LONDON. Luton Town found a way to capture a draw against Crystal Palace with a late goal from C. Woodrow scored in the (90′) after Crystal Palace got a lead with a goal from J. Mateta (11′).
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Singh with the collaboration of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.33 degrees Celsius or 43.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 21 Total 8
- 4 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 5
- 8 Shots blocked 1
- 94 Attack 110
- 55 Dangerous attack 44
- 100 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 20 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Crystal Palace was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Luton Town that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Crystal Palace was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Crystal Palace to win the match.
Crystal Palace shot 21 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Muñoz and Eberechi Eze). On the opposite side, Luton Town received 3 yellow cards (Issa Kaboré, Luke Berry and Reece Burke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Crystal Palace has 29 points to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will has 21 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will host Newcastle United on the 16th of March with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (9 draws).
Luton Town will host Nottingham Forest on the 16th of March with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Luton Town (3 draws).
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace
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81'
11'
Crystal Palace adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Oliver Glasner decided to play with the following team: Sam Johnstone , Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Chris Richards , Daniel Muñoz , Adam Wharton , Jefferson Lerma , Tyrick Mitchell , Jordan Ayew , Jean-Philippe Mateta and Eberechi Eze .
The home team had on the bench: Odsonne Édouard , James Tomkins, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes , Naouirou Ahamada , Dean Henderson, Luke Plange, Kaden Rodney and David Ozoh.
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: Adam Wharton for Will Hughes (81′), Jordan Ayew for Naouirou Ahamada (70′) and Jean-Philippe Mateta for Odsonne Édouard (81′).
Player of the match: Eberechi Eze
The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Eberechi Eze.
His rating is with 42 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
Also Luton Town adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Rob Edwards played with: Thomas Kaminski , Reece Burke , Teden Mengi , Gabriel Osho , Issa Kaboré , Jordan Clark , Ross Barkley , Alfie Doughty , Chiedozie Ogbene , Tahith Chong and Carlton Morris .
They had on the bench: Luke Berry , James Shea, Cauley Woodrow , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Tim Krul, Zack Nelson , Axel Piesold, Daiki Hashioka and Andros Townsend .
Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Daiki Hashioka (injured) and Cauley Woodrow (injured).
Substitutions
Luton Town made 4 changes: Teden Mengi for Daiki Hashioka (62′), Gabriel Osho for Cauley Woodrow (81′), Jordan Clark for Luke Berry (87′) and Chiedozie Ogbene for Andros Townsend (87′).
Player of the match: Cauley Woodrow
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Cauley Woodrow.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 81′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Fulham – 2-1
- Manchester United – Everton – 2-0
- Crystal Palace – Luton Town – 1-1
- Arsenal – Brentford – 2-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Sheffield United – 2-2
