LUTON. Tottenham Hotspur prevails over Luton Town 1-0 after M. van scored just 1 goal (52′). Tottenham Hotspur was much better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 10,290 spectators. The referee was John Brooks who had the assistance of Neil Davies and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 12 Total 15
- 2 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 77 Attack 105
- 66 Dangerous attack 65
- 94 Ball safe 110
- 11 Free Kicks 20
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 67% while Luton Town was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Luton Town was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Tottenham Hotspur was able to find the solution to win this match.
Luton Town shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 15 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Tom Lockyer and Carlton Morris). On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Yves Bissouma).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Luton Town will stay with 4 points like Burnley to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will have 20 points to hold in the 1st place.
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).
Tottenham Hotspur will host Fulham on the 23rd of October with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (8 draws).
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
59'
19'
Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski , Reece Burke , Tom Lockyer , Mads Juel Andersen , Alfie Doughty , Jacob Brown , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Marvelous Nakamba , Chiedozie Ogbene , Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo .
The home team had on the bench: Issa Kaboré, Teden Mengi , Ross Barkley , Luke Berry , Cauley Woodrow , Tahith Chong , Tim Krul, Ryan Giles and Joseph Johnson.
Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Cauley Woodrow (injured) and Teden Mengi (injured).
Substitutions
Luton Town made 5 changes: Elijah Adebayo for Cauley Woodrow (67′), Tom Lockyer for Ross Barkley (81′), Jacob Brown for Luke Berry (66′), Mads Juel Andersen for Teden Mengi (59′) and Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu for Tahith Chong (67′).
Best player: Chiedozie Ogbene
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Chiedozie Ogbene.
His rating is with 28 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
52'
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Angelos Postecoglou played with: Guglielmo Vicario , Pedro Porro , Cristian Romero , Micky van de Ven , Destiny Udogie , Pape Matar Sarr , Yves Bissouma , Dejan Kulusevski , James Maddison , Richarlison and Heung-min Son .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Oliver Skipp , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Bryan Gil , Emerson Royal , Eric Dier, Giovani Lo Celso , Fraser Forster, Ben Davies and Alejo Véliz.
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Richarlison for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (46′), Dejan Kulusevski for Alejo Véliz (90′), James Maddison for Oliver Skipp (76′), Heung-min Son for Emerson Royal (76′) and Destiny Udogie for Ben Davies (82′).
Best player: James Maddison
The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was James Maddison even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester United – Brentford – 2-1
- Luton Town – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-1
- Fulham – Sheffield United – 3-1
- Everton – AFC Bournemouth – 3-0
- Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest – 0-0
- Burnley – Chelsea – 1-4
