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Luton Town captain Kal Naismith hailed the benefits of working with a sports psychologist following their 1-0 win over Doncaster Rovers.

The Hatters went into the game under severe pressure following a 3-1 defeat at Lincoln City in their previous fixture, but Naismith's goal - his first for the club since his first spell in 2022 - was enough to secure three points.

"It's easy when you're going well, it's easy when you're winning, but when you're getting beat, when the pressure's on, are you together as a team or are you seeing cracks, seeing people whispering about this and that," Naismith told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"I never saw any of that and I was confident we were going to get a response. Nicola (McCalliog) was just incredible, I've got to credit so much to her, a sports psychologist.

"She comes in and works with us and we had a really good week together. Everybody as one."

Matt Bloomfield switched to a back four for the Doncaster game and Naismith said: "It's something the manager wanted to do, he wanted to change it, and and it worked for us.

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