It was a happy Easter for the Hatters as they followed up their vital Good Friday win at Derby by recording their first back-to-back victories since September to strengthen their chances of Championship survival.

Second-half goals from Thelo Aasgaard, Carlton Morris and Isaiah Jones helped put play-off chasing Bristol City to the sword to give the Town their fifth win in their last 10 games.

Wins elsewhere might have kept the Hatters in the bottom three, but the feel-good factor was back at Kenilworth Road come the full-time whistle ahead of another important home game to come on Saturday against Coventry.

The three-goal blast in the second half was only the second time this season the Town had scored three in a game since the win over Watford back in October.

And it came after an even first half in which both sides had opportunities to open the scoring.

Liam Walsh, who orchestrated proceedings throughout, danced into the box to warm the palms of Robins goalkeeper Max O’Leary on 10 minutes.

Eight minutes later Aasgaard came close – not that the Norwegian international knew much about it. City’s Cameron Pring’s clearance struck Aasgaard six yards out but, with the ball flying goalwards, O’Leary clawed the ball away brilliantly to keep it goalless.

The visitors, arriving in fifth place in the table, came close when Nahki Wells rolled a shot wide on 29 minutes but in truth it was the Town enjoying the better of the play.

Aasgaard wasn’t a million miles away from perfecting a 22-yard free-kick when his effort curled inches over the crossbar three minutes before half-time as the Hatters continued to push for the breakthrough.

However, the midfielder didn’t have to wait long to break the deadlock when he fired the Town in front four minutes after the restart. The Hatters appealed for a foul on Millenic Alli after he was clattered in the box by O’Leary, but the ball fell to Aasgaard on the edge of the box and then fizzed a low shot that skimmed off the wet turf and under O’Leary.

Ahead, the lead did not last. City responded three minutes later with a fine strike of their own. Teden Mengi’s headed clearance found George Tanner on the edge of the box, and the Robins’ defender arrowed a beautiful volley into the bottom corner of the net to make it 1-1.

Level again, the Town wasted no time in allowing the frustration of the equaliser to affect them and just before the hour they were in front once more.

The lead was restored when Walsh hung a right-wing corner into the box, Mengi and Christ Makosso nudged the ball into the path of Morris and the captain was on hand to finish from close range. It was the striker’s first goal of 2025. And you could see his relief. His hard work has been unquestionable leading the line and this was fine reward.

Back in front, the Town then needed Thomas Kaminski for the first time of the afternoon to keep out another equaliser when Tanner’s back-post shot was stopped by the goalkeeper before the City scorer blazed the rebound into row Z of the Kenny end.

With Hatters heart-rates raised every time the visitors attacked, the home crowd’s nerves were settled on 72 minutes when Jones made it 3-1. The ball broke loose for the wing-back after it had run behind Alli and the former Middlesbrough man fired a wonderful finish past O’Leary.

Hearts were then in Town mouths on 76 minutes when Mengi wrestled with Sinclair Armstrong just outside the box but referee John Busby remained unmoved.

As time ticked down the Hatters had the rare luxury of a two-goal cushion and Kaminski was only tested once more when substitute George Earthy stung the palms of the goalkeeper in the final minute.

Four added minutes came and went without incident before the Town were able to celebrate a massive three points in their quest for another season in the Championship and their eighth in a row against City at the Kenny.

Wins for Derby and Hull kept the Hatters in the bottom three but those results took nothing away from a resounding performance to boost confidence ahead of the final two games.

It’s Coventry next here at Kenilworth Road on Saturday.

It’s a big ‘un and we’ll need your support again.

See you then.

Happy Easter.

UTT.

Town: Kaminski; Jones, Bell, Makosso (sub Burke 68), McGuinness, Mengi; Walsh, Lamine Fanne (sub Baptiste 82), Aasgaard, Alli, Morris.

Subs: Krul, Andersen, Nakamba, Chong, Hashioka, Nelson, Nordås.

Attendance: 11,874, including 1,335 in the away end.