English League Championship

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

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    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 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    24 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    6 Mark McGuinness
    3 Amari'i Bell
    15 Teden Mengi Yellow Card
    18 Jordan Clark
    8 Tom Krauss
    14 Tahith Chong
    45 Alfie Doughty
    27 Daiki Hashioka
    19 Jacob Brown
    9 Carlton Morris Yellow Card
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Tim Krul, Cauley Woodrow, Shandon Baptiste, Elijah Adebayo, Thomas Holmes, Victor Moses, Liam Walsh, Marvelous Nakamba, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Jak Alnwick (GK)
    12 Calum Chambers
    4 Dimitrios Goutas Yellow Card
    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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