LUTON. Burnley beats Luton Town 1-0 after A. Barnes scored a penalty (78′). Burnley capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).
Tom Lockyer received a red card (78′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Luton Town lost the match.
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 Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of Rob Smith and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Nigel Lugg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 92 Attack 120
- 33 Dangerous attack 74
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Burnley had a strong ball possession 58% while Luton Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Luton Town was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Burnley managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Burnley shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Burnley received 1 yellow card (Josh Brownhill ). On the opposite side, Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Tom Lockyer and Elijah Adebayo).
Also, Luton Town didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (78′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Burnley will have 72 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town will stay with 50 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Burnley will host Cardiff City on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (11 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).
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
54'
35'
78'
Burnley started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić , Connor Roberts , Hjalmar Ekdal , Charlie Taylor , Ian Maatsen , Josh Cullen , Jack Cork , Jóhann Guðmundsson , Ashley Barnes , Josh Brownhill and Nathan Tella .
The home team had on the bench: Anass Zaroury , Ameen Al-Dakhil, Scott Twine, Lyle Foster, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Michael Obafemi and Vitinho .
Burnley could not rely on the presence of Vitinho (injured).
Substitutions
Burnley made 3 changes: Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson for Anass Zaroury (54′), Nathan Tella for Vitinho (61′) and Anass Zaroury for Lyle Foster (90′).
Best player: Hjalmar Ekdal
The most impressive player for Burnley was Hjalmar Ekdal even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
78'
Luton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Vincent Kompany played with: Ethan Horvath , Reece Burke , Tom Lockyer , Gabriel Osho , Cody Drameh , Marvelous Nakamba , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Amari’i Bell , Jordan Clark , Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo .
They had on the bench: Alfie Doughty , Daniel Potts, Cauley Woodrow , Joe Taylor, James Shea, Luke Berry and Allan Campbell .
Substitutions
Luton Town made 3 changes: C. Drameh for Alfie Doughty (32′), Carlton Morris for Cauley Woodrow (57′) and M. Nakamba for Allan Campbell (68′).
Best player: Alfie Doughty
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Alfie Doughty.
His rating is with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 32′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Norwich City – 0-0
- Sunderland – Bristol City – 1-1
- Rotherham United – Coventry City – 0-2
- Millwall – Sheffield United – 3-2
- Middlesbrough – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
- Luton Town – Burnley – 0-1
- Hull City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 2-1
- Blackpool – Stoke City – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Swansea City – 1-0
