Luton Town prevails over Crystal Palace 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LUTON. Luton Town prevailed over Crystal Palace to win 2-1.

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David Brown
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Luton Town prevails over Crystal Palace 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LUTON. Luton Town bested Crystal Palace to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Luton Town to strike first with a goal of Teden Mengi at the 72′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jacob Brown gave the win to Luton Town in the 83′ minute with a goal. Crystal Palace lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the support of James Mainwaring and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.98 degrees Celsius or 39.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Luton Town

2 - 1

Team 1

Crystal Palace

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 8 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 98 Attack 118
  • 48 Dangerous attack 63
  • 68 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 6 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Crystal Palace was in firm control of the ball 60% while Luton Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crystal Palace had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Luton Town was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Luton Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 16 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 6 yellow cards (Gabriel Osho, Thomas Kaminski, Elijah Adebayo, Ross Barkley, Tom Lockyer and Jordan Clark). On the other side, Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card (Jefferson Lerma).

Match Timeline

13'
Jefferson Lerma- Yellow
Tom Lockyer - Yellow
44'
49'
Jordan Ayew- sub ->Eberechi Eze
Gabriel Osho- Yellow
50'
54'
Will Hughes- sub ->Cheick Doucouré
Ross Barkley- Yellow
59'
Tahith Chong- sub ->Andros Townsend 
61'
Jordan Clark- sub ->Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
61'
Teden Mengi(goal)Carlton Morris
72'
67'
Odsonne Edouard(VAR)
Jordan Clark- Yellow
69'
Elijah Adebayo- sub ->Carlton Morris
74'
74'
Michael Olise(goal)Joel Ward
Jacob Brown- sub ->Alfie Doughty
79'
80'
Jean-Philippe Mateta- sub ->Odsonne Édouard
80'
Naouirou Ahamada- sub ->Jeffrey Schlupp
Jacob Brown(goal)Chiedozie Ogbene
83'
Elijah Adebayo- Yellow
90'
Thomas Kaminski- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
80
35
Manchester City
79
34
Liverpool
75
35
Aston Villa
67
35
Tottenham Hotspur
60
33
Manchester United
54
34
Newcastle United
53
34
West Ham United
49
35
Chelsea
48
33
AFC Bournemouth
48
35
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
35
Brighton & Hove Albion
44
34
Fulham
43
35
Crystal Palace
40
35
Everton
36
35
Brentford
35
35
Nottingham Forest
26
35
Luton Town
25
35
Burnley
24
35
Sheffield United
16
35

After playing this contest, Luton Town will have 9 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace will stay with 15 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Luton Town will host Fulham on the 19th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Fulham (2 draws).

Crystal Palace will host Aston Villa on the 19th of May with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium
8.1
90'
D
Gabriel Osho 2.England
7.0
50'
D
Tom Lockyer  4.Wales
7.5
44'
D
Teden Mengi 15.England
7.9
Goals72'
M
Chiedozie Ogbene  7.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
7.1
M
Ross Barkley 6.England
7.0
59'
M
Marvelous Nakamba 13.Zimbabwe
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
6.7
61'
M
Andros Townsend 30.England
6.7
61'
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
7.3
79'
F
Carlton Morris 9.England
7.0
74'
Substitutes
G
Tim Krul 23.Netherlands
M
Luke Berry 8.England
M
Jordan Clark 18.England
6.4
61' 69'
M
Ryan Giles 26.England
M
Jayden Luker 47.England
M
Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands
6.4
61'
F
Elijah Adebayo 11.England
6.4
74' 90'
F
Jacob Brown 19.Scotland
7.3
79' Goals83'

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: Marvelous Nakamba, Thomas Kaminski (8.1), Teden Mengi (7.9), Tom Lockyer (7.5), Gabriel Osho (7.0), Alfie Doughty (7.3), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.7), Ross Barkley (7.0), Amari’i Bell (7.1), Andros Townsend  (6.7), Chiedozie Ogbene (7.3) and Carlton Morris (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Tahith Chong (6.4), Luke Berry, Elijah Adebayo (6.4), Jordan Clark (6.4), Jacob Brown (7.3), Tim Krul, Ryan Giles, Zack Nelson and Jayden Luker.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 4 changes: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu for Jordan Clark (61′), Carlton Morris for Elijah Adebayo (74′), Andros Townsend  for Tahith Chong (61′) and Alfie Doughty for Jacob Brown (79′).

Player of the match: Thomas Kaminski​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was the goalkeeper: Thomas Kaminski. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace
G
Sam Johnstone 1.England
6.4
D
Joel Ward  2.England
7.0
D
T. Mitchell 3.England
7.0
D
Marc Guéhi  6.England
6.8
D
Joachim Andersen 16.Denmark
6.4
M
Michael Olise 7.France
8.7
Goals74'
M
Cheick Doucouré  28.Mali
7.3
54'
M
Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia
7.1
13'
M
Eberechi Eze 10.England
7.5
49'
M
Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana
6.4
80'
F
Odsonne Edouard 22.France
6.7
80'
Substitutes
G
Remi Matthews 31.England
D
Rob Holding 4.England
D
Nathaniel Clyne 17.England
D
Chris Richards 26.United States
M
Naouirou Ahamada 29.France
6.4
80'
M
Will Hughes 19.England
6.4
54'
F
Matheus França 11.Brazil
F
Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France
7.3
80'
F
Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana
7.0
49'

Crystal Palace started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roy Hodgson played with: Sam Johnstone (6.4), Joel Ward (7.0), Joachim Andersen (6.4), Marc Guéhi (6.8), Tyrick Mitchell (7.0), Cheick Doucouré (7.3), Jefferson Lerma (7.1), Michael Olise (8.7), Eberechi Eze (7.5), Jeffrey Schlupp (6.4), Odsonne Édouard (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Ayew (7.0), Will Hughes (6.4), Rob Holding, Matheus França, Jean-Philippe Mateta (7.3), Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Richards, Naouirou Ahamada (6.4) and Remi Matthews.

Crystal Palace could not rely on the presence of Jordan Ayew (injured), Naouirou Ahamada (injured) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (injured).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 4 changes: Eberechi Eze for Jordan Ayew (49′), Cheick Doucouré for Will Hughes (54′), Jeffrey Schlupp for Naouirou Ahamada (80′) and Odsonne Édouard for Jean-Philippe Mateta (80′).

Player of the match: Michael Olise​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Michael Olise.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 42 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 13 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​