Luton Town manager Rob Edwards has defended his decisions after their Carabao Cup exit.

Edwards stood by the wholesale changes he made to his team, as they were beaten by League One side Exeter City in the third round on Tuesday.

Fringe players Tim Krul, Cauley Woodrow, Luke Berry, Ryan Giles, Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu and Elijah Adebayo all played in the game, but failed to impress.

Speaking afterwards, Edwards said: “I stand by those changes, the rationale behind them.

“There were one or two good performances in there, so I don't want to tar everyone with the same brush at all, but I do want more.

“There wasn't a lack of commitment, wasn't a lack of effort, I will never label that at our group, ever, but I want to see more devilment, more quality in that final third, certainly.

“We had a lot of the ball, they defended with six, but we've got to be better in that final third, no excuses, no excuses at all, it's disappointing.

“The team we put out, we wanted to go deep into competition we really did.

“It's tough to take, it's horrible to go out of the competition and I know how much it means to the supporters who have traveled a long, long way as well.

“It felt like we needed to make the changes we did, but it's on me.

"It hasn't worked and we're going to have to pick ourselves up quickly as we've got a big game away at Everton on Saturday."