Luton Town vs Portsmouth, 2017-18 English FA Cup, Round 1

· English FA Cup

Luton Town

45'+1': James Collins

FT
1 - 0

Portsmouth

84': Nathan Thompson

James Collins effort wins it for Luton

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
3': Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt saved. Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
6': Foul by Olly Lee (Luton Town).
6': Oliver Hawkins (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Alan Sheehan (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth).
9': James Collins (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
9': Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Offside, Luton Town. Alan Sheehan tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
13': Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Christian Burgess (Portsmouth).
14': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Sheehan with a cross following a set piece situation.
17': Offside, Luton Town. Andrew Shinnie tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
17': Offside, Luton Town. James Collins tries a through ball, but Luke Berry is caught offside.
19': Offside, Portsmouth. Stuart O'Keefe tries a through ball, but Brett Pitman is caught offside.
20': Attempt saved. Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart O'Keefe.
20': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Marek Stech.
22': Attempt blocked. Matthew Kennedy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart O'Keefe with a headed pass.
22': Offside, Portsmouth. Oliver Hawkins tries a through ball, but Brett Pitman is caught offside.
24': Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth).
24': Ben Close (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Olly Lee (Luton Town).
24': Olly Lee (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
26': Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth).
27': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Offside, Luton Town. Olly Lee tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
30': Attempt blocked. Ben Close (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
30': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
32': Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
32': Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Brandon Haunstrup (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
34': Attempt saved. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Hylton.
37': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
37': Brandon Haunstrup (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
39': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matthew Kennedy.
41': Foul by Jack Stacey (Luton Town).
41': Stuart O'Keefe (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Delay in match Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) because of an injury.
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Attempt saved. Danny Hylton (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Shinnie with a cross.
45'+1': Goal! Luton Town 1, Portsmouth 0. James Collins (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Hylton.
45'+2': Foul by Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town).
45'+2': Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 1, Portsmouth 0.
45': Second Half begins Luton Town 1, Portsmouth 0.
48': Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Alan Sheehan (Luton Town).
49': Delay in match Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town) because of an injury.
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) has gone down, but that's a dive.
50': Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
53': Foul by Christian Burgess (Portsmouth).
53': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Offside, Luton Town. Luke Berry tries a through ball, but Jack Stacey is caught offside.
55': Attempt saved. Dan Potts (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Olly Lee.
55': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Luke McGee.
56': Attempt missed. Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Sheehan with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt saved. Matthew Kennedy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart O'Keefe.
58': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
58': Stuart O'Keefe (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
59': Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matthew Kennedy with a cross following a corner.
61': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Kennedy with a cross.
61': Attempt missed. Stuart O'Keefe (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Burgess.
61': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Marek Stech.
62': Attempt missed. Oliver Hawkins (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon Haunstrup with a cross following a corner.
63': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kyle Bennett replaces Matthew Kennedy.
63': Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Brett Pitman.
63': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth).
63': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Foul by Jack Stacey (Luton Town).
65': Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Luke Berry.
68': Attempt missed. Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu following a fast break.
68': Offside, Luton Town. Luke Berry tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
70': Attempt saved. Ben Close (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
70': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
71': Offside, Luton Town. Luke Berry tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
71': Foul by Stuart O'Keefe (Portsmouth).
71': Olly Lee (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Stuart O'Keefe (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
74': Attempt blocked. Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Sheehan with a cross.
74': Delay in match Brandon Haunstrup (Portsmouth) because of an injury.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Offside, Portsmouth. Kyle Bennett tries a through ball, but Oliver Hawkins is caught offside.
77': Attempt saved. Olly Lee (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
81': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dan Potts.
82': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
82': Marek Stech (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Cornick replaces Andrew Shinnie.
83': Attempt missed. Oliver Hawkins (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart O'Keefe.
84': Foul by Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth).
84': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Second yellow card to Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) for a bad foul.
85': Attempt missed. Olly Lee (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
86': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Attempt blocked. Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Hawkins.
87': Attempt missed. Luke Berry (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
87': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
88': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by James Collins.
89': Attempt saved. Olly Lee (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Hylton.
89': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Luke McGee.
90'+1': Foul by Stuart O'Keefe (Portsmouth).
90'+1': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Ben Close (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
90'+1': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Marek Stech.
90'+2': Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Brandon Haunstrup (Portsmouth).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Portsmouth 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Portsmouth 0.

Statistics

POR		LTN
12	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	7
8	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	6
51.2	Possession	48.8
16	SHOTS	13
6	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
228	Accurate Passes	217
345	Passes	337
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
3	Accurate Crosses	8
26	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.6
83	Long Balls	82
20	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.2	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	9
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
27	Effective Clearances	34
27	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 5,333

Line-Ups

Luton Town (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Marek Stech (GK)
44	Alan Sheehan
6	Scott Cuthbert
3	Dan Potts
7	Jack Stacey
9	Danny Hylton
17	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
11	Andrew Shinnie
18	Luke Berry
8	Oliver Lee
19	James Collins

Luton Town Substitutes:

James Shea, Lawson D'Ath, James Justin, Luke Gambin, Elliott Lee, Akin Famewo, Harry Cornick.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Luke McGee (GK)
5	Matthew Clarke
6	Christian Burgess
38	Brandon Haunstrup
20	Nathan Thompson
9	Oliver Hawkins
7	Stuart O'Keefe
33	Ben Close
8	Brett Pitman
11	Matthew Kennedy
18	Jamal Lowe

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Gareth Evans, Kyle Bennett, Conor Chaplin, Milan Lalkovic, Dion Donohue, Danny Rose, Alex Bass.

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