LUTON. West Ham United beat Luton Town to win 2-1. A goal from M. Juel was decisive in the 90min. It was West Ham United to strike first with a goal of Jarrod Bowen at the 37′. Then Kurt Zouma scored again for West Ham United in the 85′ minute. Eventually, Mads Juel Andersen reduced the distance for Luton Town (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. West Ham United was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who had the assistance of Neil Davies and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.99 degrees Celsius or 62.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 1 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 103 Attack 116
- 67 Dangerous attack 59
- 88 Ball safe 85
- 18 Free Kicks 8
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
West Ham United had a superior ball possession 61% while Luton Town was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Luton Town had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, West Ham United was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Luton Town shot 16 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Luton Town received 1 yellow card (Marvelous Nakamba). On the opposite side, West Ham United received 1 yellow card (Emerson Palmieri).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Luton Town will play away against Nottingham Forest on the 21st of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Luton Town (2 draws).
West Ham United will play away agasint Aston Villa on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
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90'
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Luton Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Tom Lockyer, Thomas Kaminski , Alfie Doughty , Reece Burke , Mads Juel Andersen , Amari’i Bell , Ryan Giles , Tahith Chong , Marvelous Nakamba , Ross Barkley , Elijah Adebayo and Carlton Morris .
The home team had on the bench: Chiedozie Ogbene , Luke Berry, Cauley Woodrow , Jacob Brown , Tim Krul, Joseph Johnson, Aidan Francis, Issa Kaboré and Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu .
Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Chiedozie Ogbene (injured).
Substitutions
Luton Town made 5 changes: Ryan Giles for Issa Kaboré (71′), Ross Barkley for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (71′), Elijah Adebayo for Jacob Brown (71′), Tahith Chong for Cauley Woodrow (84′) and Alfie Doughty for Chiedozie Ogbene (78′).
Best player: Ross Barkley
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Ross Barkley.
His rating is with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United
West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Moyes played with: Alphonse Aréola , Vladimír Coufal , Kurt Zouma , Nayef Aguerd , Emerson Palmieri , James Ward-Prowse , Edson Álvarez , Jarrod Bowen , Lucas Paquetá , Saïd Benrahma , Michail Antonio .
These were the players on the bench: Łukasz Fabiański, Aaron Cresswell, Pablo Fornals , Mohammed Kudus, Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings , Angelo Ogbonna, Thilo Kehrer and Divin Mubama.
West Ham United could not rely on the presence of Pablo Fornals (injured).
Substitutions
West Ham United made 3 changes: Michail Antonio for Danny Ings (80′), Saïd Benrahma for Pablo Fornals (71′) and Lucas Paquetá for Mohammed Kudus (90′).
Best player: Kurt Zouma
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Kurt Zouma.
His rating is with 1 goal, 64 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
