West Ham United overcomes Luton Town 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. West Ham United was able to reverse the score against Luton Town.

May 12, 2024

LONDON. West Ham United found a way to turn the tables against Luton Town. It was Luton Town to score first with a goal from Albert Sambi Lokonga. Notwithstanding, later West Ham United found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with James Ward-Prowse (54′), Tomas Soucek (65′) and G. Earthy (76′). West Ham United made the most of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver who was helped by Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.38 degrees Celsius or 68.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.

Match Statistics

West Ham United

3 - 1

Luton Town

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

24 Total 4
8 On Target 1
9 Off Target 1
7 Shots blocked 2

76 Attack 88
57 Dangerous attack 53
68 Ball safe 63

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 6

Fouls

9 Total 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

West Ham United had a strong ball possession 58% while Luton Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Ham United was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the match.

West Ham United shot 24 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 4 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

West Ham United received 1 yellow card (Emerson Palmieri). Regarding the opposition, Luton Town received 3 yellow cards (Carlton Morris, Reece Burke and Ross Barkley).

Match Timeline

Albert Sambi Lokonga(goal)Alfie Doughty

10'

Ross Barkley- Yellow

39'

Jordan Clark- sub ->Ross Barkley

Emerson Palmieri- Yellow

52'

James Ward-Prowse(goal)

54'

Tomas Soucek (goal)

65'

73'

Chiedozie Ogbene - sub ->Fred Onyedinma

79'

Reece Burke- Yellow

83'

Carlton Morris- Yellow

Aaron Cresswell- sub ->Emerson Palmieri

84'

Danny Ings- sub ->Lucas Paquetá

84'

87'

Luke Berry- sub ->Alfie Doughty

87'

Cauley Woodrow- sub ->Reece Burke

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this encounter, West Ham United has 52 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town will stays with 26 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, West Ham United will play away with Manchester City on the 19th of May with a 30-5 head to head in favor of Manchester City (8 draws).

Luton Town will host Fulham on the 19th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Fulham (2 draws).

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United

Alphonse Areola 23.France

6.6

Kurt Zouma 4.France

7.6

Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic

7.2

Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy

7.1

90'

Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy

7.1

84'

52'

Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil

7.3

84'

Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana

8.3

Jarrod Bowen 20.England

7.3

Tomas Soucek 28.Czech Republic

8.3

65'

James Ward-Prowse 7.England

7.5

54'

Michail Antonio 9.Jamaica

7.0

75'

Substitutes

Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland

Benjamin Johnson 2.England

Aaron Cresswell 3.England

6.1

84'

Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico

Maxwel Cornet 17.Ivory Coast

Danny Ings 18.England

6.1

84'

Divin Mubama 45.England

West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager David Moyes decided to play with the following team: Alphonse Areola (6.6), Vladimir Coufal (7.2), Kurt Zouma (7.6), Angelo Ogbonna (7.1), Emerson Palmieri (7.1), Tomas Soucek (8.3), James Ward-Prowse (7.5), Jarrod Bowen (7.3), Mohammed Kudus (8.3), Lucas Paquetá (7.3) and Michail Antonio (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Edson Álvarez, Lukasz Fabianski, Benjamin Johnson, Aaron Cresswell (6.1), Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings (6.1), G. Earthy (7.0), K. Casey (6.3) and Divin Mubama.

Substitutions

West Ham United made 2 changes: Emerson Palmieri for Aaron Cresswell (84′) and Lucas Paquetá for Danny Ings (84′).

Player of the match: Mohammed Kudus

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Mohammed Kudus even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.3 with 41 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town

Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium

6.1

Gabriel Osho 2.England

6.7

Teden Mengi 15.England

6.3

Reece Burke 16.England

6.5

87'

79'

Ross Barkley 6.England

6.5

39'

10'

Carlton Morris 9.England

6.5

83'

Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands

6.8

Albert Sambi Lokonga 28.Belgium

7.2

Fred Onyedinma 32.Nigeria

6.3

73'

Alfie Doughty 45.England

7.0

87'

Elijah Adebayo 11.England

6.5

Substitutes

Tim Krul 23.Netherlands

Daiki Hashioka 27.Japan

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England

Jordan Clark 18.England

6.2

39'

Andros Townsend 30.England

Luke Berry 8.England

6.3

87'

Cauley Woodrow 10.England

6.1

87'

Chiedozie Ogbene 7.Republic of Ireland

6.5

73'

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

Rob Edwards played with: Thomas Kaminski (6.1), Reece Burke (6.5), Teden Mengi (6.3), Gabriel Osho (6.7), Fred Onyedinma (6.3), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.2), Ross Barkley (6.5), Alfie Doughty (7.0), Carlton Morris (6.5), Tahith Chong (6.8) and Elijah Adebayo (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Chiedozie Ogbene (6.5), Luke Berry (6.3), Cauley Woodrow (6.1), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Jordan Clark (6.2), Tim Krul, Daiki Hashioka, Andros Townsend and J. Johnson.

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Jordan Clark (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 4 changes: Ross Barkley for Jordan Clark (39′), Fred Onyedinma for Chiedozie Ogbene (73′), Reece Burke for Cauley Woodrow (87′) and Alfie Doughty for Luke Berry (87′).