Wolverhampton Wanderers defeats Luton Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers conquered Luton Town to win 2-1.

April 28, 2024

WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers bested Luton Town to win 2-1. It was Wolverhampton Wanderers to strike first with a goal of Hee-chan Hwang at the 39′. Then Toti scored again for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 50′ minute. Eventually, Carlton Morris reduced the distance for Luton Town (80′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Wolverhampton Wanderers took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the help of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.13 degrees Celsius or 48.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.

Match Statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 - 1

Luton Town

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

13 Total 9
5 On Target 6
4 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 1

86 Attack 108
34 Dangerous attack 47
135 Ball safe 84

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 4

Fouls

14 Total 14
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Wolverhampton Wanderers had a strong ball possession 58% while Luton Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Wolverhampton Wanderers managed to find the solution to win this match.

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Hee-chan Hwang, Pablo Sarabia and João Gomes). Talking about the opposition, Luton Town received 1 yellow card (Albert Sambi Lokonga).

Match Timeline

João Gomes- Yellow

11'

Hee-chan Hwang(goal)Matheus Cunha

39'

Toti(goal)Mario Lemina

50'

58'

Albert Sambi Lokonga- Yellow

66'

Luke Berry- sub ->Jordan Clark

66'

Cauley Woodrow- sub ->Daiki Hashioka

Pablo Sarabia- sub ->Matheus Cunha

76'

78'

Elijah Adebayo- sub ->Ross Barkley

80'

Carlton Morris(goal)Reece Burke

Hee-chan Hwang- Yellow

81'

Hugo Bueno- sub ->Rayan Aït-Nouri

85'

88'

Fred Onyedinma- sub ->Alfie Doughty

Pablo Sarabia- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers has 46 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will stays with 25 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against Manchester City on the 4th of May with a 13-4 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

Luton Town will host Everton on the 3rd of May with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers

José Sá 1.Portugal

7.7

Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay

Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal

6.7

Max Kilman 23.England

7.5

Toti 24.Portugal

7.7

50'

Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

7.0

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

6.7

João Gomes 8.Brazil

6.8

11'

Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria

7.0

85'

Mario Lemina 5.Gabon

7.8

J. Pied 8.France

Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea

7.3

81'

39'

Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil

6.4

76'

Substitutes

Daniel Bentley 25.England

W. Okoduwa 61.England

Hugo Bueno 17.Spain

6.4

85'

Thomas Doyle 20.England

T. Chirewa 62.England

Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain

6.1

76'

90'

E. González 30.Paraguay

T. Barnett 45.England

N. Fraser 63.England

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Santiago Bueno, Jérémy Pied, José Sá (7.7), Nélson Semedo (6.7), Max Kilman (7.5), Toti (7.7), Matt Doherty (7.5), João Gomes (6.8), Mario Lemina (7.8), Boubacar Traoré (6.7), Boubacar Traoré (7.0), Rayan Aït-Nouri (7.0), Matheus Cunha (6.4) and Hee-chan Hwang (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Doyle, Daniel Bentley, E. González, T. Barnett, W. Okoduwa, T. Chirewa, N. Fraser, Hugo Bueno (6.4) and Pablo Sarabia (6.1).

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Hugo Bueno (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 2 changes: Matheus Cunha for Pablo Sarabia (76′) and Rayan Aït-Nouri for Hugo Bueno (85′).

Player of the match: Mario Lemina

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Mario Lemina even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 78 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town

Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium

6.8

Reece Burke 16.England

7.3

Gabriel Osho 2.England

7.0

Teden Mengi 15.England

7.1

Albert Sambi Lokonga 28.Belgium

7.0

58'

Alfie Doughty 45.England

7.0

88'

Ross Barkley 6.England

7.0

78'

Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands

6.7

Jordan Clark 18.England

7.0

66'

Daiki Hashioka 27.Japan

6.8

66'

Carlton Morris 9.England

8.1

80'

Substitutes

James Shea 1.England

Tim Krul 23.Netherlands

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England

Luke Berry 8.England

6.7

66'

Andros Townsend 30.England

Fred Onyedinma 32.Nigeria

6.3

88'

Cauley Woodrow 10.England

7.1

66'

Elijah Adebayo 11.England

6.3

78'

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

Rob Edwards played with: Thomas Kaminski (6.8), Reece Burke (7.3), Teden Mengi (7.1), Gabriel Osho (7.0), Daiki Hashioka (6.8), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.0), Ross Barkley (7.0), Alfie Doughty (7.0), Jordan Clark (7.0), Tahith Chong (6.7), Carlton Morris (8.1).

They had on the bench: Luke Berry (6.7), James Shea, Cauley Woodrow (7.1), Elijah Adebayo (6.3), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Tim Krul, J. Johnson, Fred Onyedinma (6.3) and Andros Townsend.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 4 changes: Jordan Clark for Luke Berry (66′), Daiki Hashioka for Cauley Woodrow (66′), Ross Barkley for Elijah Adebayo (78′) and Alfie Doughty for Fred Onyedinma (88′).