Luton Town vs Cardiff City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Luton Town

57': Jacob Brown

FT
1 - 0

Cardiff City

About

Luton Town are hosting Cardiff City 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.
2': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
2': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
3': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
4': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
6': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
6': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
9': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
10': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
13': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
17': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
18': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
18': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
28': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Luton Town).
29': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
33': Delay in match (Cardiff City).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
35': Tom Krauß (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Tom Krauß (Luton Town).
37': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
39': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
40': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
41': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
41': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
43': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
43': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
44': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
44': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Ollie Tanner.
46': Foul by Tahith Chong (Luton Town).
46': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
47': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Attempt blocked. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
48': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Yakou Méïté.
52': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
52': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
52': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
54': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
55': Delay in match because of an injury Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
57': Goal! Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
58': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
59': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
60': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.
60': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daiki Hashioka.
60': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
61': Substitution, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo replaces Jacob Brown.
61': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
65': Substitution, Luton Town. Shandon Baptiste replaces Tahith Chong.
67': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
67': Teden Mengi (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
69': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Doughty.
70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Callum Robinson.
74': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
75': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
76': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
76': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town).
77': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
79': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Yakou Méïté.
80': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
80': Delay in match (Cardiff City).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga replaces Manolis Siopis.
84': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
84': Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Teden Mengi (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
86': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
86': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Offside, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
88': Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
89': Substitution, Luton Town. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Tom Krauß.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
90'+2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+3': Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+8': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0.
0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

CAR		LTN
13	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
6	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	3
56.4	Possession	43.6
10	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
330	Accurate Passes	230
427	Passes	321
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	8
15	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.4
63	Long Balls	54
28	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
15	Effective Tackles	9
23	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	7
24	Effective Clearances	23
24	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,646

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	33	+20	62

Full Table

Line-Ups

Luton Town (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
24	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
6	Mark McGuinness
3	Amari'i Bell
15	Teden Mengi
18	Jordan Clark
8	Tom Krauss
14	Tahith Chong
45	Alfie Doughty
27	Daiki Hashioka
19	Jacob Brown
9	Carlton Morris

Luton Town Substitutes:

Tim Krul, Cauley Woodrow, Shandon Baptiste, Elijah Adebayo, Thomas Holmes, Victor Moses, Liam Walsh, Marvelous Nakamba, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
12	Calum Chambers
4	Dimitrios Goutas
11	Callum O'Dowda
38	Perry Ng
27	Rubin Colwill
14	David Turnbull
3	Manolis Siopis
47	Callum Robinson
20	Anwar El Ghazi
32	Ollie Tanner

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Jesper Daland, Ethan Horvath, Cian Ashford, William Fish, Joel Bagan, Wilfried Kanga, Chris Willock, Andy Rinomhota, Yakou Meite.

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