LUTON. Luton Town overcomes Swansea City 1-0 after C. Morris scored just 1 goal (39′). Swansea City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
Russell Martin received a red card (29′). This red card was one of the reason why Swansea City 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 Dean Whitestone with the assistance of Daniel Leach and Rob Smith. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 4 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 131 Attack 106
- 42 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Swansea City had a superior ball possession 58% while Luton Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Luton Town was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the match.
Luton Town shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Swansea City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Clark and Cauley Woodrow). Talking about the opposition, Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (Luke Cundle and Oliver Cooper).
Also, Swansea City didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Russell Martin (Swansea City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (29′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Luton Town will have 57 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Swansea City will stay with 43 points like Stoke City to remain in the 17th 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 record in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).
Swansea City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 6th of May with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
90'
49'
39'
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 , Gabriel Osho , Tom Lockyer , Amari’i Bell , Cody Drameh , Marvelous Nakamba , Allan Campbell , Alfie Doughty , Jordan Clark , Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo .
The home team had on the bench: James Shea, Luke Berry, Fred Onyedinma, Cauley Woodrow , Joseph Taylor, Sonny Bradley and Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu .
Substitutions
Luton Town made 3 changes: Elijah Adebayo for Cauley Woodrow (68′), Carlton Morris for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (81′) and Jordan Clark for Joseph Taylor (90′).
Best player: Alfie Doughty
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Alfie Doughty even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (66% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 13 crosses.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Russell Martin played with: Andrew Fisher , Ben Cabango , Nathan Wood , Joel Latibeaudiere , Matthew Sorinola , Jay Fulton , Joe Allen , Ryan Manning , Luke Cundle , Oliver Cooper and Joël Piroe .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Liam Cullen , Harry Darling, Kyle Naughton, Andreas Söndergaard, Jamie Paterson , Liam Walsh and Morgan Whittaker .
Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Morgan Whittaker (injured).
Substitutions
Swansea City made 4 changes: Joe Allen for Morgan Whittaker (45′), Matthew Sorinola for Liam Cullen (68′), Luke Cundle for Liam Walsh (68′) and Oliver Cooper for Jamie Paterson (77′).
Best player: Ryan Manning
The most impressive player for Swansea City was Ryan Manning.
His rating is with 52 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 20. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Birmingham City – 1-1
- Watford – Preston North End – 0-0
- Sunderland – Stoke City – 1-5
- Rotherham United – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
- Millwall – Norwich City – 2-3
- Middlesbrough – Reading – 5-0
- Luton Town – Swansea City – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Coventry City – 0-4
- Cardiff City – Bristol City – 2-0
- Blackpool – Burnley – 0-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield United – 1-0
