SHEFFIELD. Luton Town succeeded in turn the tables against Sheffield United. Luton Town made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,041 spectators. The referee was Samuel Allison with the support of James Mainwaring and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 2.26 degrees Celsius or 36.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 21 Total 12
- 6 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 3
- 10 Shots blocked 5
- 114 Attack 77
- 61 Dangerous attack 44
- 81 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 5 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Luton Town was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield United was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Luton Town managed to find the solution to win this match.
Sheffield United shot 21 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sheffield United received 5 yellow cards (George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, Jack Robinson, Gustavo Hamer and Anel Ahmedhodzic). Talking about the opposition, Luton Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Sheffield United stays with 9 points to remain in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town will has 15 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away with Manchester City on the 30th of December with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).
Luton Town will host Chelsea on the 30th of December with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Sheffield United – Formation
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Sheffield United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham
, George Baldock , Anel Ahmedhodzic , Jack Robinson , Auston Trusty , James McAtee , Vini Souza , Andre Brooks , Gustavo Hamer , Oli McBurnie and Cameron Archer .The home team had on the bench: Max Lowe
, Oliver Norwood , Femi Seriki, Adam Davies, Rhian Brewster , Ben Osborn, Anis Slimane , William Osula and Rhys Norrington-Davies.Substitutions
Sheffield United made 5 changes: Andre Brooks for Max Lowe (46′), Gustavo Hamer for Anis Slimane (72′), Vini Souza for Oliver Norwood (86′), Cameron Archer for William Osula (86′) and Jack Robinson for Rhian Brewster (86′).
Player of the match: Oli McBurnie
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Oli McBurnie.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 26. He performed 1 cross.Luton Town – Formation
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Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Rob Edwards played with: Marvelous Nakamba, Thomas Kaminski
, Teden Mengi , Gabriel Osho , Amari’i Bell , Alfie Doughty , Albert Sambi Lokonga , Ross Barkley , Ryan Giles , Andros Townsend and Jacob Brown , Elijah Adebayo .They had on the bench: Carlton Morris
, James Shea, Mads Juel Andersen , Chiedozie Ogbene , Luke Berry, Cauley Woodrow, Tahith Chong, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu and Tim Krul.Substitutions
Luton Town made 4 changes: Elijah Adebayo for Carlton Morris (71′), Ryan Giles for Chiedozie Ogbene (72′), Andros Townsend for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (84′) and Alfie Doughty for Mads Juel Andersen (78′).
Player of the match: Albert Sambi Lokonga
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Albert Sambi Lokonga even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 32 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Sheffield United – Luton Town – 2-3
- Newcastle United – Nottingham Forest – 1-3
- Manchester United – Aston Villa – 3-2
- Burnley – Liverpool – 0-2
- AFC Bournemouth – Fulham – 3-0