LONDON. Luton Town defeats Millwall 2-0 after H. Cornick scores a double.
The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the help of Wade Smith and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 5 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 117 Attack 96
- 59 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Millwall had a strong ball possession 58% while Luton Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Millwall was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Luton Town was able to find the solution to win this match.
Millwall shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Millwall received 1 yellow card (J. Cooper). On the other side, Luton Town received 3 yellow cards (J. Bree, K. Naismith and J. Clark).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Millwall will stay with 15 points like Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Blackpool to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will have 17 points like Blackburn Rovers to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away with Sheffield United on the 19th of October with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (4 draws).
Luton Town will play away agasint Derby County on the 19th of October with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Derby County (1 draw).
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
69'
67'
Millwall started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gary Rowett decided to play with the following team: Bartosz Białkowski , Daniel Ballard , Shaun Hutchinson , Jake Cooper , Dan McNamara , George Evans , George Saville , Murray Wallace , Jed Wallace , Sheyi Ojo and Benik Afobe .
The home team had on the bench: Maikel Kieftenbeld, Billy Mitchell, Matt Smith , Ryan Leonard , Tom Bradshaw, George Long and Mason Bennett.
Substitutions
Millwall made 2 changes: D. McNamara for M. Smith (55′) and M. Wallace for R. Leonard (67′).
Best player: Jake Cooper
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Jake Cooper.
His rating is with 44 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
11', 53'
Luton Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Nathan Jones played with: Simon Sluga , Tom Lockyer , Sonny Bradley , Kal Naismith , James Bree , Glen Rea , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Amari Bell , Jordan Clark , Elijah Adebayo and Harry Cornick .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luke Berry, Admiral Muskwe , Cameron Jerome , James Shea, Reece Burke, Fred Onyedinma and Henri Lansbury .
Substitutions
Luton Town made 3 changes: H. Cornick for C. Jerome (68′), J. Clark for H. Lansbury (76′) and E. Adebayo for A. Muskwe (79′).
Best player: Simon Sluga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was the goalkeeper: Simon Sluga. His rating is 8.62. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Blackburn Rovers – Coventry City – 2-2
- Bristol City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
- Fulham – Queens Park Rangers – 4-1
- Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 2-0
- Middlesbrough – Peterborough United – 2-0
- Millwall – Luton Town – 0-2
- Nottingham Forest – Blackpool – 2-1
- Preston North End – Derby County – 0-0
- Reading – Barnsley – 1-0
- Sheffield United – Stoke City – 2-1
