basically handed them the game. We should be talking about a home win, not them getting two to take the points. 

"I don't think it was earned by them, it was given by us."

For Luton boss Edwards, the result was an important step as they moved to within a point of the safety zone behind Everton. 

He said: "It brings us closer to where we want to be. Back-to-back and within four days we have two thirds of the points we already had, it's big for us. 

"We all know it was a big game, they all are, it was important and it was very, very special to do it in the end, one that we will remember for a long time. 

"We have won these two games in a row, the performances are going the right way, we have been consistent for a long time and we are getting rewards for our performances."