LIVERPOOL. Liverpool estinguishes Luton Town 4-1 with goals of Virgil van Dijk (56′), Cody Gakpo (58′), Luis Díaz (71′) and Harvey Elliott (90′). On the opposite side, Luton Town scored with Chiedozie Ogbene (12′). Liverpool was much better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley assisted by Edward Smart and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.07 degrees Celsius or 51.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 29 Total 12
- 13 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 3
- 8 Shots blocked 6
- 133 Attack 75
- 71 Dangerous attack 32
- 84 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Liverpool had a superior ball possession 61% while Luton Town was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 29 times, 13 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town shot 12 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Joe Gomez). Talking about the opposition, Luton Town received 4 yellow cards (Issa Kaboré, Cauley Woodrow, Ross Barkley and Alfie Doughty).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Liverpool has 60 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Luton Town will stays with 20 points like Everton to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Nottingham Forest on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (0 draws).
Luton Town will host Aston Villa on the 2nd of March with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Caoimhín Kelleher , Conor Bradley , Jarell Quansah , Virgil van Dijk , Joe Gomez , Alexis Mac Allister , Wataru Endo , Ryan Gravenberch , Harvey Elliott , Cody Gakpo and Luis Díaz .
The home team had on the bench: Bobby Clark , Adrián, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Kaide Gordon, James McConnell , Jayden Danns , Trey Nyoni, Ibrahima Konaté and Andrew Robertson .
Substitutions
Liverpool made only 1 change substituting Conor Bradley for Andrew Robertson (68′).
Player of the match: Harvey Elliott
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Harvey Elliott.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (80% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Rob Edwards played with: Thomas Kaminski , Teden Mengi , Gabriel Osho , Amari’i Bell , Chiedozie Ogbene , Albert Sambi Lokonga , Ross Barkley , Alfie Doughty , Carlton Morris , Tahith Chong and Cauley Woodrow .
These were the players on the bench: Daniel Potts, Luke Berry, Issa Kaboré , Reece Burke, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Tim Krul, Zack Nelson, Andros Townsend and Jordan Clark .
Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Issa Kaboré (injured).
Substitutions
Luton Town made 4 changes: Tahith Chong for Jordan Clark (63′), Alfie Doughty for Issa Kaboré (74′), Cauley Woodrow for Andros Townsend (58′) and Albert Sambi Lokonga for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (46′).
Player of the match: Thomas Kaminski
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was the goalkeeper: Thomas Kaminski. His rating is 8.36. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Liverpool – Luton Town – 4-1