Manchester City conquers Luton Town 6-2 with 5 goals from E. Haaland

LUTON. Manchester City had an adventurous win over Luton Town. The hero of the match was E. Haaland who scored in the 3rd, 18th, 40th, 55th and 58th minute.

By
John Ross
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Manchester City conquers Luton Town 6-2 with 5 goals from E. Haaland

LUTON. Manchester City had an adventurous win over Luton Town. The hero of the match was E. Haaland who scored in the 3rd, 18th, 40th, 55th and 58th minute. Manchester City capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 11,163 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor with the support of Marc Perry and Shaun Hudson. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Luton Town

2 - 6

Team 1

Manchester City

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 14 Total 17
  • 8 On Target 15
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 71 Attack 111
  • 45 Dangerous attack 38
  • 145 Ball safe 155
  • 4 Free Kicks 11
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 58% while Luton Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Manchester City was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Luton Town shot 14 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 17 times, 15 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

3'
Erling Haaland(goal)Kevin De Bruyne
18'
Erling Haaland(goal)Kevin De Bruyne
38'
Jérémy Doku- sub ->Jack Grealish
40'
Erling Haaland(goal)Kevin De Bruyne
Jordan Clark(goal)Ross Barkley
45'
Jordan Clark(goal)Ross Barkley
52'
55'
Erling Haaland(goal)Kevin De Bruyne
Andros Townsend- sub ->Cauley Woodrow
56'
58'
Erling Haaland(goal)Bernardo Silva
Daiki Hashioka- sub ->Chiedozie Ogbene
62'
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu- sub ->Jordan Clark
62'
72'
Mateo Kovacic(goal)John Stones
77'
Oscar Bobb- sub ->John Stones
77'
Sergio Gómez- sub ->Nathan Aké
77'
Rico Lewis- sub ->Bernardo Silva
77'
Julián Álvarez- sub ->Erling Haaland

Standings

Standings
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Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Tim Krul 23.Netherlands
7.3
D
Teden Mengi 15.England
6.1
D
Reece Burke 16.England
6.1
D
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
6.4
39'
M
Ross Barkley 6.England
8.4
M
Chiedozie Ogbene  7.Republic of Ireland
6.3
62'
M
Carlton Morris 9.England
6.6
M
Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands
6.3
M
Jordan Clark 18.England
8.5
62' Goals45', 52'
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
6.8
F
Cauley Woodrow 10.England
6.4
56'
Substitutes
G
James Shea 1.England
D
Gabriel Osho 2.England
D
Daiki Hashioka 27.Japan
6.8
62'
M
Luke Berry 8.England
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
6.8
62'
M
Andros Townsend 30.England
6.8
56'

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: Tim Krul (7.3), Reece Burke (6.1), Teden Mengi (6.1), Amari’i Bell (6.4), Chiedozie Ogbene (6.3), Jordan Clark (8.5), Ross Barkley (8.4), Alfie Doughty (6.8), Carlton Morris (6.6), Tahith Chong (6.3) and Cauley Woodrow (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: James Shea, Gabriel Osho, Luke Berry, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.8), Daiki Hashioka (6.8), Joseph Johnson (6.4), Zack Nelson, Axel Piesold and Andros Townsend  (6.8).

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Joseph Johnson (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: Cauley Woodrow for Andros Townsend  (56′), Jordan Clark for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (62′) and Chiedozie Ogbene for Daiki Hashioka (62′).

Player of the match: Jordan Clark​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Jordan Clark.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 38 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
7.1
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
6.8
D
John Stones 5.England
7.3
77'
D
Nathan Aké  6.Netherlands
6.6
77'
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
6.8
M
Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia
7.3
Goals72'
M
Jack Grealish 10.England
7.0
38'
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
9.4
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
7.8
77'
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
7.9
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
10.2
77' Goals3', 18', 40', 55', 58'
Substitutes
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
6.4
77'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
6.8
77'
M
Phil Foden 47.England
M
Oscar Bobb 52.Norway
6.8
77'
F
Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium
7.1
38'
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
7.1
77'

Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Stefan Ortega (7.1), Kyle Walker  (6.8), John Stones (7.3), Manuel Akanji (6.8), Nathan Aké (6.6), Mateo Kovacic (7.3), Matheus Nunes (7.9), Bernardo Silva (7.8), Kevin De Bruyne (9.4), Jack Grealish (7.0) and Erling Haaland (10.2).

These were the players on the bench: Sergio Gómez (6.8), Ederson, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb (6.8), Rico Lewis (6.4), Rúben Dias, Rodri, Julián Álvarez (7.1) and Jérémy Doku (7.1).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 5 changes: Jack Grealish for Jérémy Doku (38′), Nathan Aké for Sergio Gómez (77′), Erling Haaland for Julián Álvarez (77′), Bernardo Silva for Rico Lewis (77′) and John Stones for Oscar Bobb (77′).

Player of the match: Kevin De Bruyne​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.4 with 55 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the FA Cup.​