Luton Town vs Cardiff City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Luton Town are hosting Cardiff City
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.
- 2': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
- 2': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
- 3': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 6': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
- 6': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 9': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
- 10': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
- 13': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
- 17': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
- 18': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
- 18': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 28': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Luton Town).
- 29': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
- 33': Delay in match (Cardiff City).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
- 35': Tom Krauß (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Tom Krauß (Luton Town).
- 37': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 39': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
- 41': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
- 43': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 44': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Ollie Tanner.
- 46': Foul by Tahith Chong (Luton Town).
- 46': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 47': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Yakou Méïté.
- 52': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
- 52': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
- 52': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
- 54': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
- 57': Goal! Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
- 58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
- 59': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.
- 60': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daiki Hashioka.
- 60': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo replaces Jacob Brown.
- 61': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
- 65': Substitution, Luton Town. Shandon Baptiste replaces Tahith Chong.
- 67': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
- 67': Teden Mengi (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Doughty.
- 70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
- 70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Callum Robinson.
- 74': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
- 75': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
- 76': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town).
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
- 79': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Yakou Méïté.
- 80': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Delay in match (Cardiff City).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga replaces Manolis Siopis.
- 84': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 84': Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Teden Mengi (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 86': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
- 86': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Offside, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
- 88': Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Luton Town. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Tom Krauß.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+3': Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
- 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0.
Statistics
 CAR |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.4 | Possession | 43.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 230 |
| 427 | Passes | 321 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 24 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,646
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,646
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 15 | +14 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | +12 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | +12 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Luton Town (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 6 | Mark McGuinness |
| 3 | Amari'i Bell |
| 15 | Teden Mengi  |
| 18 | Jordan Clark |
| 8 | Tom Krauss |
| 14 | Tahith Chong |
| 45 | Alfie Doughty |
| 27 | Daiki Hashioka |
| 19 | Jacob Brown |
| 9 | Carlton Morris |
Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jak Alnwick (GK) |
| 12 | Calum Chambers |
| 4 | Dimitrios Goutas |
| 11 | Callum O'Dowda |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 27 | Rubin Colwill |
| 14 | David Turnbull |
| 3 | Manolis Siopis |
| 47 | Callum Robinson |
| 20 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 32 | Ollie Tanner |
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