Stoke City head coach Narcis Pelach says his side need to continue being brave on the ball after losing to a "physically bigger" Luton side.

Stoke City are 17th in the Championship table after a 2-1 defeat at Kenilworth Road produced a third consecutive loss

Follow live coverage as Luton Town face Stoke City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

"Defeats hurt and late goals are hard to take, but we will find our way back," Pelach said in a post on X. "The next few days are about giving you something to cheer at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday. "We will work as much as possible to improve and we will soon find ourselves in a good run of results."

Luton were relegated from the Premier League last season and had been expected to be among the frontrunners back in this division this time around. They sit in the bottom half at the moment, however, even if their home form has been markedly better than their results on the road.

Derby have only found the back of the net 22 times, with 11 of them coming from open play, but this efficiency from these other scenarios is very similar to that of Arsenal, who are becoming renowned in the Premier League for their quality from set-plays.

Luton Town's troubles in adjusting to life back in the Championship are well documented but as they prepare to host Stoke City their form at Kenilworth Road is giving fans hope of better things to come.