English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 86': Hayden Carter
FT
1 - 1
Luton Town
  • 50': Tom Lockyer

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Luton Town at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
  • 5': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 5': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
  • 6': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Wharton tries a through ball, but Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 8': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
  • 8': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 16': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 17': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 21': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
  • 21': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 22': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marvelous Nakamba.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Berry.
  • 25': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Berry with a headed pass.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 31': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ben Brereton.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sonny Bradley.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
  • 40': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Luton Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Luton Town 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
  • 49': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 50': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Luton Town 1. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sorba Thomas replaces Ryan Hedges.
  • 54': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 55': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Clark.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
  • 59': Offside, Luton Town. Cody Drameh tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 63': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Carter with a headed pass.
  • 64': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 65': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 65': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Jordan Clark.
  • 66': Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Alfie Doughty.
  • 68': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
  • 72': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 72': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Carlton Morris with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 74': Substitution, Luton Town. Allan Campbell replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Freeman replaces Carlton Morris.
  • 75': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack tries a through ball, but Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 76': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Luke Freeman (Luton Town).
  • 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Harry Pickering.
  • 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Lewis Travis.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 82': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Luton Town. Daniel Potts replaces Cody Drameh.
  • 84': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 86': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
  • 86': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Luton Town 1. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 89': Luke Freeman (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90': Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Potts.
  • 90'+2': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain tries a through ball, but Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+4': Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Luton Town 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Luton Town 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 3
38 Possession 62
13 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
234 Accurate Passes 440
337 Passes 550
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.1
65 Long Balls 63
29 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 18
0.9 Tackle % 0.4
14 Interceptions 5
28 Effective Clearances 19
28 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 17,261

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

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
17 Hayden Carter
3 Harry Pickering
11 Joe Rankin-Costello
8 Sammie Szmodics Yellow Card
36 Adam Wharton
27 Lewis Travis
10 Tyrhys Dolan
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
19 Ryan Hedges
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Sorba Thomas, Harry Leonard, Daniel Ayala, Jake Garrett, Callum Brittain, Joe Hilton, Bradley Dack.

LTN Luton Town (3-5-2)

No. Name
34 Ethan Horvath (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley
29 Amari'i Bell
4 Tom Lockyer
18 Jordan Clark
8 Luke Berry
13 Marvelous Nakamba
45 Alfie Doughty
2 Cody Drameh
11 Elijah Adebayo
9 Carlton Morris
Luton Town Substitutes:
James Shea, Fred Onyedinma, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Joseph Taylor, Allan Campbell, Dan Potts, Luke Freeman.

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