LUTON. Manchester United beat Luton Town to win 2-1. R. Højlund was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Manchester United to strike first with an early goal of Rasmus Højlund at the 1′. Then Rasmus Højlund scored again for Manchester United in the 7′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Carlton Morris reduced the distance for Luton Town (14′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Luton Town lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 11,483 spectators. The referee was David Coote assisted by Simon Bennett and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.13 degrees Celsius or 53.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 22 Total 21
- 4 On Target 10
- 10 Off Target 5
- 8 Shots blocked 7
- 107 Attack 85
- 83 Dangerous attack 39
- 72 Ball safe 88
- 22 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 21
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Luton Town had a strong ball possession 58% while Manchester United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Luton Town had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Manchester United found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Luton Town shot 22 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 21 times, 10 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Luton Town received 3 yellow cards (Cauley Woodrow, Andros Townsend and Gabriel Osho). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 5 yellow cards (Victor Lindelöf , Casemiro, Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo and Luke Shaw).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Luton Town stays with 20 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United will has 44 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Luton Town will play away with Liverpool on the 21st of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Manchester United will host Fulham on the 24th of February with a 23-2 head to head in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
87'
14'
82'
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 , Teden Mengi , Gabriel Osho , Amari’i Bell , Chiedozie Ogbene , Albert Sambi Lokonga , Ross Barkley , Alfie Doughty , Carlton Morris , Tahith Chong , Elijah Adebayo and Cauley Woodrow .
The home team had on the bench: Luke Berry , Reece Burke, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Jordan Clark , Tim Krul, Andros Townsend , Zack Nelson, Daniel Potts and Issa Kaboré.
Substitutions
Luton Town made 3 changes: Alfie Doughty for Luke Berry (82′), Cauley Woodrow for Andros Townsend (68′) and Tahith Chong for Jordan Clark (68′).
Player of the match: Albert Sambi Lokonga
The most impressive player for Luton Town was Albert Sambi Lokonga.
His rating is with 69 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4.
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana , Diogo Dalot , Raphaël Varane , Harry Maguire , Luke Shaw , Kobbie Mainoo , Casemiro , Alejandro Garnacho , Bruno Fernandes , Marcus Rashford , Rasmus Højlund .
They had on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Victor Lindelöf , Sofyan Amrabat , Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, Antony, Jonny Evans , Scott McTominay and Omari Forson.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 4 changes: Luke Shaw for Victor Lindelöf (45′), Casemiro for Scott McTominay (46′), Harry Maguire for Jonny Evans (46′) and Rasmus Højlund for Sofyan Amrabat (86′).
Player of the match: Rasmus Højlund
The most impressive player for Manchester United was Rasmus Højlund.
His rating is with 2 goals, 39 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
