BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth overcame Luton Town to win 2-1. It was AFC Bournemouth to strike first with a goal of P. Billing at the 17′. Then D. Solanke scored again for AFC Bournemouth in the 31′ minute with a goal. Eventually, R. Burke reduced the distance for Luton Town with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. AFC Bournemouth took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the help of Lee Venamore and Mike George. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth
49'
17'
79'
AFC Bournemouth adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Scott Parker decided to play with the following team: Mark Travers , Adam Smith , Gary Cahill , Lloyd Kelly , Jordan Zemura , Ben Pearson , Jefferson Lerma , Philip Billing , Ryan Christie , Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony .
The home team had on the bench: Emiliano Marcondes, Ørjan Nyland, David Brooks, Chris Mepham , Morgan Rogers , Jamal Lowe and Jack Stacey.
Best player: Ryan Christie
The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Ryan Christie even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
Also Luton Town adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Nathan Jones played with: Simon Sluga , James Bree , Tom Lockyer , Reece Burke , Kal Naismith , Luke Berry , Gabriel Osho , Henri Lansbury , Harry Cornick , Elijah Adebayo and Jordan Clark .
They had on the bench: James Shea, Carlos Mendes Gomes , Sonny Bradley, Glen Rea, Dion Pereira, Cameron Jerome and Amari Bell .
Best player: Harry Cornick
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Harry Cornick.
His rating is with 16 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 6 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 82
- 41 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
AFC Bournemouth was in firm control of the ball 60% while Luton Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Luton Town was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, AFC Bournemouth was able to find the solution to win this contest.
AFC Bournemouth shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (B. Pearson, J. Lowe and J. Lowe). On the opposite side, Luton Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AFC Bournemouth will have 21 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will stay with 10 points like Preston North End and Swansea City to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, AFC Bournemouth will play away against Peterborough United on the 29th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Luton Town will host Coventry City on the 29th of September with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Luton Town – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 5-1
- Blackpool – Barnsley – 1-0
- Bristol City – Fulham – 1-1
- Nottingham Forest – Millwall – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Derby County – 1-0
- Stoke City – Hull City – 2-0
- Swansea City – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
