English League Championship

Luton Town vs Cardiff City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Luton Town
    FT
    0 - 1
    Cardiff City
    • 73': Lee Tomlin

    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': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dan Potts.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Tomlin following a corner.
    • 3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dan Potts.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
    • 8': Offside, Luton Town. Isaiah Brown tries a through ball, but Harry Cornick is caught offside.
    • 9': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
    • 10': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 12': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
    • 12': Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Hand ball by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 15': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
    • 19': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 20': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
    • 22': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by James Bree (Luton Town).
    • 25': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 28': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 28': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 31': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 31': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Offside, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Lee Tomlin is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
    • 35': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 37': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
    • 38': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Isaiah Brown with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
    • 41': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
    • 43': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Glen Rea (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Josh Murphy (Cardiff City).
    • 45': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Luton Town).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 47': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
    • 47': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
    • 50': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 54': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
    • 54': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
    • 58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
    • 62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
    • 63': Offside, Luton Town. Isaiah Brown tries a through ball, but Harry Cornick is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Isaiah Brown.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
    • 66': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
    • 68': Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
    • 68': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 69': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Goal! Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 1. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
    • 74': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett replaces Josh Murphy.
    • 74': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Potts with a cross.
    • 77': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
    • 77': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Luton Town. George Moncur replaces Glen Rea.
    • 78': Substitution, Luton Town. Kazenga LuaLua replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jazz Richards with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Leandro Bacuna replaces Lee Tomlin.
    • 84': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 84': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Dan Potts (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
    • 88': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kazenga LuaLua with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Cardiff City. Gavin Whyte replaces Albert Adomah.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+3': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. George Moncur (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+4': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 1
    43.6 Possession 56.4
    15 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    180 Accurate Passes 287
    306 Passes 418
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 6
    34 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    77 Long Balls 91
    26 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    8 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 4
    15 Tackles 6
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 20
    16 Effective Clearances 29
    16 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Kenilworth Road
    Location: Luton, England
    Attendance: 10,041

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Millwall 1 +2 3
    2 Swansea City 1 +1 3
    3 West Bromwich Albion 1 +1 3
    4 Bolton Wanderers 1 +1 3
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    Line-Ups

    LTN 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
    26 James Bree
    24 Isaiah Brown
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    4 Ryan Tunnicliffe
    19 James Collins
    14 Harry Cornick
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Luke Berry, Kazenga Lua Lua, George Moncur, Donervon Daniels, Andrew Shinnie, James Shea, Callum McManaman.

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

    No. Name
    12 Alex Smithies (GK)
    16 Curtis Nelson
    4 Sean Morrison Yellow Card
    3 Joe Bennett
    21 Jazz Richards
    17 Lee Tomlin
    15 Marlon Pack
    6 Will Vaulks
    13 Callum Paterson
    11 Josh Murphy
    14 Albert Adomah
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Leandro Bacuna, Aden Flint, Neil Etheridge, Robert Glatzel, Daniel Ward, Gavin Whyte, Junior Hoilett.

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