LUTON. Arsenal had a narrow win over Luton Town. Arsenal made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Tuesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the support of Harry Lennard and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.06 degrees Celsius or 41.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Luton Town

3 - 4

Arsenal

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 6 Total 23
  • 4 On Target 9
  • 1 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 9
  • 86 Attack 115
  • 26 Dangerous attack 82
  • 83 Ball safe 84
  • 11 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 56% while Luton Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.​

Luton Town shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Arsenal shot 23 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Jacob Brown and Ross Barkley). Talking about the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Gabriel Jesus).

Match Timeline

20'
Gabriel Martinelli(goal)Bukayo Saka
Gabriel Osho(goal)Alfie Doughty
25'
Jacob Brown- Yellow
33'
Ross Barkley- Yellow
44'
45'
Gabriel Jesus(goal)Ben White
45'
Gabriel Jesus- Yellow
Elijah Adebayo(goal)Alfie Doughty
49'
Ross Barkley(goal)Andros Townsend
57'
60'
Kai Havertz(goal)Gabriel Jesus
Tahith Chong- sub ->Jacob Brown
61'
Carlton Morris- sub ->Elijah Adebayo
61'
Chiedozie Ogbene - sub ->Andros Townsend
62'
64'
Oleksandr Zinchenko - sub ->Jakub Kiwior
64'
Leandro Trossard- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli
Jordan Clark- sub ->Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
88'
88'
90'
Declan Rice(goal)Martin Ødegaard

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Luton Town stays with 9 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal will has 36 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Luton Town will host Manchester City on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Arsenal will play away against Aston Villa on the 9th of December with a 20-6 head to head in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium
7.3
D
Gabriel Osho 2.England
7.5
25'
D
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
6.3
D
Teden Mengi 15.England
7.0
M
Ross Barkley 6.England
7.7
44' 57'
M
Issa Kaboré 12.Burkina Faso
6.8
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
6.3
88'
M
Jacob Brown 19.Scotland
6.8
61' 33'
M
Andros Townsend 30.England
6.7
62'
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
7.7
88'
F
Elijah Adebayo 11.England
7.0
61' 49'
Substitutes
G
Tim Krul 23.Netherlands
M
Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands
6.6
61'
M
Ryan Giles 26.England
6.6
88'
M
Luke Berry 8.England
M
Jordan Clark 18.England
6.3
88'
F
Carlton Morris 9.England
6.8
61'
F
Chiedozie Ogbene 7.Republic of Ireland
7.0
62'

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: Thomas Kaminski (7.3), Teden Mengi (7.0), Gabriel Osho (7.5), Amari’i Bell (6.3), Issa Kaboré (6.8), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.3), Ross Barkley (7.7), Alfie Doughty (7.7), Andros Townsend  (6.7), Jacob Brown (6.8) and Elijah Adebayo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Carlton Morris (6.8), Tahith Chong (6.6), Ryan Giles (6.6), Chiedozie Ogbene (7.0), Luke Berry, Jordan Clark (6.3), Tim Krul, Joseph Johnson and Zack Nelson.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 5 changes: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu for Jordan Clark (88′), Elijah Adebayo for Carlton Morris (61′), Andros Townsend  for Chiedozie Ogbene (62′), Jacob Brown for Tahith Chong (61′) and Alfie Doughty for Ryan Giles (88′).

Player of the match: Ross Barkley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Ross Barkley.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 38 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 22.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
David Raya 22.Spain
5.1
D
William Saliba 2.France
6.4
D
Ben White 4.England
7.5
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
6.4
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
6.4
64'
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
7.9
M
Declan Rice 41.England
7.5
90'
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
7.8
60'
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
7.9
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
9.1
45' 45'
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.5
64' 20'
Substitutes
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
7.0
64'
D
Cédric Soares 17.Portugal
D
Reuell Walters 76.England
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
M
Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
7.0
64'
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England

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

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya (5.1), Ben White (7.5), William Saliba (6.4), Gabriel Magalhães (6.4), Jakub Kiwior (6.4), Martin Ødegaard  (7.9), Declan Rice (7.5), Kai Havertz (7.8), Bukayo Saka (7.9), Gabriel Jesus (9.1) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jorginho, Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.0), Aaron Ramsdale, Eddie Nketiah, Cédric Soares, Leandro Trossard (7.0), Reiss Nelson, Mohamed Elneny and Reuell Walters.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 2 changes: Jakub Kiwior for Oleksandr Zinchenko (64′) and Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (64′).

Player of the match: Gabriel Jesus​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Gabriel Jesus.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 33 passes (91% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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