LUTON. Luton Town demolishes Coventry City 5-0 with goals of E. Adebayo (3′ pen), H. Cornick (18′), L. Berry (30′), E. Adebayo (45′) and H. Cornick (58′). Coventry City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin with the help of Mark Russell and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Craig Hicks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 20 Total 6
- 9 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 139 Attack 81
- 80 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Coventry City was in firm control of the ball 57% while Luton Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Luton Town was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the match.
Luton Town shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Coventry City shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Luton Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (G. Hamer and I. Maatsen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Luton Town will have 13 points like Bristol City and Reading to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Coventry City will stay with 19 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Luton Town will host Huddersfield Town on the 2nd of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Luton Town (2 draws).
Coventry City will host Fulham on the 2nd of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Nathan Jones decided to play with the following team: Simon Sluga , Tom Lockyer , Kal Naismith , Sonny Bradley , James Bree , Glen Rea , Luke Berry , Amari Bell , Jordan Clark , Harry Cornick and Elijah Adebayo .
The home team had on the bench: Allan Campbell, James Shea, Reece Burke, Carlos Mendes Gomes , Cameron Jerome , Gabriel Osho and Henri Lansbury.
Substitutions
Luton Town made 3 changes: H. Cornick for C. Mendes Gomes (71′), E. Adebayo for C. Jerome (71′) and G. Rea for G. Osho (80′).
Best player: Harry Cornick
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Harry Cornick.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Coventry City – Formation
Also Coventry City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Mark Robins played with: Simon Moore , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Jake Clarke-Salter , Todd Kane , Jamie Allen , Gustavo Hamer , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Viktor Gyökeres and Martyn Waghorn .
They had on the bench: Matt Godden, Ben Wilson, Michael Rose , Tyler Walker , Liam Kelly, Ben Sheaf and Julien Da Costa.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: G. Hamer for B. Sheaf (46′), V. Gyokeres for T. Walker (64′) and K. McFadzean for M. Rose (64′).
Best player: Michael Rose
The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Michael Rose.
His rating is with 13 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Barnsley – Nottingham Forest – 1-3
- Derby County – Reading – 1-0
- Fulham – Swansea City – 3-1
- Luton Town – Coventry City – 5-0
- Millwall – Bristol City – 1-0
- Peterborough United – AFC Bournemouth – 0-0