Luton Town vs Manchester City, 2023-24 English Premier League
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Man City come from behind to earn away win at Luton
Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish scored three minutes apart as Manchester City came from behind to beat Premier League newcomers Luton Town on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 2': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 3': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
- 3': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
- 5': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 10': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
- 13': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 15': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
- 17': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marvelous Nakamba.
- 23': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 23': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
- 27': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodri.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a through ball.
- 33': Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 40': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 45'+2': Goal! Luton Town 1, Manchester City 0. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Luton Town 1, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 1, Manchester City 0.
- 48': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 50': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 50': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
- 55': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marvelous Nakamba.
- 58': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 58': Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 59': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 59': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 60': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 60': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Goal! Luton Town 1, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Goal! Luton Town 1, Manchester City 2. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 67': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
- 69': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Josko Gvardiol.
- 69': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 72': Substitution, Luton Town. Carlton Morris replaces Andros Townsend.
- 72': Substitution, Luton Town. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
- 73': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 73': Teden Mengi (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Ryan Giles (Luton Town).
- 75': Offside, Manchester City. Rodri is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
- 77': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 84': Substitution, Luton Town. Tahith Chong replaces Ryan Giles.
- 84': Offside, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 87': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 89': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Substitution, Luton Town. Jordan Clark replaces Tom Lockyer.
- 90': Hand ball by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 90'+1': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Tahith Chong (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Phil Foden.
- 90'+4': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 90'+7': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rodri.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Manchester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Manchester City 2.
Statistics
 MNC |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 65.3 | Possession | 34.7 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 513 | Accurate Passes | 224 |
| 594 | Passes | 302 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 8 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 15 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 11,047
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 11,047
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 3 | +4 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Luton Town (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 4 | Tom Lockyer |
| 29 | Amari'i Bell |
| 15 | Teden Mengi |
| 6 | Ross Barkley |
| 13 | Marvelous Nakamba  |
| 26 | Ryan Giles |
| 45 | Alfie Doughty |
| 11 | Elijah Adebayo |
| 19 | Jacob Brown |
| 30 | Andros Townsend |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
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