BLACKPOOL. Luton Town beats Blackpool 1-0 after L. Berry scored just 1 goal (57′). Blackpool lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson assisted by Jonathan Hunt and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Blackpool had a strong ball possession 59% while Luton Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Luton Town was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Blackpool shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 1 yellow card (C. Connolly). On the other side, Luton Town received 1 yellow card (L. Berry).

Standings

After this match, Blackpool will stay with 22 points like Rotherham United and Stoke City to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will have 29 points like Watford and Swansea City to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will host Middlesbrough on the 8th of November with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).

Luton Town will play away agasint Stoke City on the 8th of November with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

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

The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Chris Maxwell (6.7), Callum Connolly (6.8), Marvin Ekpiteta (6.7), Jordan Thorniley (6.9), James Husband (6.7), Grant Ward (6.2), Kenneth Dougall (7.3), Charlie Patino (6.6), Jerry Yates (7.0), Gary Madine (6.2) and CJ Hamilton (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Theo Corbeanu, Dominic Thompson (6.3), Rhys Williams, Keshi Anderson (6.5), Luke Garbutt, Daniel Grimshaw and Callum Wright (6.2).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 4 changes: C. Patino for K. Anderson (46′), J. Thorniley for D. Thompson (57′), G. Ward for C. Wright (71′) and K. Anderson for T. Corbeanu (80′).

Best player: Kenneth Dougall​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Kenneth Dougall.

His rating is (7.3) with 40 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.

Luton Town – Formation

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

Nathan Jones played with: Ethan Horvath (7.2), James Bree (7.4), Tom Lockyer (8.2), Daniel Potts (6.6), Jordan Clark (6.8), Luke Berry (7.2), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.8), Amari’i Bell (6.1), Allan Campbell (7.0), Carlton Morris (7.5) and Elijah Adebayo (7.4).

They had on the bench: Harry Cornick (6.8), Luke Freeman (6.1), Connor Lawless, Cameron Jerome, Casey Pettit, Louie Watson and Harvey Isted.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: D. Potts for H. Cornick (19′), L. Berry for L. Freeman (74′) and E. Adebayo for C. Jerome (75′).

Best player: Tom Lockyer​

The most impressive player for Luton Town was Tom Lockyer even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 31 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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

• Watford – Coventry City – 0-1
• Swansea City – Wigan Athletic – 2-2
• Sunderland – Cardiff City – 0-1
• Stoke City – Birmingham City – 1-2
• Sheffield United – Burnley – 5-2
• Rotherham United – Norwich City – 1-2
• Queens Park Rangers – West Bromwich Albion – 0-1
• Millwall – Hull City – 0-0
• Middlesbrough – Bristol City – 1-1
• Blackpool – Luton Town – 0-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Huddersfield Town – 1-0