Luton Town vs Preston North End, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Luton Town are hosting Preston North End
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': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Paul Gallagher.
- 1': Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
- 4': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dan Potts.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
- 11': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 13': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Martin Cranie.
- 13': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
- 16': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Luton Town. Ryan Tunnicliffe tries a through ball, but Harry Cornick is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
- 20': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 25': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
- 25': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 29': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
- 30': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Alan Browne.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
- 35': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Martin Cranie (Luton Town).
- 39': Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
- 42': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
- 42': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
- 44': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
- 45'+2': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Preston North End 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Preston North End 0.
- 46': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 52': Goal! Luton Town 0, Preston North End 1. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
- 56': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
- 56': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Glen Rea (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
- 57': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
- 57': Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Martin Cranie.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
- 61': Hand ball by James Collins (Luton Town).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.
- 64': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
- 65': Substitution, Preston North End. David Nugent replaces Sean Maguire.
- 70': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
- 70': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 72': Attempt missed. David Nugent (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ben Pearson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
- 75': Substitution, Luton Town. Callum McManaman replaces Isaiah Brown.
- 75': Substitution, Luton Town. James Bree replaces Martin Cranie.
- 75': Substitution, Luton Town. George Moncur replaces Glen Rea.
- 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Darnell Fisher replaces Paul Gallagher.
- 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Scott Sinclair.
- 80': Foul by Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End).
- 80': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Luton Town. Sonny Bradley replaces Matty Pearson.
- 84': Substitution, Luton Town. Danny Hylton replaces James Collins.
- 86': David Nugent (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Luton Town).
- 87': Goal! Luton Town 1, Preston North End 1. Callum McManaman (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Bree.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Preston North End. Billy Bodin replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Preston North End. Jayden Stockley replaces Daniel Johnson.
- 90'+6': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by George Moncur (Luton Town).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Preston North End 1.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Preston North End 1.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Preston North End 1.
Statistics
 PNE |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 319 | Accurate Passes | 224 |
| 438 | Passes | 342 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 23 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 103 | Long Balls | 83 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 20 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Luton Town (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Simon Sluga (GK) |
| 18 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 6 | Matty Pearson |
| 16 | Glen Rea  |
| 3 | Dan Potts |
| 2 | Martin Cranie |
| 24 | Isaiah Brown |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 4 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
| 14 | Harry Cornick |
| 19 | James Collins |
Preston North End (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Declan Rudd (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Davies |
| 21 | Patrick Bauer |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 8 | Alan Browne |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson |
| 12 | Paul Gallagher |
| 4 | Ben Pearson |
| 24 | Sean Maguire |
| 31 | Scott Sinclair |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen |
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