Luton Town seizes a 2-1 win against Cardiff City. HIGHLIGHTS

CARDIFF. Luton Town prevailed over Cardiff City to win 2-1. A goal from R. Sawyers was decisive in the 85min.

August 31, 2022

CARDIFF. Luton Town topped Cardiff City to win 2-1. A goal from R. Sawyers was decisive in the 85min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Luton Town to strike first with a goal of L. Freeman at the 47′. Then G. Osho scored again for Luton Town in the 62′ minute. Eventually, R. Sawyers reduced the distance for Cardiff City (85′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Cardiff City was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%).

The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the support of Daniel Leach and Andrew Fox. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.

Match Statistics

Cardiff City

1 - 2

Luton Town

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

16 Total 16
2 On Target 4
14 Off Target 12
0 Shots blocked 1

121 Attack 86
56 Dangerous attack 39
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 2
4 Off Sides 2

Fouls

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

Other

3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Cardiff City was in firm control of the ball 64% while Luton Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cardiff City was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Luton Town found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.

Cardiff City shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Cardiff City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town received 3 yellow cards (L. Freeman, E. Adebayo and G. Osho).

Match Timeline

21'

45'

Elijah Adebayo- Yellow

46'

Fred Onyedinma- sub ->R. Burke

47'

56'

Gabriel Osho- sub ->L. Freeman

R. Colwill- sub ->J. Ralls

59'

62'

Gabriel Osho(goal)J. Bree

63'

Gabriel Osho- Yellow

69'

R. Sawyers- sub ->A. Rinomhota

70'

R. Sawyers(goal)

85'

87'

Luke Berry- sub ->A. Campbell

87'

Cauley Woodrow- sub ->E. Adebayo

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After playing this match, Cardiff City will stay with 8 points like Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion, Preston North End, Sunderland and Blackpool to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Luton Town will have 9 points like Rotherham United and Blackburn Rovers to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will host Watford on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Watford (5 draws).

Luton Town will host Reading on the 1st of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Reading (1 draw).

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

Ryan Allsop 1.England

6.8

M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda

6.7

P. Ng 38.England

6.7

Cédric Kipré 23.Ivory Coast

6.7

Niels Nkounkou 37.France

7.0

J. Ralls 8.England

6.8

59'

R. Wintle 6.England

7.2

Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe

7.6

70'

S. Ojo 10.England

6.2

Mark Harris 29.Wales

6.8

Max Watters 36.England

6.4

59'

Substitutes

J. Alnwick 21.England

Joel Bagan 3.England

Jack Simpson 26.England

R. Colwill 27.Wales

6.3

59'

R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis

7.5

70'

85'

J. Philogene 25.England

6.2

59'

Gavin Whyte 20.Northern Ireland

Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steve Morison decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop (6.8), Mahlon Romeo (6.7), Perry Ng (6.7), Cédric Kipré (6.7), Niels Nkounkou (7.0), Joe Ralls (6.8), Ryan Wintle (7.2), Andy Rinomhota (7.6), Sheyi Ojo (6.2), Max Watters (6.4) and Mark Harris (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Rubin Colwill (6.3), Jak Alnwick, Joel Bagan, Romaine Sawyers (7.5), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (6.2), Gavin Whyte and Jack Simpson.

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 3 changes: J. Ralls for R. Colwill (59′), M. Watters for J. Philogene-Bidace (59′) and A. Rinomhota for R. Sawyers (70′).

Best player: Andy Rinomhota

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Andy Rinomhota.

His rating is (7.6) with 32 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 18.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town

Ethan Horvath 34.United States

6.6

Dan Potts 3.England

7.0

Tom Lockyer 4.Wales

7.6

Reece Burke 16.England

6.8

46'

Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica

6.9

J. Bree 2.England

7.5

Luke Freeman 30.England

7.3

56'

21'

47'

Jordan Clark 18.England

6.6

Allan Campbell 22.Scotland

6.6

87'

Carlton Morris 9.England

6.9

69'

Elijah Adebayo 11.England

6.6

87'

45'

Substitutes

Matt Macey 33.England

Gabriel Osho 32.England

7.3

56'

63'

62'

Luke Berry 8.England

87'

Henri Lansbury 12.England

Fred Onyedinma 23.Nigeria

7.1

46'

Cameron Jerome 35.England

6.8

69'

Cauley Woodrow 10.England

87'

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

Nathan Jones played with: Ethan Horvath (6.6), Reece Burke (6.8), Tom Lockyer (7.6), Daniel Potts (7.0), James Bree (7.5), Luke Freeman (7.3), Jordan Clark (6.6), Amari’i Bell (6.9), Allan Campbell (6.6), Elijah Adebayo (6.6) and Carlton Morris (6.9).

They had on the bench: Cameron Jerome (6.8), Luke Berry, M. Macey, Cauley Woodrow, H. Lansbury, Fred Onyedinma (7.1) and Gabriel Osho (7.3).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 5 changes: R. Burke for F. Onyedinma (46′), L. Freeman for G. Osho (56′), C. Morris for C. Jerome (69′), A. Campbell for L. Berry (87′) and E. Adebayo for C. Woodrow (87′).