LUTON. Luton Town annihilates Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 with goals of Elijah Adebayo (1′), Chiedozie Ogbene (3′), Elijah Adebayo (42′) and Elijah Adebayo (56′). Brighton & Hove Albion lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Ian Hussin and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Rebecca Welch. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.13 degrees Celsius or 43.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 59% while Luton Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the match​.

Luton Town shot 18 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Clark and Albert Sambi Lokonga). Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Baleba and Igor).

Standings

After playing this match, Luton Town has 19 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion will stays with 32 points like Newcastle United and Manchester United to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Luton Town will play away against Newcastle United on the 3rd of February with a 1-1 head to head.

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Crystal Palace on the 3rd of February with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Crystal Palace (9 draws).

Luton Town – Formation

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: Teden Mengi, Thomas Kaminski (6.7), Reece Burke (7.0), Gabriel Osho (7.0), Amari’i Bell (7.1), Chiedozie Ogbene (8.1), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.7), Ross Barkley (8.1), Alfie Doughty (7.0), Jordan Clark (7.3), Elijah Adebayo (9.5) and Carlton Morris (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Tim Krul, Andros Townsend  (6.6), Daniel Potts, Luke Berry (6.4), Cauley Woodrow (6.6), Tahith Chong (6.4), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.6), Joseph Johnson and Zack Nelson.

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Tahith Chong (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 5 changes: Albert Sambi Lokonga for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (68′), Jordan Clark for Andros Townsend  (68′), Elijah Adebayo for Tahith Chong (71′), Ross Barkley for Luke Berry (82′) and Carlton Morris for Cauley Woodrow (83′).

Player of the match: Elijah Adebayo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Elijah Adebayo.

His rating is 9.5 with 3 goals, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 10.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Jason Steele (6.8), Jan Paul van Hecke (6.6), Lewis Dunk  (6.4), Igor (6.3), James Milner (6.4), Pascal Groß (7.0), Billy Gilmour (6.6), Pervis Estupiñán  (6.6), Facundo Buonanotte (6.8), João Pedro (7.1), Danny Welbeck  (6.4).

They had on the bench: Bart Verbruggen, Adam Webster , Evan Ferguson (6.3), Jack Hinshelwood (6.6), Tariq Lamptey  (6.4), Adam Lallana, Jakub Moder (6.7), Carlos Baleba (6.6) and Benicio Baker-Boatiey.

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Jack Hinshelwood (injured) and Jakub Moder (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: James Milner for Jack Hinshelwood (20′), Facundo Buonanotte for Evan Ferguson (46′), Pervis Estupiñán  for Tariq Lamptey  (46′), Billy Gilmour for Carlos Baleba (61′) and João Pedro for Jakub Moder (71′).

Player of the match: João Pedro​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was João Pedro.

His rating is 7.1 with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

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

• Crystal Palace – Sheffield United – 3-2
• Nottingham Forest – Arsenal – 1-2
• Luton Town – Brighton & Hove Albion – 4-0
• Fulham – Everton – 0-0
• Aston Villa – Newcastle United – 1-3