English Premier League

Luton Town vs Newcastle United, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Luton Town
  • 25': Andros Townsend
FT
1 - 0
Newcastle United

    Townsend on target as Luton upset injury-hit Newcastle

    Winger Andros Townsend netted his first goal for Luton Town as they beat his former club Newcastle United 1-0 at Kenilworth Road on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
    • 10': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
    • 11': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Issa Kaboré.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Lewis Miley (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 14': Offside, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
    • 19': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
    • 20': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
    • 25': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Goal! Luton Town 1, Newcastle United 0. Andros Townsend (Luton Town) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley following a corner.
    • 28': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town).
    • 29': Offside, Newcastle United. Dan Burn is caught offside.
    • 30': Foul by Andros Townsend (Luton Town).
    • 30': Lewis Miley (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
    • 33': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
    • 34': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
    • 35': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a through ball.
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sven Botman replaces Jamaal Lascelles because of an injury.
    • 38': Substitution, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak replaces Lewis Miley.
    • 39': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
    • 44': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
    • 44': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
    • 45'+3': Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 1, Newcastle United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 1, Newcastle United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Ryan Giles replaces Issa Kaboré.
    • 49': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
    • 50': Foul by Ryan Giles (Luton Town).
    • 50': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a corner.
    • 52': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
    • 56': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
    • 56': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 60': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
    • 63': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
    • 64': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Ryan Giles (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
    • 66': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Sven Botman.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Longstaff with a through ball.
    • 70': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 71': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
    • 71': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
    • 76': Substitution, Luton Town. Mads Andersen replaces Amari'i Bell because of an injury.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Alfie Doughty.
    • 79': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 80': Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
    • 80': Substitution, Luton Town. Carlton Morris replaces Elijah Adebayo.
    • 81': Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Andros Townsend.
    • 81': Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Miguel Almirón.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
    • 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall replaces Dan Burn.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 87': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 88': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
    • 89': Teden Mengi (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak with a headed pass.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.
    • 90'+4': Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
    • 90'+4': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Sven Botman.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Newcastle United 0.
    • 90'+8': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Newcastle United 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 2
    65.2 Possession 34.8
    15 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    469 Accurate Passes 223
    568 Passes 301
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    9 Accurate Crosses 4
    23 Crosses 17
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 62
    22 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    14 Effective Tackles 7
    29 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 9
    13 Effective Clearances 29
    13 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Kenilworth Road
    Location: Luton, England
    Attendance: 11,042

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 36 +60 83
    2 Manchester City 35 +54 82
    3 Liverpool 35 +41 75
    4 Aston Villa 35 +21 67
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    24 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    2 Gabriel Osho
    29 Amari'i Bell
    15 Teden Mengi Yellow Card
    6 Ross Barkley
    28 Albert Lokonga
    45 Alfie Doughty
    12 Issa Kaboré
    11 Elijah Adebayo
    19 Jacob Brown
    30 Andros Townsend
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Carlton Morris, Tahith Chong, Tim Krul, Ryan Giles, Mads Andersen, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Jordan Clark, Chiedozie Ogbene, Cauley Woodrow.

    NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
    5 Fabian Schär
    6 Jamaal Lascelles
    33 Dan Burn
    2 Kieran Trippier
    39 Bruno Guimarães Yellow Card
    36 Sean Longstaff
    67 Lewis Miley
    9 Callum Wilson
    10 Anthony Gordon
    24 Miguel Almirón
    Newcastle United Substitutes:
    Emil Krafth, Loris Karius, Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie, Valentino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Alexander Isak, Alex Murphy, Sven Botman.

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