Local media react as Tottenham loanee Jamie Donley endures Luton Town frustration

Tottenham Hotspur's Jamie Donley made his seventh appearance for Luton Town on Saturday.

The 21-year-old joined the Hatters on a season-long loan deal from Spurs this summer.

He's been with Tottenham since the age of eight, and has widely been regarded as one of the top academy prospects in N17 over the years.

Despite this, he's only been able to make six competitive first-team appearances for the Lilywhites.

The attacking midfielder has spent the last few seasons out on loan, enjoying stints with Leyton Orient, Stoke City and Oxford United.

Now in a potential make or break campaign with Luton, Donley knows he needs a big year for the sake of his Spurs first-team future.

What did Luton media say about Jamie Donley's MK Dons performance?

Saturday saw Luton travel to MK Dons for a bottom-half clash in League One.

Jack Wilshere's Hatters side entered the game unbeaten in three, but that run has now ended with a 2-1 defeat at Stadium MK.

Donley started the game on the left wing for Luton, but was replaced after 75 minutes having endured a frustrating afternoon.

Detailed via Luton Today, they write of numerous spurned goalscoring opportunities for the Spurs loanee on Saturday.

"Luton should have levelled immediately, Donley bursting forward and creating space for himself, only to see his low attempt hit (Nahki) Wells and bounce clear," they wrote.

"With Town’s away end getting unnecessarily frustrated when Luton went back to (James) Shea from the halfway line, the visitors tried to level proceedings before the break.

"A huge pump upfield by Johnston sent the unmarked Mendel away, who got past the covering Sam Silvera, but with the goal opening up, tried to set up (Callum) Marshall instead, overhitting it, as the attacker’s cross was shanked wide by Donley on the volley."

So, do Donley's underlying numbers from Saturday paint an even clearer picture of just how wasteful his performance was?

How many shots did Donley have against Luton?

Donley has been a hugely impactful player for Luton so far this season, scoring twice and providing two assists from seven League One games.

However, he evidently wasn't at his clinical best against MK Dons, and that's reflected in his numbers from the match.

Per FotMob, no player on the pitch took more shots than Donley's four, but only one of them was on target.

He did, however, create two chances, completed 91 per cent of his passes accurately, play three passes into the final third and two accurate long balls.

Donley also made six recoveries, won three ground duels, his lone aerial duel and won two fouls.

Overall then, his all-round performance was once again impressive, but it was overshadowed by his wastefulness in front of goal.