English League Championship

Luton Town vs Derby County, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Luton Town
  • 67': Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
  • 73': Donervon Daniels
  • 86': Jayden Bogle (OG)
FT
3 - 2
Derby County
  • 63': Wayne Rooney
  • 85': Chris Martin
  • Red Card 88': Max Lowe

Rooney scores first Derby goal in Luton defeat

Wayne Rooney scored his first goal for Derby County as he struck the opener in a 3-2 defeat at bottom side Luton Town in the Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Duane Holmes (Derby County).
  • 4': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andre Wisdom.
  • 5': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Glen Rea (Luton Town) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Sluga.
  • 7': Hand ball by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
  • 8': Dan Potts (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Derby County).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Clarke.
  • 13': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Derby County).
  • 13': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Derby County).
  • 14': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
  • 15': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andre Wisdom.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Hamer.
  • 19': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
  • 19': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Derby County).
  • 23': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Jayden Bogle (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
  • 28': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
  • 28': Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
  • 33': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
  • 39': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
  • 39': Max Lowe (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
  • 41': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
  • 42': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
  • 43': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andre Wisdom.
  • 43': Ben Hamer (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Lowe.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Lowe with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Derby County 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Derby County 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
  • 53': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
  • 53': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 54': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
  • 54': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Tom Lawrence (Derby County) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jayden Bogle with a cross.
  • 59': Hand ball by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
  • 60': Substitution, Luton Town. Donervon Daniels replaces Matty Pearson because of an injury.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
  • 61': Duane Holmes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
  • 61': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
  • 63': Goal! Luton Town 0, Derby County 1. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
  • 66': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Max Lowe.
  • 67': Goal! Luton Town 1, Derby County 1. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Collins following a corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Luton Town. Isaiah Brown replaces Kazenga LuaLua.
  • 68': Foul by Wayne Rooney (Derby County).
  • 68': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Luton Town. Sonny Bradley tries a through ball, but Isaiah Brown is caught offside.
  • 70': Duane Holmes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
  • 70': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
  • 73': Goal! Luton Town 2, Derby County 1. Donervon Daniels (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
  • 77': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Derby County).
  • 77': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Derby County. Jack Marriott replaces Duane Holmes.
  • 79': Substitution, Derby County. Chris Martin replaces Jason Knight.
  • 81': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
  • 81': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Andre Wisdom (Derby County).
  • 82': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Max Bird.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Glen Rea (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
  • 85': Goal! Luton Town 2, Derby County 2. Chris Martin (Derby County) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jayden Bogle with a cross.
  • 86': Own Goal by Jayden Bogle, Derby County. Luton Town 3, Derby County 2.
  • 88': (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Back pass by Ben Hamer (Derby County).
  • 88': Wayne Rooney (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Ben Hamer (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Max Lowe (Derby County) is shown the red card.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by James Bree.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Harry Cornick.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Andre Wisdom (Derby County).
  • 90'+4': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Andre Wisdom (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Chris Martin (Derby County).
  • 90'+5': Glen Rea (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Luton Town 3, Derby County 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 3, Derby County 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 7
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 10
3 Saves 2
59 Possession 41
16 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
388 Accurate Passes 227
489 Passes 323
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 5
20 Crosses 29
0.3 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 72
25 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 19
21 Effective Clearances 23
21 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,057

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
4 Burnley 16 +13 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LTN Luton Town (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Simon Sluga (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley
6 Matty Pearson
3 Dan Potts
26 James Bree
16 Glen Rea
4 Ryan Tunnicliffe
17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
19 James Collins
25 Kazenga Lua Lua
14 Harry Cornick
Luton Town Substitutes:
Callum McManaman, Luke Berry, George Moncur, Andrew Shinnie, Isaiah Brown, James Shea, Donervon Daniels.

DER Derby County (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Ben Hamer (GK) Yellow Card
16 Matthew Clarke
2 Andre Wisdom Yellow Card
41 Max Bird
25 Max Lowe Red Card
37 Jayden Bogle Yellow Card
32 Wayne Rooney
23 Duane Holmes
10 Tom Lawrence
38 Jason Knight
9 Martyn Waghorn
Derby County Substitutes:
Kelle Roos, Graeme Shinnie, Jack Marriott, Morgan Whittaker, Curtis Davies, Chris Martin, Craig Forsyth.

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