Brighton & Hove Albion Luton Town
FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion obliterates Luton Town 4-1 with goals of Solly March (36′), João Pedro (71′ pen), Simon Adingra (85′) and Evan Ferguson (90′). Talking about the opposition, Luton Town scored with Carlton Morris (81′ pen). Brighton & Hove Albion was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,872 spectators. The referee was David Coote who had the assistance of Mark Scholes and Tim Wood. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.48 degrees Celsius or 65.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 27 Total 9
- 12 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 130 Attack 53
- 77 Dangerous attack 39
- 52 Ball safe 62
- 1 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion had a strong ball possession 71% while Luton Town was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brighton & Hove Albion was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brighton & Hove Albion won the match.
Brighton & Hove Albion shot 27 times, 12 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (Pervis Estupiñán and Kaoru Mitoma). On the other side, Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Mads Juel Andersen and Issa Kaboré).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Brighton & Hove Albion has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town stays with 0 points (18th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Manchester City on the 21st of October with a 11-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).
Luton Town will play away agasint Nottingham Forest on the 21st of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Luton Town (2 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Jason Steele
, James Milner , Jan Paul van Hecke , Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk , Pervis Estupiñán , Pascal Groß , Mahmoud Dahoud , Solly March , João Pedro , Kaoru Mitoma and Danny Welbeck .The home team had on the bench: Joël Veltman
, Bart Verbruggen, Igor Júlio, Julio Enciso, Billy Gilmour , Steven Alzate, Simon Adingra , Evan Ferguson and Facundo Buonanotte.Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Solly March for Simon Adingra (74′), Mahmoud Dahoud for Billy Gilmour (74′), Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson (78′), James Milner for Joël Veltman (79′) and João Pedro for Julio Enciso (88′).
Best player: Pascal Groß
The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 60 passes (87% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Rob Edwards played with: Luke Freeman, Thomas Kaminski
, Mads Juel Andersen , Tom Lockyer , Amari’i Bell , Issa Kaboré , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Marvelous Nakamba , Tahith Chong , Ryan Giles , Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo .These were the players on the bench: Alfie Doughty
, James Shea, Chiedozie Ogbene , Luke Berry, Cauley Woodrow, Jacob Brown , John McAtee, Allan Campbell and Aidan Francis.Substitutions
Luton Town made 5 changes: Elijah Adebayo for Jacob Brown (64′), Issa Kaboré for Alfie Doughty (64′), Mads Juel Andersen for Chiedozie Ogbene (76′), Tahith Chong for Luke Berry (88′) and Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu for Cauley Woodrow (88′).
Best player: Thomas Kaminski
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was the goalkeeper: Thomas Kaminski. His rating is 7.65. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 5-1
- Sheffield United – Crystal Palace – 0-1
- Everton – Fulham – 0-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Luton Town – 4-1
- AFC Bournemouth – West Ham United – 1-1
- Arsenal – Nottingham Forest – 2-1