LIVERPOOL. Luton Town bested Everton to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Luton Town to strike first with a goal of Tom Lockyer at the 24′. Then Carlton Morris scored again for Luton Town in the 31′ minute. Eventually, Dominic Calvert-Lewin reduced the distance for Everton (41′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Everton was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 12.31 degrees Celsius or 54.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 23 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 141 Attack 100
- 88 Dangerous attack 38
- 97 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Everton had a superior ball possession 68% while Luton Town was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Everton was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Luton Town found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Everton shot 23 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Everton didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Luton Town received 1 yellow card (Issa Kaboré).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Everton will stay with 4 points like Luton Town to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will have 4 points like Everton to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will play away with Liverpool on the 21st of October with a 21-3 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).
Luton Town will play away agasint Nottingham Forest on the 21st of October with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Luton Town (2 draws).
Everton – Formation
Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford
, Ashley Young , James Tarkowski , Jarrad Branthwaite , Vitaliy Mykolenko , James Garner , Amadou Onana , Idrissa Gueye , Dwight McNeil , Abdoulaye Doucouré and Dominic Calvert-Lewin .The home team had on the bench: Nathan Patterson
, Michael Keane, Arnaut Danjuma , Beto , Jack Harrison , Lewis Dobbin, Youssef Chermiti, João Virgínia and Ben Godfrey.Substitutions
Everton made 4 changes: Ashley Young for Nathan Patterson (78′), Dwight McNeil for Arnaut Danjuma (84′), Idrissa Gueye for Jack Harrison (46′) and Abdoulaye Doucouré for Beto (60′).
Best player: Vitaliy Mykolenko
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Vitaliy Mykolenko.
His rating is
with 69 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Rob Edwards played with: Thomas Kaminski
, Reece Burke , Tom Lockyer , Amari’i Bell , Issa Kaboré , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Marvelous Nakamba , Alfie Doughty , Jacob Brown , Chiedozie Ogbene and Carlton Morris .The following players were sitting on the bench: Mads Juel Andersen
, Tim Krul, Joseph Johnson, Cauley Woodrow , Ryan Giles, Elijah Adebayo , Teden Mengi , Tahith Chong and Luke Berry.Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Cauley Woodrow (injured) and Teden Mengi (injured).
Substitutions
Luton Town made 4 changes: Alfie Doughty for Cauley Woodrow (83′), Carlton Morris for Elijah Adebayo (78′), Reece Burke for Mads Juel Andersen (46′) and Tom Lockyer for Teden Mengi (56′).
Best player: Alfie Doughty
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Alfie Doughty even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 19 passes (72% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Manchester City – 2-1
- West Ham United – Sheffield United – 2-0
- Tottenham Hotspur – Liverpool – 2-1
- Newcastle United – Burnley – 2-0
- Manchester United – Crystal Palace – 0-1
- Everton – Luton Town – 1-2
- Aston Villa – Brighton & Hove Albion – 6-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Arsenal – 0-4