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​
- ! 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
Standings
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 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
, Reece Burke , Gabriel Osho , Amari’i Bell , Chiedozie Ogbene , Albert Sambi Lokonga , Ross Barkley , Alfie Doughty , Jordan Clark , Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo .The home team had on the bench: Luke Berry
, Cauley Woodrow , Issa Kaboré, Tahith Chong , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Jacob Brown, Tim Krul, Andros Townsend 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
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 started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Chris Wilder played with: Ben Brereton DÃaz, Wes Foderingham
, Jayden Bogle , Mason Holgate , Anel Ahmedhodzic , Jack Robinson , Rhys Norrington-Davies, James McAtee , Vini Souza , Gustavo Hamer and Ben Osborn , Cameron Archer .The following players were sitting on the bench: Max Lowe
, Auston Trusty, Rhian Brewster , Oliver Norwood , Tom Davies , 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
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.​
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Brentford – 0-2
- Tottenham Hotspur – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
- Nottingham Forest – Newcastle United – 2-3
- Manchester City – Everton – 2-0
- Luton Town – Sheffield United – 1-3
- Liverpool – Burnley – 3-1
- Fulham – AFC Bournemouth – 3-1