Captain Sean Morrison eased the nerves by volleying the Bluebirds into an early lead before young striker Mark Harris celebrated his second start in three years with a goal after only nine minutes.
Wales forward Kieffer Moore headed in his fifth goal of the season after half-time and Sheyi Ojo completed the rout to ease the pressure on Harris, who had held crunch talks with Cardiff owner Vincent Tan on Thursday.
“We have talked a lot in the last 10 days about manager’s jobs being based on results,” he said. “I’m delighted we not only had the performance today, but the result as well.
“I thought it was a dominant display. We ran over the top of Luton, in the nicest possible sense, physically.
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