LUTON. Luton Town and Sunderland draw 1-1. C. Morris scored the first goal (45′) for Luton Town. E. Embleton settled the score (78′). Sunderland was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington who had the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.6 degrees Celsius or 67.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Luton Town

1 - 1

Sunderland

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 14 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 11 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 104 Attack 94
  • 65 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 18 Total 17
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sunderland was in firm control of the ball 58% while Luton Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Luton Town to win the match​.

Luton Town shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (A. Doughty and A. Bell). Talking about the opposition, Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (C. Evans, D. Cirkin and J. Clarke).

Match Timeline

Alfie Doughty- Yellow
23'
24'
C. Evans- Yellow
30'
Amari'i Bell- Yellow
33'
Carlton Morris(goal)
45'
60'
P. Roberts- sub ->L. Dajaku
61'
61'
Elliot Embleton- sub ->A. Pritchard
63'
Dennis Cirkin - Yellow
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu- sub ->A. Doughty
71'
71'
71'
72'
78'
Elliot Embleton(goal)J. Clarke
85'
90'
Jack Clarke - Yellow

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 encounter, Luton Town will have 25 points like Preston North End and Reading to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland will have 21 points like Cardiff City to sit in the 16th 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 record in favor of Reading (1 draw).

Sunderland will play away agasint Huddersfield Town on the 2nd of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Ethan Horvath 34.United States
7.2
D
Dan Potts 3.England
7.0
D
Tom Lockyer 4.Wales
6.6
D
J. Bree 2.England
7.4
M
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
7.1
33'
M
Jordan Clark 18.England
6.7
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
7.3
71' 23'
F
Henri Lansbury 12.England
6.8
30'
F
Allan Campbell 22.Scotland
6.2
72'
F
Carlton Morris 9.England
7.3
71' 45'
F
Elijah Adebayo 11.England
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Harry Isted 21.England
D
Sonny Bradley 5.England
6.7
72'
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
6.6
71'
M
Luke Berry 8.England
M
Luke Freeman 30.England
6.5
30'
F
Cameron Jerome 35.England
85'
F
Harry Cornick 7.England
6.4
71'

Luton Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Nathan Jones decided to play with the following team: Ethan Horvath (7.2), James Bree (7.4), Tom Lockyer (6.6), Daniel Potts (7.0), Alfie Doughty (7.3), Jordan Clark (6.7), Amari’i Bell (7.1), Henri Lansbury (6.8), Allan Campbell (6.2), Elijah Adebayo (6.8) and Carlton Morris (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.6), Luke Berry, Harry Isted, Sonny Bradley (6.7), Cameron Jerome, Harry Cornick (6.4) and Luke Freeman (6.5).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 5 changes: H. Lansbury for L. Freeman (30′), A. Doughty for P. Ruddock (71′), C. Morris for H. Cornick (71′), A. Campbell for S. Bradley (72′) and E. Adebayo for C. Jerome (85′).

Best player: James Bree​

The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was James Bree.

His rating is (7.4) with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland
G
Anthony Patterson 1.England
7.1
D
D. Batth 6.England
7.1
D
Bailey Wright 26.Australia
6.5
D
Dennis Cirkin 3.England
6.8
63'
D
Luke O'Nien 13.England
6.2
M
C. Evans 4.Northern Ireland
6.7
71' 24'
M
Alex Pritchard 21.England
7.0
61'
M
Dan Neil 24.England
6.4
61'
M
Leon Dajaku 7.Germany
6.6
60'
M
Jack Clarke 20.England
7.1
90'
F
Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast
7.1
Substitutes
G
Alex Bass 12.England
D
Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland
M
P. Roberts 10.England
6.4
60'
M
Jay Matete 27.England
M
Elliot Embleton 8.England
7.4
61' 78'
M
Edouard Michut 25.France
6.5
61'
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
6.7
71'

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

Tony Mowbray played with: Anthony Patterson (7.1), Luke O’Nien (6.2), Bailey Wright (6.5), Danny Batth (7.1), Dennis Cirkin (6.8), Corry Evans (6.7), Daniel Neil (6.4), Leon Dajaku (6.6), Alex Pritchard (7.0), Jack Clarke (7.1) and Amad Diallo (7.1).

They had on the bench: Patrick Roberts (6.4), Jay Matete, Trai Hume, Ellis Simms (6.7), Elliot Embleton (7.4), Édouard Michut (6.5) and Alex Bass.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 4 changes: L. Dajaku for P. Roberts (60′), D. Neil for E. Michut (61′), A. Pritchard for E. Embleton (61′) and C. Evans for E. Simms (71′).

Best player: Elliot Embleton​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Elliot Embleton.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 8 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 61′.

Results of the day

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