LUTON. Luton Town was able to turn the table against Middlesbrough. It was Middlesbrough to score first with a goal from J. Coburn. However, later Luton Town found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with S. Bradley (57′), E. Adebayo (60′) and H. Cornick (62′).

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Andrew Fox. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Luton Town was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the match​.

Luton Town shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 4 yellow cards (H. Lansbury, F. Onyedinma, J. Bree and D. Potts). Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (D. Watmore, J. Coburn and M. Crooks).

Standings

After playing this match, Luton Town will have 24 points like Blackpool and Millwall to stay in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough will stay with 21 points to stay in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Luton Town will host Stoke City on the 6th of November with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Stoke City (3 draws).

Middlesbrough will play away agasint West Bromwich Albion on the 6th of November with a 5-4 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Nathan Jones decided to play with the following team: Simon Sluga (6.5), Reece Burke (6.9), Sonny Bradley (7.8), Kal Naismith (6.8), James Bree (6.4), Henri Lansbury (6.7), Gabriel Osho (6.8), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (7.3), Daniel Potts (6.3), Harry Cornick (7.6) and Elijah Adebayo (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Admiral Muskwe, Fred Onyedinma (6.2), Glen Rea, Allan Campbell, Cameron Jerome, James Shea and Danny Hylton (6.6).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: D. Potts for F. Onyedinma (55′), H. Cornick for D. Hylton (81′) and E. Adebayo for C. Jerome (89′).

Best player: Sonny Bradley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Sonny Bradley.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 45 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Also Middlesbrough adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Talking about the opposition, Neil Warnock played with: Luke Daniels (5.7), Anfernee Dijksteel (6.2), Sol Bamba (6.8), Paddy McNair (6.7), Isaiah Jones (7.4), Marcus Tavernier (5.8), Jonathan Howson (6.1), Matt Crooks (6.9), Onel Hernández (6.0), Andraž Šporar (7.1) and Josh Coburn (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Toyosi Olusanya, Jeremy Sivi, Lee Peltier, James Léa Siliki (6.9), Williams Kokolo (6.2), Duncan Watmore (6.6) and Joe Lumley.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: A. Sporar for D. Watmore (68′), M. Crooks for S. J. Lea (77′) and O. Hernandez for W. Kokolo (83′).

Best player: Isaiah Jones​

The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Isaiah Jones.

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Birmingham City – Bristol City – 3-0
• Coventry City – Swansea City – 1-2
• Luton Town – Middlesbrough – 3-1
• Millwall – Reading – 1-0
• Nottingham Forest – Sheffield United – 1-1
• Peterborough United – Huddersfield Town – 1-1