LUTON. Luton Town beats Queens Park Rangers 3-1. Luton Town got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from E. Adebayo (18′) and J. Dunne (77′). Queens Park Rangers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Tony Harrington with the support of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Luton Town

3 - 1

Queens Park Rangers

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 18 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 12 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 84 Attack 96
  • 66 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 16 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Queens Park Rangers was in firm control of the ball 59% while Luton Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the match​.

Luton Town shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (J. Clark and H. Lansbury). Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

14'
Osman Kakay- sub ->L. Balogun
Elijah Adebayo(goal)
18'
Jordan Clark- Yellow
44'
54'
63'
63'
67'
67'
67'
77'
Jimmy Dunne(own-goal)
79'
79'
Taylor Richards- sub ->T. Roberts
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this match, Luton Town will have 21 points like Swansea City to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers will stay with 24 points like Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

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

Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Norwich City on the 2nd of November with a 12-5 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (5 draws).

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Ethan Horvath 34.United States
6.9
D
Sonny Bradley 5.England
7.1
D
Dan Potts 3.England
7.1
D
Tom Lockyer 4.Wales
7.1
M
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
6.8
M
J. Bree 2.England
7.6
M
Henri Lansbury 12.England
7.4
67' 54'
M
Jordan Clark 18.England
7.5
44'
F
Allan Campbell 22.Scotland
6.9
F
Carlton Morris 9.England
7.0
67'
F
Elijah Adebayo 11.England
7.6
67' 18'
Substitutes
G
Harry Isted 21.England
M
Fred Onyedinma 23.Nigeria
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
M
Luke Berry 8.England
M
Luke Freeman 30.England
6.0
67' 90', 90'
F
Harry Cornick 7.England
6.9
67'
F
Cameron Jerome 35.England
7.1
67'

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

The manager Nathan Jones decided to play with the following team: Ethan Horvath (6.9), Tom Lockyer (7.1), Sonny Bradley (7.1), Daniel Potts (7.1), James Bree (7.6), Henri Lansbury (7.4), Jordan Clark (7.5), Amari’i Bell (6.8), Allan Campbell (6.9), Carlton Morris (7.0) and Elijah Adebayo (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Fred Onyedinma, Alfie Doughty, Luke Berry, Harry Cornick (6.9), Luke Freeman (6.0), Harry Isted and Cameron Jerome (7.1).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: C. Morris for H. Cornick (67′), H. Lansbury for L. Freeman (67′) and E. Adebayo for C. Jerome (67′).

Best player: James Bree​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was James Bree even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 29 passes (55% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 11 crosses.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
5.9
D
Leon Balogun 26.Nigeria
6.6
14'
D
K. Paal 22.Suriname
7.0
D
Jake Clarke-Salter 5.England
7.1
D
Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland
6.5
79'
M
Sam Field 15.England
6.8
63'
M
Luke Amos 8.England
5.8
63'
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
6.2
F
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
6.8
F
Tyler Roberts 11.Wales
7.0
79'
F
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
7.4
Substitutes
G
Jordan Archer 13.Scotland
D
Rob Dickie 4.England
6.2
63'
D
Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone
6.8
14'
M
Andre Dozzell 17.England
79'
M
Albert Adomah 37.Ghana
M
Taylor Richards 20.England
79'
M
Stefan Johansen 6.Norway
6.4
63'

Queens Park Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Michael Beale played with: Seny Dieng (5.9), Leon Balogun (6.6), Jimmy Dunne (6.5), Jake Clarke-Salter (7.1), Kenneth Paal (7.0), Luke Amos (5.8), Tim Iroegbunam (6.2), Samuel Field (7.0), Tyler Roberts (7.0), Lyndon Dykes (7.4) and Ilias Chair (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Archer, Andre Dozzell, Albert Adomah, Robert Dickie (6.3), Osman Kakay (6.8), Taylor Richards and Stefan Johansen (6.6).

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 5 changes: L. Balogun for O. Kakay (14′), S. Field for R. Dickie (63′), L. Amos for S. Johansen (63′), J. Dunne for A. Dozzell (79′) and T. Roberts for T. Richards (79′).

Best player: Lyndon Dykes​

The most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Lyndon Dykes.

His rating is (7.4) with 16 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​