LUTON. Luton Town bested Crystal Palace to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Luton Town to strike first with a goal of Teden Mengi at the 72′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jacob Brown gave the win to Luton Town in the 83′ minute with a goal. Crystal Palace lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the support of James Mainwaring and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.98 degrees Celsius or 39.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 8 Total 16
- 3 On Target 8
- 3 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 98 Attack 118
- 48 Dangerous attack 63
- 68 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 6 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Crystal Palace was in firm control of the ball 60% while Luton Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crystal Palace had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Luton Town was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Luton Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 16 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Luton Town received 6 yellow cards (Gabriel Osho, Thomas Kaminski, Elijah Adebayo, Ross Barkley, Tom Lockyer and Jordan Clark). On the other side, Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card (Jefferson Lerma).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Luton Town will have 9 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace will stay with 15 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Luton Town will host Fulham on the 19th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Fulham (2 draws).
Crystal Palace will host Aston Villa on the 19th of May with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Marvelous Nakamba, Thomas Kaminski
, Teden Mengi , Tom Lockyer , Gabriel Osho , Alfie Doughty , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Ross Barkley , Amari’i Bell , Andros Townsend , Chiedozie Ogbene and Carlton Morris .The home team had on the bench: Tahith Chong
, Luke Berry, Elijah Adebayo , Jordan Clark , Jacob Brown , Tim Krul, Ryan Giles, Zack Nelson and Jayden Luker.Substitutions
Luton Town made 4 changes: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu for Jordan Clark (61′), Carlton Morris for Elijah Adebayo (74′), Andros Townsend for Tahith Chong (61′) and Alfie Doughty for Jacob Brown (79′).
Player of the match: Thomas Kaminski
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was the goalkeeper: Thomas Kaminski. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roy Hodgson played with: Sam Johnstone
, Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Cheick Doucouré , Jefferson Lerma , Michael Olise , Eberechi Eze , Jeffrey Schlupp , Odsonne Édouard .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Ayew
, Will Hughes , Rob Holding, Matheus França, Jean-Philippe Mateta , Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Richards, Naouirou Ahamada and Remi Matthews.Crystal Palace could not rely on the presence of Jordan Ayew (injured), Naouirou Ahamada (injured) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (injured).
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 4 changes: Eberechi Eze for Jordan Ayew (49′), Cheick Doucouré for Will Hughes (54′), Jeffrey Schlupp for Naouirou Ahamada (80′) and Odsonne Édouard for Jean-Philippe Mateta (80′).
Player of the match: Michael Olise
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Michael Olise.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 42 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 13 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Sheffield United – AFC Bournemouth – 1-3
- Nottingham Forest – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-3
- Newcastle United – Chelsea – 4-1
- Manchester City – Liverpool – 1-1
- Luton Town – Crystal Palace – 2-1
- Burnley – West Ham United – 1-2
- Brentford – Arsenal – 0-1