LUTON. Luton Town and Huddersfield Town didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Luton Town was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty who was helped by Nick Greenhalgh and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Paul Howard. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

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

Luton Town was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Luton Town to win the match​.

Luton Town shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (G. Rea and C. Jerome). On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town received 3 yellow cards (S. Thomas, T. Lees and M. Sarr).

Standings

After playing this contest, Luton Town will have 14 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town will have 17 points to stay in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Luton Town will play away with Millwall on the 16th of October with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Millwall (2 draws).

Huddersfield Town will host Hull City on the 16th of October with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Hull City (1 draw).

Luton Town – Formation

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

The manager Nathan Jones decided to play with the following team: Simon Sluga (7.2), Tom Lockyer (7.1), Sonny Bradley (7.1), Kal Naismith (7.1), James Bree (7.1), Glen Rea (7.0), Luke Berry (7.1), Amari Bell (7.1), Jordan Clark (6.7), Elijah Adebayo (6.5) and Harry Cornick (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Jerome (6.8), R. Burke, A. Campbell, J. Shea, G. Osho, Carlos Mendes Gomes and Henri Lansbury (6.5).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: H. Cornick for C. Jerome (67′), J. Clark for H. Lansbury (73′) and L. Berry for C. Mendes Gomes (87′).

Best player: Simon Sluga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was the goalkeeper: Simon Sluga. His rating is 7.22. He performed 2 saves.

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Lee Nicholls (7.4), Matthew Pearson (6.5), Tom Lees (7.3), Naby Sarr (7.0), Harry Toffolo (6.7), Sorba Thomas (6.4), Scott High (7.0), Lewis O’Brien (7.2), Josh Koroma (6.5), Danel Sinani (7.1) and Daniel Ward (6.7).

They had on the bench: J. Russell, Duane Holmes (6.4), N. Bilokapic, J. Ruffels, O. Turton, R. Aarons and Fraizer Campbell (6.6).

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 2 changes: D. Sinani for D. Holmes (73′) and D. Ward for F. Campbell (83′).

Best player: Lee Nicholls​

The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was the goalkeeper: Lee Nicholls. His rating is 7.43. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• AFC Bournemouth – Sheffield United – 2-1
• Barnsley – Millwall – 0-1
• Birmingham City – Nottingham Forest – 0-3
• Blackpool – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
• Cardiff City – Reading – 0-1
• Coventry City – Fulham – 4-1
• Derby County – Swansea City – 0-0
• Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
• Luton Town – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
• Peterborough United – Bristol City – 2-3
• Queens Park Rangers – Preston North End – 3-2