Luton Town manages to draw 2-2 with Nottingham Forest after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest manages to recover against Luton Town with a goal on the C. Ogbene 83' and a goal on the E. Adebayo 90'.

Mark Hall

October 22, 2023

NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest finds the way to recover against Luton Town with a goal on the C. Ogbene 83′ and a goal on the E. Adebayo 90′. Nottingham Forest was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 29,361 spectators. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the collaboration of Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.58 degrees Celsius or 51.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.

Match Statistics

Nottingham Forest

2 - 2

Luton Town

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

19 Total 13
8 On Target 4
9 Off Target 5
2 Shots blocked 4

91 Attack 133
52 Dangerous attack 48
84 Ball safe 90

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2

Fouls

12 Total 10
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Nottingham Forest had a strong ball possession 57% while Luton Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nottingham Forest had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Nottingham Forest to win the match.

Nottingham Forest shot 19 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (Ibrahim Sangaré, Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo). On the opposite side, Luton Town didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Chris Wood(goal)Anthony Elanga

48'

55'

Issa Kaboré- sub ->Reece Burke

Ibrahim Sangaré - Yellow

60'

72'

Elijah Adebayo- sub ->Jacob Brown

72'

Ross Barkley- sub ->Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu

72'

Andros Townsend- sub ->Tahith Chong

Chris Wood(goal)Anthony Elanga

76'

Cheikhou Kouyaté- sub ->Ibrahim Sangaré

78'

Ryan Yates- sub ->Nicolás Domínguez

78'

81'

Cauley Woodrow- sub ->Carlton Morris

Morgan Gibbs-White- Yellow

82'

83'

Chiedozie Ogbene (goal)

Ola Aina - sub ->Serge Aurier

88'

Neco Williams- sub ->Anthony Elanga

88'

90'

Elijah Adebayo(goal)Tom Lockyer

Murillo- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this encounter, Nottingham Forest will have 10 points like Brentford to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will have 5 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will host Aston Villa on the 4th of November with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).

Luton Town will host Liverpool on the 4th of November with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest

Matt Turner 1.United States

7.0

Harry Toffolo 15.England

6.7

Willy Boly 30.France

7.3

78'

Murillo 40.Brazil

7.0

90'

Serge Aurier 24.Ivory Coast

7.5

88'

Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina

7.5

78'

Orel Mangala 5.Belgium

6.7

Ibrahim Sangaré 6.Ivory Coast

6.7

78'

60'

Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden

8.5

88'

Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England

7.9

82'

Chris Wood 11.New Zealand

9.1

48', 76'

Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England

Substitutes

Odysseas Vlachodimos 23.Greece

Joe Worrall 4.England

6.3

78'

Ola Aina 43.Nigeria

6.3

88'

Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal

Neco Williams 7.Wales

6.6

88'

Brandon Aguilera 41.Costa Rica

Andrey Santos 12.Brazil

Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal

6.3

78'

Ryan Yates 22.England

6.8

78'

Nottingham Forest started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steve Cooper decided to play with the following team: Callum Hudson-Odoi, Murillo, Matt Turner (7.0), Serge Aurier (7.5), Willy Boly (7.3), Murillo (7.0), Harry Toffolo (6.7), Nicolás Domínguez (7.5), Orel Mangala (6.7), Ibrahim Sangaré (6.7), Morgan Gibbs-White (7.9), Chris Wood (9.1) and Anthony Elanga (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Neco Williams (6.6), Brandon Aguilera, Andrey Santos, Joe Worrall (6.3), Ola Aina (6.3), Odysseas Vlachodimos, Moussa Niakhaté, Cheikhou Kouyaté (6.3) and Ryan Yates (6.8).

Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Neco Williams (injured).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Nicolás Domínguez for Ryan Yates (78′), Ibrahim Sangaré for Cheikhou Kouyaté (78′), Willy Boly for Joe Worrall (78′), Serge Aurier for Ola Aina (88′) and Anthony Elanga for Neco Williams (88′).

Best player: Chris Wood

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Chris Wood.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 29 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town

Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium

7.5

Tom Lockyer 4.Wales

7.3

Teden Mengi 15.England

6.8

Reece Burke 16.England

6.7

55'

Alfie Doughty 45.England

6.8

Chiedozie Ogbene 7.Republic of Ireland

8.4

83'

Marvelous Nakamba 13.Zimbabwe

6.8

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England

7.0

72'

Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands

6.4

72'

Carlton Morris 9.England

6.8

81'

Jacob Brown 19.Scotland

6.4

72'

Substitutes

Tim Krul 23.Netherlands

Issa Kaboré 12.Burkina Faso

6.6

55'

Gabriel Osho 2.England

Ryan Giles 26.England

Andros Townsend 30.England

7.0

72'

Jayden Luker 47.England

Ross Barkley 6.England

6.8

72'

Elijah Adebayo 11.England

7.7

72'

90'

Cauley Woodrow 10.England

6.7

81'

Luton Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Rob Edwards played with: Thomas Kaminski (7.5), Reece Burke (6.7), Tom Lockyer (7.3), Teden Mengi (6.8), Alfie Doughty (6.8), Chiedozie Ogbene (8.4), Marvelous Nakamba (6.8), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (7.0), Tahith Chong (6.4), Jacob Brown (6.4), Carlton Morris (6.8).

They had on the bench: Elijah Adebayo (7.7), Ryan Giles, Issa Kaboré (6.6), Tim Krul, Andros Townsend (7.0), Gabriel Osho, Jayden Luker, Cauley Woodrow (6.7) and Ross Barkley (6.8).

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Issa Kaboré (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 5 changes: Jacob Brown for Elijah Adebayo (72′), Tahith Chong for Andros Townsend (72′), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu for Ross Barkley (72′), Reece Burke for Issa Kaboré (55′) and Carlton Morris for Cauley Woodrow (81′).