LUTON. Luton Town beats Stoke City 1-0 after P. Mpanzu scored just 1 goal (6′).

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 Dean Whitestone assisted by Nigel Lugg and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Luton Town

1 - 0

Stoke City

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 124 Attack 124
  • 72 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Luton Town was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Stoke City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the match​.

Luton Town shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (C. Drameh and Cauley Woodrow). Regarding the opposition, Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (J. Tymon, Jordan Thompson and W. Smallbone).

Match Timeline

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu(goal)
6'
38'
43'
45'
Ki-Jana Hoever- sub ->J. Tymon
Marvelous Nakamba- sub ->Allan Campbell
62'
Fred Onyedinma- sub ->C. Drameh
62'
70'
T. Campbell- sub ->Dwight Gayle
70'
Cauley Woodrow- sub ->Carlton Morris
71'
83'
Jordan Thompson- sub ->Bersant Celina
90'
Jordan Thompson- Yellow
Cauley Woodrow- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After this match, Luton Town will have 48 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will stay with 33 points like Bristol City to soar in the 19th 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).

Stoke City will play away agasint Watford on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Ethan Horvath 34.United States
7.0
D
Tom Lockyer 4.Wales
7.3
D
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
7.4
D
Reece Burke 16.England
7.1
M
Cody Drameh 2.England
7.1
62' 43'
M
Jordan Clark 18.England
7.5
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
7.6
6'
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
7.5
F
Allan Campbell 22.Scotland
6.8
62'
F
Carlton Morris 9.England
6.8
71'
F
Elijah Adebayo 11.England
6.5
Substitutes
G
James Shea 1.England
D
Gabriel Osho 32.England
M
Fred Onyedinma 23.Nigeria
6.1
62'
M
Marvelous Nakamba 13.Zimbabwe
6.8
62'
M
Luke Berry 8.England
F
Joe Taylor 25.Wales
F
Cauley Woodrow 10.England
6.7
71' 90'

Luton Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Ethan Horvath (7.0), Reece Burke (7.1), Tom Lockyer (7.3), Amari’i Bell (7.4), Cody Drameh (7.1), Jordan Clark (7.5), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (7.6), Alfie Doughty (7.5), Allan Campbell (6.8), Carlton Morris (6.8) and Elijah Adebayo (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Osho, Fred Onyedinma (6.1), Marvelous Nakamba (6.8), Joe Taylor, James Shea, Cauley Woodrow (6.7) and Luke Berry.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: Allan Campbell for Marvelous Nakamba (62′), C. Drameh for Fred Onyedinma (62′) and Carlton Morris for Cauley Woodrow (71′).

Best player: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City
G
Matija Sarkic 1.Montenegro
7.0
D
Phil Jagielka 6.England
6.8
D
Morgan Fox 3.Wales
7.3
D
B. Wilmot 16.England
7.1
M
Dujon Sterling 20.England
7.0
M
Josh Tymon 14.England
6.2
45' 38'
M
L. Baker 8.England
6.6
70'
M
Josh Laurent 28.England
7.1
F
Bersant Celina 23.Kosovo
7.2
83'
F
Dwight Gayle 11.England
6.4
70'
F
Jacob Brown 9.Scotland
6.6
Substitutes
G
J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands
6.4
45'
D
Lewis Macari 52.England
M
Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland
83' 90'
M
Will Smallbone 18.Republic of Ireland
6.7
70' 90'
F
Emre Tezgel 37.England
F
T. Campbell 10.England
6.5
70'

Stoke City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Alex Neil played with: Matija Šarkić (7.0), Ben Wilmot (7.1), Phil Jagielka (6.8), Morgan Fox (7.3), Dujon Sterling (7.0), Lewis Baker (6.6), Josh Laurent (7.1), Josh Tymon (6.2), Jacob Brown (6.6), Dwight Gayle (6.4) and Bersant Celina (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Jordan Thompson, Will Smallbone (6.7), Jack Bonham, Emre Tezgel, Ki-Jana Hoever (6.4), Tyrese Campbell (6.5) and Lewis Macari.

Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Ki-Jana Hoever (injured).

Substitutions

Stoke City made 4 changes: J. Tymon for Ki-Jana Hoever (45′), Dwight Gayle for Tyrese Campbell (70′), Lewis Baker for Will Smallbone (70′) and Bersant Celina for Jordan Thompson (83′).

Best player: Morgan Fox​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was Morgan Fox.

His rating is (7.3) with 52 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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