BIRMINGHAM. Luton Town overcomes Birmingham City 1-0 after C. Morris scored just 1 goal (47′).

The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb assisted by Jonathan Hunt and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Darren Handley. The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Birmingham City 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 had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the contest.​

Birmingham City shot 8 times, 0 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (Marc Roberts). On the other side, Luton Town received 1 yellow card (Alfie Doughty).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Birmingham City will stay with 38 points to sit in the 19th place. On the other side, Luton Town will have 53 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Sheffield United on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).

Luton Town will host Hull City on the 6th of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: John Ruddy (7.0), Maxime Colin (7.0), Harlee Dean (6.6), Kevin Long (7.4), Emmanuel Longelo (6.4), Tahith Chong (6.1), Gary Gardner (6.8), Hannibal Mejbri (6.7), George Hall (6.3), Lukas Jutkiewicz (7.0) and Scott Hogan (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts (7.0), George Friend, Jordan James, Juninho Bacuna (6.8), Alfie Chang (6.6) and Jordan Graham (6.8).

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 5 changes: G. Gardner for Juninho Bacuna (64′), G. Hall for Marc Roberts (64′), Hannibal Mejbri for Alfie Chang (64′), Emmanuel Longelo for Jordan Graham (86′) and Harlee Dean for Jordan James (90′).

Best player: Kevin Long​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Kevin Long.

His rating is (7.4) with 26 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.

Luton Town – Formation

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

Rob Edwards played with: Ethan Horvath (6.8), Reece Burke (6.8), Gabriel Osho (7.4), Amari’i Bell (7.1), Cody Drameh (7.6), Marvelous Nakamba (6.1), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.4), Alfie Doughty (7.2), Jordan Clark (7.1), Carlton Morris (7.4) and Elijah Adebayo (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: James Shea, Daniel Potts, Luke Berry, Allan Campbell (6.9), Fred Onyedinma, Joe Taylor and Cauley Woodrow (6.9).

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Cauley Woodrow (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 2 changes: Reece Burke for Allan Campbell (55′) and Carlton Morris for Cauley Woodrow (73′).

Best player: Cody Drameh​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Cody Drameh even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 44 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough – 2-0
• Stoke City – Millwall – 0-1
• Sheffield United – Watford – 1-0
• Reading – Blackpool – 3-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Blackburn Rovers – 1-3
• Preston North End – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
• Norwich City – Cardiff City – 2-0
• Coventry City – Sunderland – 2-1
• Burnley – Huddersfield Town – 4-0
• Bristol City – Hull City – 1-0
• Birmingham City – Luton Town – 0-1