West Ham United vs Luton Town, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
West Ham deal hammer blow to Luton's survival hopes with 3-1 win
A fine second half performance saw West Ham earn a 3-1 win against struggling Luton Town.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 6': Goal! West Ham United 0, Luton Town 1. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
- 8': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 10': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
- 10': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a cross.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Emerson.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 20': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 24': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Soucek with a headed pass.
- 25': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 25': Reece Burke (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Tahith Chong (Luton Town).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 32': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town).
- 32': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 33': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
- 38': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Substitution, Luton Town. Jordan Clark replaces Ross Barkley because of an injury.
- 42': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 42': Reece Burke (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tahith Chong.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'+5': Offside, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Luton Town 1.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Luton Town 1.
- 46': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 46': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 50': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 50': Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 51': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jordan Clark.
- 52': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 52': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Emerson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Alphonse Areola (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
- 54': Goal! West Ham United 1, Luton Town 1. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town).
- 58': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 60': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Soucek with a cross.
- 61': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 62': Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Emerson (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 63': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alfie Doughty.
- 64': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 65': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 65': Goal! West Ham United 2, Luton Town 1. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 67': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 68': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
- 70': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen following a fast break.
- 71': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town).
- 71': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Reece Burke.
- 73': Attempt missed. Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emerson with a headed pass following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Fred Onyedinma.
- 74': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
- 75': Substitution, West Ham United. George Earthy replaces Michail Antonio.
- 76': Goal! West Ham United 3, Luton Town 1. George Earthy (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 78': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 78': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Reece Burke (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 81': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town).
- 81': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 83': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 83': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 84': Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell replaces Emerson.
- 86': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
- 86': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Reece Burke.
- 87': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Alfie Doughty.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 90'+1': Foul by George Earthy (West Ham United).
- 90'+1': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 90'+1': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
- 90'+2': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, West Ham United. Kaelan Casey replaces Angelo Ogbonna.
- 90'+3': Offside, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a through ball.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Luton Town 1.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 3, Luton Town 1.
Statistics
 LTN |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 248 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 320 | Passes | 459 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 33 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,475
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,475
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | +10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | +19 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | +8 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 10 | +4 | 18 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 33 | Emerson  |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
| 7 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Luton Town (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 15 | Teden Mengi |
| 2 | Gabriel Osho |
| 16 | Reece Burke |
| 6 | Ross Barkley |
| 28 | Albert Sambi Lokonga |
| 45 | Alfie Doughty |
| 32 | Fred Onyedinma |
| 11 | Elijah Adebayo |
| 14 | Tahith Chong |
| 9 | Carlton Morris |
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