Luton Town conquers Sheffield United after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Luton Town succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Sheffield United.

By
Mark Hall
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Luton Town conquers Sheffield United after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Luton Town succeeded in turn the tables against Sheffield United. Luton Town made the most of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,041 spectators.​ The referee was Samuel Allison with the support of James Mainwaring and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 2.26 degrees Celsius or 36.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sheffield United

2 - 3

Team 1

Luton Town

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 21 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 10 Shots blocked 5
  • 114 Attack 77
  • 61 Dangerous attack 44
  • 81 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 5 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Luton Town was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Luton Town managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Sheffield United shot 21 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 5 yellow cards (George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, Jack Robinson, Gustavo Hamer and Anel Ahmedhodzic). Talking about the opposition, Luton Town didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Anel Ahmedhodzic- Yellow
14'
17'
Alfie Doughty(goal)Albert Sambi Lokonga
Gustavo Hamer- Yellow
41'
Max Lowe- sub ->Andre Brooks
46'
Oli McBurnie(goal)James McAtee
61'
Anel Ahmedhodzic(goal)
69'
71'
Carlton Morris- sub ->Elijah Adebayo
72'
Chiedozie Ogbene - sub ->Ryan Giles
Anis Ben Slimane- sub ->Gustavo Hamer
72'
Jack Robinson(own-goal)
77'
George Baldock- Yellow
78'
Jack Robinson- Yellow
79'
78'
Mads Andersen- sub ->Alfie Doughty
Anis Ben Slimane(own-goal)
81'
84'
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu- sub ->Andros Townsend 
Rhian Brewster- sub ->Jack Robinson
86'
Oliver Norwood- sub ->Vini Souza
86'
Will Osula- sub ->Cameron Archer
86'
Oliver Norwood- Yellow
90'

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 this contest, Sheffield United stays with 9 points to remain in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town will has 15 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away with Manchester City on the 30th of December with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).

Luton Town will host Chelsea on the 30th of December with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
6.1
D
George Baldock 2.England
7.1
78'
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.4
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.3
86' 79'
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.9
14' Goals69'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.7
72' 41'
M
Cameron Archer 10.England
7.1
86'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
6.8
86'
M
James McAtee 28.England
7.0
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
7.0
46'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
8.2
Goals61'
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
Max Lowe 3.England
6.0
46'
D
Femi Seriki 38.England
D
Rhys Norrington-Davies 33.Wales
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
6.8
86' 90'
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
6.7
72'
F
Rhian Brewster 7.England
6.4
86'
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark
6.3
86'

Sheffield United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham (6.1), George Baldock (7.1), Anel Ahmedhodzic (7.9), Jack Robinson (6.3), Auston Trusty (6.4), James McAtee (7.0), Vini Souza (6.8), Andre Brooks (7.0), Gustavo Hamer (7.7), Oli McBurnie (8.2) and Cameron Archer (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Max Lowe (6.0), Oliver Norwood (6.8), Femi Seriki, Adam Davies, Rhian Brewster (6.4), Ben Osborn, Anis Slimane (6.7), William Osula (6.3) and Rhys Norrington-Davies.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 5 changes: Andre Brooks for Max Lowe (46′), Gustavo Hamer for Anis Slimane (72′), Vini Souza for Oliver Norwood (86′), Cameron Archer for William Osula (86′) and Jack Robinson for Rhian Brewster (86′).

Player of the match: Oli McBurnie​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Oli McBurnie.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 26. He performed 1 cross.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium
7.0
D
Gabriel Osho 2.England
6.7
D
Teden Mengi 15.England
6.7
D
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
6.8
M
Ross Barkley 6.England
8.1
M
Marvelous Nakamba 13.Zimbabwe
M
Jacob Brown 19.Scotland
6.8
M
Ryan Giles 26.England
7.3
72'
M
Andros Townsend 30.England
7.1
84'
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
7.8
78' Goals17'
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 28.Belgium
8.5
F
Elijah Adebayo 11.England
7.0
71'
Substitutes
G
James Shea 1.England
G
Tim Krul 23.Netherlands
D
Mads Andersen 5.Denmark
6.4
78'
M
Luke Berry 8.England
M
Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
6.8
84'
F
Carlton Morris 9.England
7.3
71'
F
Chiedozie Ogbene  7.Republic of Ireland
6.4
72'
F
Cauley Woodrow 10.England

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

Rob Edwards played with: Marvelous Nakamba, Thomas Kaminski (7.0), Teden Mengi (6.7), Gabriel Osho (6.7), Amari’i Bell (6.8), Alfie Doughty (7.8), Albert Sambi Lokonga (8.5), Ross Barkley (8.1), Ryan Giles (7.3), Andros Townsend  (7.1) and Jacob Brown (6.8), Elijah Adebayo (7.0).

They had on the bench: Carlton Morris (7.3), James Shea, Mads Juel Andersen (6.4), Chiedozie Ogbene (6.4), Luke Berry, Cauley Woodrow, Tahith Chong, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.8) and Tim Krul.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 4 changes: Elijah Adebayo for Carlton Morris (71′), Ryan Giles for Chiedozie Ogbene (72′), Andros Townsend  for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (84′) and Alfie Doughty for Mads Juel Andersen (78′).

Player of the match: Albert Sambi Lokonga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Albert Sambi Lokonga even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 32 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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