English League Championship

Luton Town vs Watford, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Luton Town
  • 78': James Collins (P)
FT
1 - 0
Watford
  • Red Card 88': Kiko Femenía

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
  • 2': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Berry following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Berry.
  • 7': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Will Hughes.
  • 8': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
  • 15': Kal Naismith (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 16': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
  • 17': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 18': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Clark following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
  • 28': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
  • 28': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Hand ball by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
  • 33': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 33': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kazenga LuaLua.
  • 39': Hand ball by Kal Naismith (Luton Town).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
  • 40': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Carlos Sánchez (Watford).
  • 42': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
  • 42': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Watford).
  • 45'+2': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Luton Town) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Watford 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 47': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 47': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Isaac Success (Watford).
  • 47': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 49': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 49': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
  • 54': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
  • 61': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Carlos Sánchez.
  • 64': Offside, Watford. Achraf Lazaar tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 65': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 68': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Will Hughes following a corner.
  • 70': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
  • 72': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Kiko Femenía (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt saved. James Bree (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 73': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 74': Hand ball by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 75': Penalty Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 75': Penalty conceded by Daniel Bachmann (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 75': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Substitution, Luton Town. James Collins replaces Elijah Adebayo because of an injury.
  • 78': Goal! Luton Town 1, Watford 0. James Collins (Luton Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 80': Substitution, Watford. Joseph Hungbo replaces Ken Sema.
  • 80': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 80': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Luke Berry (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Achraf Lazaar.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 83': Substitution, Luton Town. Glen Rea replaces Luke Berry.
  • 85': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
  • 86': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
  • 86': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Troost-Ekong.
  • 87': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 87': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
  • 88': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Second yellow card to Kiko Femenía (Watford) for a bad foul.
  • 90': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
  • 90': Offside, Watford. Isaac Success tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Luton Town. Dan Potts replaces Kal Naismith.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town).
  • 90'+2': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town).
  • 90'+4': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Watford 0.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 0
48.3 Possession 51.7
5 SHOTS 16
0 ON GOAL 2
0.0 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
196 Accurate Passes 220
327 Passes 345
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
0 Accurate Crosses 10
15 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.5
89 Long Balls 85
26 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 12
14 Effective Clearances 22
14 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 33 +48 72
2 Sheffield United 33 +24 70
3 Burnley 34 +34 68
4 Sunderland 34 +19 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Simon Sluga (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley Yellow Card
6 Matty Pearson
24 Kal Naismith
26 James Bree
29 Elijah Adebayo
17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
8 Luke Berry Yellow Card
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
18 Jordan Clark
25 Kazenga Lua Lua
Luton Town Substitutes:
Ryan Tunnicliffe, James Shea, Dion Pereira, George Moncur, James Collins, Martin Cranie, Dan Potts, Glen Rea, Joe Morrell.

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Daniel Bachmann (GK) Yellow Card
31 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
5 William Troost-Ekong
17 Achraf Lazaar
21 Kiko Femenía Yellow Card
19 Will Hughes
7 Philip Zinckernagel
28 Carlos Sánchez
10 João Pedro
12 Ken Sema
23 Ismaïla Sarr
Watford Substitutes:
Andre Gray, Craig Cathcart, Dan Gosling, Joseph Hungbo, Tom Cleverley, Ben Foster, Christian Kabasele, Isaac Success, Marc Navarro.

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