In a goalless draw against promoted Portsmouth, ten-man Luton managed to hold out for a point.
Goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski was sent off in the first half after receiving two yellow cards in three minutes, one for time-wasting and the other for tripping Portsmouth forward Paddy Lane outside the penalty area.
Even with a man advantage, Elijah Adebayo’s missed attempt after being passed in on goal gave the Hatters the closest chance to take the lead after the interval.
As the game went on, both teams maintained their quest for their first season victory, with the hosts having more possession but failing to convert it into points.
The point did at least get Luton, relegated from the Premier League last season, on the board after they were hammered 4-1 at home by Burnley on Monday.
There were chances for both sides in an open start to the match, as Carlton Morris and Adebayo both forced saves from Will Norris in the Pompey goal and Kaminski tipped a Conor Shaughnessy header over the bar.
However, the flow of the game was totally halted by Kaminski’s red card.
The Belgian keeper was booked by referee Jon Busby for repeatedly taking too long over goal-kicks and then sent off after rashly sprinting off his line to deal with a long ball over the top and taking out Lane.
Luton boss Rob Edwards took off striker Morris to bring on back-up goalkeeper James Shea.
Other than a comfortable stop from a Callum Lang header, Shea, making just his third league appearance since April 2022, did not have a great deal to do as the Hatters put in a strong rearguard action to limit the home side’s chances.
John Mousinho’s men have now taken two points from their two Championship games after winning the League One title last season but, having lost 1-0 to Millwall in the EFL Cup in midweek, are now scoreless in successive games.
Luton travel to managerless Preston next Saturday, while Pompey face a long trip to Middlesbrough on the same day.