English League Championship

Luton Town vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Luton Town
  • 28': Gabriel Osho
  • 90'+1': Allan Campbell
FT
2 - 0
Watford

    About

    Luton Town are hosting Watford at Kenilworth Road, Luton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 1': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
    • 1': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo tries a through ball, but Carlton Morris is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 8': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a corner.
    • 13': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
    • 14': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
    • 15': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 15': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
    • 17': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alfie Doughty.
    • 18': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 18': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Doughty.
    • 22': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Allan Campbell (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 22': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 23': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
    • 23': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Goal! Luton Town 1, Watford 0. Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
    • 29': Delay in match (Watford).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 34': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
    • 36': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Cody Drameh (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 42': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvelous Nakamba.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 45': Offside, Watford. Daniel Bachmann tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
    • 45'+2': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 1, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 1, Watford 0.
    • 46': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 47': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
    • 47': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Allan Campbell (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Osho.
    • 64': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 65': Substitution, Watford. João Ferreira replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 65': Substitution, Watford. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Wesley Hoedt.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
    • 66': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Bachmann (Watford).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 68': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 69': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 73': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
    • 73': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 75': João Ferreira (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Ismaël Koné.
    • 78': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
    • 78': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvelous Nakamba with a headed pass.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
    • 82': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 82': Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 84': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 84': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 86': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
    • 86': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
    • 89': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
    • 90'+1': Cody Drameh (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Luton Town 2, Watford 0. Allan Campbell (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Lockyer with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 90'+3': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Carlton Morris.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Watford).
    • 90'+4': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Delay in match (Watford).
    • 90'+5': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Watford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 2, Watford 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 1
    55.4 Possession 44.6
    2 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    261 Accurate Passes 187
    377 Passes 292
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    1 Accurate Crosses 11
    10 Crosses 23
    0.1 Cross % 0.5
    73 Long Balls 61
    30 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 18
    26 Tackles 27
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 14
    18 Effective Clearances 14
    18 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Kenilworth Road
    Location: Luton, England
    Attendance: 10,046

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
    2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
    3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LTN Luton Town (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    34 Ethan Horvath (GK)
    4 Tom Lockyer
    29 Amari'i Bell
    32 Gabriel Osho
    13 Marvelous Nakamba
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    22 Allan Campbell
    45 Alfie Doughty
    2 Cody Drameh Yellow Card
    11 Elijah Adebayo
    9 Carlton Morris
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Reece Burke, Cauley Woodrow, Henri Lansbury, Joseph Taylor, James Shea, Sonny Bradley, Luke Berry.

    WAT Watford (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    15 Craig Cathcart
    44 Wesley Hoedt
    22 Ryan Porteous
    6 Imran Louza Yellow Card
    11 Ismaël Koné
    4 Hamza Choudhury Yellow Card
    12 Ken Sema
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    10 João Pedro Yellow Card
    7 Keinan Davis
    Watford Substitutes:
    Ben Hamer, Leandro Bacuna, Yáser Asprilla, Christian Kabasele, João Ferreira, Britt Assombalonga, Ismaïla Sarr.

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