English League Championship

Luton Town vs Preston North End, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Luton Town
  • 9': Luke Berry
  • 28': Fred Onyedinma
  • 42': Luke Berry
  • 59': Bambo Diaby (OG)
FT
4 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    Luton Town are hosting Preston North End at Kenilworth Road, Luton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
    • 9': Goal! Luton Town 1, Preston North End 0. Luke Berry (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 12': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
    • 21': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Shea.
    • 23': Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Reece Burke because of an injury.
    • 27': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 27': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 27': Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Goal! Luton Town 2, Preston North End 0. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 29': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
    • 33': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Campbell.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 39': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
    • 41': Attempt saved. Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred Onyedinma with a cross.
    • 42': Offside, Luton Town. James Shea tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
    • 42': Goal! Luton Town 3, Preston North End 0. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 45'+1': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Alistair McCann.
    • 50': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 50': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 55': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
    • 58': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Daniel Potts.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
    • 58': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Peter Kioso.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
    • 59': Own Goal by Bambo Diaby, Preston North End. Luton Town 4, Preston North End 0.
    • 61': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
    • 62': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Alan Browne.
    • 62': Offside, Luton Town. Jordan Clark tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
    • 65': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 67': Offside, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 69': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Daniel Potts (Luton Town).
    • 69': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 69': Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
    • 71': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
    • 75': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 75': Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by Josh Murphy (Preston North End).
    • 76': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Luton Town. Danny Hylton replaces Harry Cornick.
    • 78': Daniel Potts (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 79': Cameron Archer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
    • 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Brad Potts.
    • 81': Substitution, Luton Town. Carlos Mendes Gomes replaces Luke Berry.
    • 84': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Peter Kioso (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Hylton following a corner.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Offside, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
    • 87': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
    • 87': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 89': Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
    • 89': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Elijah Adebayo went off injured after Luton Town had used all subs.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Luton Town 4, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 4, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    60.4 Possession 39.6
    10 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    350 Accurate Passes 201
    477 Passes 307
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    11 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    78 Long Balls 73
    29 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    18 Effective Tackles 13
    25 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 13
    15 Effective Clearances 20
    15 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Kenilworth Road
    Location: Luton, England
    Attendance: 9,408

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 17 +19 35
    2 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
    3 Burnley 17 +15 33
    4 Sunderland 17 +14 33
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    Line-Ups

    LTN Luton Town (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 James Shea (GK)
    16 Reece Burke
    3 Dan Potts
    20 Peter Kioso
    18 Jordan Clark
    22 Allan Campbell Yellow Card
    8 Luke Berry
    29 Amari'i Bell
    2 James Bree
    11 Elijah Adebayo
    7 Harry Cornick
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Elliot Morgan Thorpe, Henri Lansbury, Danny Hylton, Harvey Isted, Admiral Muskwe, Carlos Mendes, Fred Onyedinma.

    PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    41 Bambo Diaby
    16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
    2 Sepp van den Berg
    11 Daniel Johnson
    8 Alan Browne
    4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
    13 Alistair McCann
    44 Brad Potts
    21 Cameron Archer
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Joseph Rafferty, Patrick Bauer, Sean Maguire, Connor Ripley, Josh Murphy, Scott Sinclair, Ched Evans.

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