PRESTON. Luton Town and Preston North End draw 1-1. C. Morris scored the first goal (73′) for Luton Town. T. Parrott settled the score (81′) with a penalty.
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith who had the assistance of Matthew Jones and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Ross Joyce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 41.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 7 Total 18
- 2 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 102 Attack 119
- 31 Dangerous attack 71
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 10
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Luton Town that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Luton Town was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Luton Town to win the encounter.
Preston North End shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town shot 21 times, 3 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (Ali McCann and Alan Browne). Talking about the opposition, Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Carlton Morris and M. Nakamba).
(Preston North End) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (50′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Sunderland on the 6th of May with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
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).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
72'
50'
19'
81'
Preston North End adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Greg Cunningham , Andrew Hughes , Brad Potts , Benjamin Whiteman , Alistair McCann , Álvaro Fernandez , Alan Browne , Troy Parrott and Thomas Cannon .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Johnson, Ben Woodburn , Liam Delap, Liam Lindsay, Robbie Brady, Ryan Ledson and David Cornell.
Substitutions
Preston North End made 2 changes: Brad Potts for Ben Woodburn (72′) and Thomas Cannon for Liam Delap (89′).
Best player: Andrew Hughes
The most impressive player for Preston North End was Andrew Hughes.
His rating is with 49 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
Also Luton Town adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Rob Edwards played with: Ethan Horvath , Reece Burke , Tom Lockyer , Gabriel Osho , Fred Onyedinma , Marvelous Nakamba , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Amari’i Bell , Jordan Clark , Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Cauley Woodrow , Luke Berry, James Shea, Allan Campbell, Henri Lansbury , Daniel Potts and Joe Taylor.
Substitutions
Luton Town made 3 changes: Elijah Adebayo for Cauley Woodrow (70′), Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu for Henri Lansbury (71′) and M. Nakamba for Luke Berry (85′).
Best player: Jordan Clark
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Jordan Clark.
His rating is with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
- Stoke City – Huddersfield Town – 3-0
- Swansea City – Blackpool – 2-1
- Sheffield United – Middlesbrough – 1-3
- Preston North End – Luton Town – 1-1
- Bristol City – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
