Nahki Wells has endured a frustrating time since joining new club Luton Town at the beginning of the season.

The Bermuda striker feels he has yet to live up to expectations at Kenilworth Road since joining the League One side from Sky Bet Championship outfit Bristol City on a free transfer after his contract expired at the end of June.

“I am carrying some element of frustration at not having been able to make the impact that I know I should be making,” Wells told The Royal Gazette.

“But sometimes you just have to look, accept and understand that in football sometimes these periods happen and it’s not through a lack of effort or preparation. It just doesn’t seem to be falling for me at the moment, but I am going to keep working hard, keep trusting the process and keep sticking at it.

“I am more than sure I've got what it takes to help us achieve our goals and that is getting out of this league this season.”

Luton signed Wells in the hope that he could prove the catalyst for the side to make a swift return to the Championship after they suffered their second successive relegation in May.

The Hatters are eighth in League one and have already fired one head coach this season, with Matt Bloomfield replaced by former Arsenal star Jack Wilshere in October, but that switch has not produced an upturn in form as Luton now sit five points adrift of the play-off positions after picking just three points from their last four games.

Their latest defeat, their eighth of the season, came away to Reading at the Madejski Stadium last Thursday and featured disturbing scenes after the game as Luton fans were seen remonstrating with some players as they came over to applaud the away support.

Defenders Teden Mengi and Cohen Bramall were seen attempting to engage with an agitated group of travelling supporters after the final whistle with a minority of fans appearing incensed and shouting at the players and gesticulating angrily.

One man was then tapped on the back by another supporter, who remonstrated with him while pointing towards a young boy standing nearby. The man at the barrier responded by pushing the second supporter, who then punched him in the face.

Those ugly scenes came after Luton did well to wipe out a two-goal deficit only to concede again with 12 minutes to play in the gut-wrenching 3-2 loss, with the result a bitter pill for Wells to swallow.

“To get back in the game and then to just throw it away quite late is frustrating, there is no doubt about that,” he said.

“It seems to be a continuous cycle of inconsistency for us but I believe we are working and making progress as a group under new management. We need to turn performances and results into points because our goal is obviously slipping away from us.”

Wells was making his first start in Jack Wilshere’s side since returning from an ankle injury and saw 64 minutes of action on the pitch before being replaced by Jerry Yates.

“It is good to be back as I missed three weeks in total from the game I got hurt until the game I returned,” the experienced player said.

“I had a bit of damage to my ankle joint, which just required a bit of rest and an injection to help the healing process.

“I am happy and excited to be back. I got my first start the other night against Reading which ultimately didn’t end well for us. We performed well but just didn’t get the result, so that's obviously the frustrating bit.”