LUTON. Luton Town bested Norwich City to win 2-1. A goal from C. Woodrow was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Luton Town to strike first with a goal of Allan Campbell at the 61′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cauley Woodrow gave the win to Luton Town in the 90′ minute with a goal.
Luton Town remained in 10 after Gabriel Osho received a double yellow card in the 81′. Still, Luton Town still was capable to win this match playing only in 10.
The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the help of Nigel Lugg and Andrew Fox. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 18
- 3 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 14
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 91
- 55 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Luton Town was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Norwich City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Luton Town was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the match.
Luton Town shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Norwich City shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Osho and Tom Lockyer). On the opposite side, Norwich City received 1 yellow card (Liam Gibbs).
Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (81′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Luton Town will have 33 points like Middlesbrough and Coventry City to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Norwich City will stay with 35 points like Millwall and Queens Park Rangers to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Luton Town will host Hull City on the 6th of May with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).
Norwich City will host Blackpool on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
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81'
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61'
Luton Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Ethan Horvath , Gabriel Osho , Tom Lockyer , Daniel Potts , Jordan Clark , James Bree , Allan Campbell , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Alfie Doughty , Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo .
The home team had on the bench: Luke Berry, Harry Isted, Casey Pettit, Harry Cornick, Luke Freeman , Cameron Jerome and Cauley Woodrow.
Substitutions
Luton Town made 3 changes: Elijah Adebayo for Cameron Jerome (57′), Allan Campbell for Luke Freeman (78′) and Carlton Morris for Cauley Woodrow (86′).
Best player: James Bree
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was James Bree even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
Norwich City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Dean Smith played with: Angus Gunn , Andrew Omobamidele , Grant Hanley , Ben Gibson , Max Aarons , Gabriel Sara , Liam Gibbs , Kenny McLean , Dimitrios Giannoulis , Teemu Pukki and Josh Sargent .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Onel Hernández , Tim Krul, Marcelino Núñez, Isaac Hayden , Kieran Dowell, Adam Idah and Sam Byram.
Substitutions
Norwich City made 3 changes: Gabriel Sara for Adam Idah (46′), Dimitrios Giannoulis for Onel Hernández (75′) and Liam Gibbs for Isaac Hayden (75′).
Best player: Teemu Pukki
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Teemu Pukki.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
- Luton Town – Norwich City – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-0
- Hull City – Blackpool – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Coventry City – 3-1
- Rotherham United – Stoke City – 2-2
- Preston North End – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Wigan Athletic – 4-1
- Watford – Millwall – 0-2
- Bristol City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
