PRESTON. Preston North End overcomes Luton Town 2-0 after E. Riis scores a double.

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the assistance of Nicholas Barnard and Geoffrey Liddle. The 4th official was Seb Stockbridge. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Luton Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Preston North End was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Preston North End shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 1 yellow card (A. Browne). On the opposite side, Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (T. Lockyer and A. Bell).

Standings

After playing this match, Preston North End will have 18 points like Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest to stay in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town will stay with 21 points like Middlesbrough and Millwall to stay in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away against AFC Bournemouth on the 3rd of November with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Luton Town will host Middlesbrough on the 2nd of November with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Frankie McAvoy decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen (7.4), Sepp van den Berg (6.6), Patrick Bauer (7.0), Andrew Hughes (6.2), Tom Barkhuizen (7.5), Alistair McCann (6.9), Benjamin Whiteman (7.2), Joshua Earl (7.4), Alan Browne (6.1), Emil Riis (7.9) and Sean Maguire (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Ledson, Greg Cunningham, Brad Potts, Declan Rudd, Scott Sinclair (6.8), Jordan Storey and Daniel Johnson.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 3 changes: S. Maguire for S. Sinclair (76′), A. McCann for R. Ledson (90′) and E. Riis for B. Potts (90′).

Best player: Emil Riis​

The most impressive player for Preston North End was Emil Riis.

His rating is (7.9) with 2 goals, 17 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 12.

Luton Town – Formation

Also Luton Town adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Talking about the opposition, Nathan Jones played with: Simon Sluga (6.4), Tom Lockyer (6.3), Sonny Bradley (6.4), Kal Naismith (6.9), James Bree (7.1), Jordan Clark (7.0), Glen Rea (6.4), Amari Bell (6.4), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.8), Cameron Jerome (6.4) and Harry Cornick (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Admiral Muskwe (6.6), Reece Burke, Fred Onyedinma (6.6), Henri Lansbury (7.0), Allan Campbell, James Shea and Danny Hylton.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: S. Bradley for H. Lansbury (46′), G. Rea for A. Muskwe (46′) and H. Cornick for F. Onyedinma (70′).

Best player: James Bree​

The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was James Bree.

His rating is (7.1) with 32 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Bristol City – Barnsley – 2-1
• Derby County – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
• Fulham – West Bromwich Albion – 3-0
• Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
• Hull City – Coventry City – 0-1
• Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 0-2
• Preston North End – Luton Town – 2-0
• Reading – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
• Sheffield United – Blackpool – 0-1
• Stoke City – Cardiff City – 3-3
• Swansea City – Peterborough United – 3-0