Sheffield United defeats Luton Town 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LUTON. Sheffield United overcomes Luton Town 3-1.

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David Brown
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Sheffield United defeats Luton Town 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LUTON. Sheffield United defeats Luton Town 3-1. Sheffield United got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Cameron Archer (30′) and James McAtee (36′). Luton Town tried to recover with a goal from Carlton Morris (52′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (72′) scored by Vini Souza for Sheffield United. Luton Town was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (74%).​

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 11,138 spectators.​ The referee was Chris Kavanagh who had the assistance of James Mainwaring and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Lewis Smith. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.74 degrees Celsius or 49.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Luton Town

1 - 3

Team 1

Sheffield United

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 20 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 138 Attack 57
  • 87 Dangerous attack 35
  • 74 Ball safe 62
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 13 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Luton Town had a strong ball possession 74% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Sheffield United succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Luton Town shot 20 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 1 yellow card (Carlton Morris). On the other side, Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (Mason Holgate and Gustavo Hamer).

Match Timeline

5'
Max Lowe- sub ->Rhys Norrington-Davies
10'
Mason Holgate- Yellow
26'
Gustavo Hamer- Yellow
30'
Cameron Archer(goal)
36'
James McAtee(penalty)
34'
Vini Souza(VAR)
Carlton Morris- Yellow
41'
Carlton Morris(penalty)
52'
Elijah Adebayo(VAR)
50'
Tahith Chong- sub ->Jordan Clark
53'
60'
Tom Davies- sub ->Gustavo Hamer
Andros Townsend- sub ->Reece Burke
68'
72'
Vini Souza(goal)Ben Osborn
81'
Rhian Brewster- sub ->Cameron Archer
81'
Oliver Norwood- sub ->James McAtee
Luke Berry- sub ->Alfie Doughty
87'
Cauley Woodrow- sub ->Carlton Morris
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
80
35
Manchester City
79
34
Liverpool
75
35
Aston Villa
67
35
Tottenham Hotspur
60
33
Manchester United
54
34
Newcastle United
53
34
West Ham United
49
35
Chelsea
48
33
AFC Bournemouth
48
35
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
35
Brighton & Hove Albion
44
34
Fulham
43
35
Crystal Palace
40
35
Everton
36
35
Brentford
35
35
Nottingham Forest
26
35
Luton Town
25
35
Burnley
24
35
Sheffield United
16
35

After playing this match, Luton Town stays with 20 points to remain in the 17th place. On the other side, Sheffield United will has 13 points like Burnley to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Luton Town will host Manchester United on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).

Sheffield United will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 17th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium
6.3
D
Gabriel Osho 2.England
6.4
D
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
7.3
D
Reece Burke 16.England
6.3
68'
M
Ross Barkley 6.England
7.9
M
Chiedozie Ogbene  7.Republic of Ireland
6.7
M
Carlton Morris 9.England
7.3
87' 41' Goals52'
M
Jordan Clark 18.England
6.6
53'
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 28.Belgium
7.3
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
8.4
87'
F
Elijah Adebayo 11.England
6.7
Substitutes
G
Tim Krul 23.Netherlands
D
Teden Mengi 15.England
D
Issa Kaboré 12.Burkina Faso
M
Andros Townsend 30.England
6.6
68'
M
Luke Berry 8.England
6.8
87'
M
Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands
7.1
53'
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
F
Cauley Woodrow 10.England
6.4
87'
F
Jacob Brown 19.Scotland

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 (6.3), Reece Burke (6.3), Gabriel Osho (6.4), Amari’i Bell (7.3), Chiedozie Ogbene (6.7), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.3), Ross Barkley (7.9), Alfie Doughty (8.4), Jordan Clark (6.6), Carlton Morris (7.3) and Elijah Adebayo (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Luke Berry (6.8), Cauley Woodrow (6.4), Issa Kaboré, Tahith Chong (7.1), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Jacob Brown, Tim Krul, Andros Townsend  (6.6) and Teden Mengi.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 4 changes: Jordan Clark for Tahith Chong (53′), Reece Burke for Andros Townsend  (68′), Alfie Doughty for Luke Berry (87′) and Carlton Morris for Cauley Woodrow (87′).

Player of the match: Alfie Doughty​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Alfie Doughty.

His rating is 8.4 with 48 passes (81% accurate) and 9 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 23 crosses.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
7.1
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.3
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.0
D
Jayden Bogle 20.England
7.3
D
Mason Holgate 30.England
6.7
10'
D
Rhys Norrington-Davies 33.Wales
5'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
6.7
60' 26'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
8.2
Goals72'
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.4
81' Goals36'
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
7.3
F
Ben Brereton 11.Chile
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
6.7
81' Goals30'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Amissah 37.Ghana
D
Max Lowe 3.England
6.7
5'
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
D
Yasser Larouci  27.Algeria
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
6.3
81'
M
Tom Davies 22.England
6.6
60'
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark
F
Rhian Brewster 7.England
6.4
81'

Sheffield United started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Chris Wilder played with: Ben Brereton Díaz, Wes Foderingham (7.1), Jayden Bogle (7.3), Mason Holgate (6.7), Anel Ahmedhodzic (7.3), Jack Robinson (7.0), Rhys Norrington-Davies, James McAtee (6.4), Vini Souza (8.2), Gustavo Hamer (6.7) and Ben Osborn (7.3), Cameron Archer (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Max Lowe (6.7), Auston Trusty, Rhian Brewster (6.4), Oliver Norwood (6.3), Tom Davies  (6.6), Yasser Larouci, Andre Brooks, Jordan Amissah and William Osula.

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of Max Lowe (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: Rhys Norrington-Davies for Max Lowe (5′), Gustavo Hamer for Tom Davies  (60′), Cameron Archer for Rhian Brewster (81′) and James McAtee for Oliver Norwood (81′).

Player of the match: Vini Souza​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Vini Souza.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 23 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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