LUTON. Luton Town prevails over Hull City 1-0 after E. Adebayo scored just 1 goal (17′).

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the assistance of Ian Cooper and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Luton Town was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Hull City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hull City was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Luton Town was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Luton Town shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hull City shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Luton Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Hull City received 1 yellow card (D. Bernard).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Luton Town will have 21 points like Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town, Stoke City, Millwall and Blackpool to stay in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Hull City will stay with 9 points to stay in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Luton Town will play away against Preston North End on the 30th of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).

Hull City will host Coventry City on the 30th of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Nathan Jones decided to play with the following team: Simon Sluga (6.8), Tom Lockyer (6.9), Glen Rea (7.1), Sonny Bradley (7.4), James Bree (7.2), Jordan Clark (6.5), Luke Berry (7.4), Amari Bell (7.0), Harry Cornick (6.5), Elijah Adebayo (7.6) and Fred Onyedinma (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: James Shea, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.8), Reece Burke (6.2), Admiral Muskwe, Carlos Mendes Gomes, Allan Campbell and Cameron Jerome (6.8).

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of P. Mpanzu (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: L. Berry for P. Mpanzu (26′), E. Adebayo for C. Jerome (46′) and F. Onyedinma for R. Burke (78′).

Best player: Elijah Adebayo​

The most impressive player for Luton Town was Elijah Adebayo.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 15 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Grant McCann played with: Matt Ingram (7.1), Lewie Coyle (7.1), Di’Shon Bernard (6.6), Jacob Greaves (7.2), Callum Elder (7.2), Richard Smallwood (7.4), Greg Docherty (6.2), Mallik Wilks (6.4), George Honeyman (6.5), Keane Lewis-Potter (7.1) and Josh Magennis (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Harvey Cartwright, Josh Emmanuel, Sean McLoughlin, Tom Eaves (6.8), George Moncur (6.9), Randell Williams (6.9) and Andy Cannon.

Hull City could not rely on the presence of T. Eaves (injured).

Substitutions

Hull City made 3 changes: M. Wilks for G. Moncur (64′), J. Magennis for T. Eaves (69′) and G. Honeyman for R. Williams (83′).

Best player: Richard Smallwood​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Richard Smallwood.

His rating is (7.4) with 48 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• AFC Bournemouth – Huddersfield Town – 3-0
• Birmingham City – Swansea City – 2-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Reading – 2-0
• Blackpool – Preston North End – 2-0
• Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 0-2
• Coventry City – Derby County – 1-1
• Luton Town – Hull City – 1-0
• Millwall – Stoke City – 2-1
• Peterborough United – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
• West Bromwich Albion – Bristol City – 3-0