Brentford conquers Luton Town 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BRENTFORD. Brentford conquers Luton Town 3-1.

December 3, 2023

BRENTFORD. Brentford prevails over Luton Town 3-1. Brentford got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Neal Maupay (49′) and Ben Mee (56′). Luton Town tried to recover with a goal from Jacob Brown (76′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (81′) scored by Shandon Baptiste for Brentford. Brentford was much better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in Brentford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the collaboration of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.73 degrees Celsius or 35.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.

Match Statistics

Brentford

3 - 1

Luton Town

! 70 Ball Possession 30

Shots

27 Total 7
6 On Target 1
9 Off Target 1
13 Shots blocked 5

159 Attack 56
67 Dangerous attack 26
66 Ball safe 93

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 5

Fouls

10 Total 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Brentford had a strong ball possession 70% while Luton Town was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brentford was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brentford won the match.

Brentford shot 27 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town shot 7 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Brentford received 1 yellow card (Christian Nørgaard). Regarding the opposition, Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Thomas Kaminski and Tahith Chong).

Match Timeline

38'

Thomas Kaminski- Yellow

46'

Jacob Brown- sub ->Tom Lockyer

Neal Maupay(goal)

49'

50'

Tahith Chong- Yellow

Ben Mee (goal)Bryan Mbeumo

56'

60'

Jordan Clark- sub ->Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu

60'

Andros Townsend- sub ->Chiedozie Ogbene

61'

Elijah Adebayo- sub ->Carlton Morris

Shandon Baptiste- sub ->Yegor Yarmolyuk

70'

76'

Jacob Brown(goal)

76'

Mads Roerslev- sub ->Saman Ghoddos

77'

Keane Lewis-Potter- sub ->Bryan Mbeumo

78'

Christian Nørgaard - Yellow

81'

Shandon Baptiste(goal)

81'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this contest, Brentford has 19 points to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town will stays with 9 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host Newcastle United on the 19th of May with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (1 draw).

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

Brentford – Formation

Brentford

Mark Flekken 1.Netherlands

6.3

Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica

7.3

Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran

6.8

77'

Ben Mee 16.England

8.9

56'

Kristoffer Ajer 20.Norway

Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany

7.3

Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark

7.7

81'

Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria

7.3

Yehor Yarmoliuk 33.Ukraine

7.5

70'

Neal Maupay 7.France

8.4

90'

49'

Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo

7.0

Bryan Mbeumo 19.Cameroon

7.7

78'

Substitutes

Thomas Strakosha 21.Albania

V. Angelini 41.Scotland

Charlie Goode 4.England

Zanka 13.Denmark

Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark

6.4

77'

Myles Peart-Harris 25.England

90'

Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada

7.7

70'

81'

Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England

7.5

78'

M. Olakigbe 37.England

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

The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: Mark Flekken (6.3), Saman Ghoddos (6.8), Kristoffer Ajer, Ethan Pinnock (7.3), Ben Mee (8.9), Vitaly Janelt (7.3), Frank Onyeka (7.3), Christian Nørgaard (7.7), Yegor Yarmolyuk (7.5), Bryan Mbeumo (7.7), Neal Maupay (8.4) and Yoane Wissa (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Charlie Goode, Zanka, Thomas Strakosha, Keane Lewis-Potter (7.5), Myles Peart-Harris, Shandon Baptiste (7.7), Mads Roerslev (6.4), Michael Olakigbe and Vincent Angelini.

Substitutions

Brentford made 4 changes: Yegor Yarmolyuk for Shandon Baptiste (70′), Saman Ghoddos for Mads Roerslev (77′), Bryan Mbeumo for Keane Lewis-Potter (78′) and Neal Maupay for Myles Peart-Harris (90′).

Player of the match: Ben Mee

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Ben Mee.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 89 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 13.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town

Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium

6.3

38'

Gabriel Osho 2.England

7.3

Tom Lockyer 4.Wales

7.1

46'

Teden Mengi 15.England

6.6

76'

Ross Barkley 6.England

6.6

Chiedozie Ogbene 7.Republic of Ireland

6.4

60'

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England

6.4

60'

Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica

7.0

Alfie Doughty 45.England

Issa Kaboré 12.Burkina Faso

6.8

Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands

7.0

50'

Carlton Morris 9.England

7.0

61'

Substitutes

Tim Krul 23.Netherlands

Andros Townsend 30.England

6.6

60'

Luke Berry 8.England

Jordan Clark 18.England

6.6

60'

Ryan Giles 26.England

6.4

76'

Elijah Adebayo 11.England

6.6

61'

Jacob Brown 19.Scotland

7.7

46'

76'

Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Rob Edwards played with: Alfie Doughty, Thomas Kaminski (6.3), Teden Mengi (6.6), Tom Lockyer (7.1), Gabriel Osho (7.3), Issa Kaboré (6.8), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.4), Ross Barkley (6.6), Amari’i Bell (7.0), Tahith Chong (7.0), Chiedozie Ogbene (6.4) and Carlton Morris (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andros Townsend (6.6), Luke Berry, Elijah Adebayo (6.6), Jordan Clark (6.6), Jacob Brown (7.7), Tim Krul, Ryan Giles (6.4), Joseph Johnson and Zack Nelson.

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Ryan Giles (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 5 changes: Carlton Morris for Elijah Adebayo (61′), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu for Jordan Clark (60′), Chiedozie Ogbene for Andros Townsend (60′), Tom Lockyer for Jacob Brown (46′) and Teden Mengi for Ryan Giles (76′).