Luton Town vs Derby County, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Rooney scores first Derby goal in Luton defeat
Wayne Rooney scored his first goal for Derby County as he struck the opener in a 3-2 defeat at bottom side Luton Town in the Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Duane Holmes (Derby County).
- 4': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andre Wisdom.
- 5': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Glen Rea (Luton Town) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
- 6': Attempt saved. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Sluga.
- 7': Hand ball by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
- 8': Dan Potts (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Derby County).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Clarke.
- 13': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Derby County).
- 13': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Derby County).
- 14': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
- 15': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andre Wisdom.
- 18': Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Hamer.
- 19': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
- 19': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Derby County).
- 23': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Jayden Bogle (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 28': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
- 28': Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
- 33': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
- 39': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
- 39': Max Lowe (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
- 41': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 42': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
- 43': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andre Wisdom.
- 43': Ben Hamer (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Lowe.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Lowe with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Derby County 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Derby County 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
- 53': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
- 53': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Knight.
- 54': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
- 54': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Tom Lawrence (Derby County) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jayden Bogle with a cross.
- 59': Hand ball by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
- 60': Substitution, Luton Town. Donervon Daniels replaces Matty Pearson because of an injury.
- 61': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
- 61': Duane Holmes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
- 61': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
- 63': Goal! Luton Town 0, Derby County 1. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
- 64': Attempt saved. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
- 66': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Max Lowe.
- 67': Goal! Luton Town 1, Derby County 1. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Collins following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Luton Town. Isaiah Brown replaces Kazenga LuaLua.
- 68': Foul by Wayne Rooney (Derby County).
- 68': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Luton Town. Sonny Bradley tries a through ball, but Isaiah Brown is caught offside.
- 70': Duane Holmes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
- 70': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
- 73': Goal! Luton Town 2, Derby County 1. Donervon Daniels (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
- 77': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Derby County).
- 77': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Derby County. Jack Marriott replaces Duane Holmes.
- 79': Substitution, Derby County. Chris Martin replaces Jason Knight.
- 81': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
- 81': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Andre Wisdom (Derby County).
- 82': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Max Bird.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Glen Rea (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
- 85': Goal! Luton Town 2, Derby County 2. Chris Martin (Derby County) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jayden Bogle with a cross.
- 86': Own Goal by Jayden Bogle, Derby County. Luton Town 3, Derby County 2.
- 88': (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Back pass by Ben Hamer (Derby County).
- 88': Wayne Rooney (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Ben Hamer (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Max Lowe (Derby County) is shown the red card.
- 90': Attempt missed. Isaiah Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by James Bree.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Harry Cornick.
- 90'+4': Foul by Andre Wisdom (Derby County).
- 90'+4': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Andre Wisdom (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Chris Martin (Derby County).
- 90'+5': Glen Rea (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Luton Town 3, Derby County 2.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 3, Derby County 2.
Statistics
 DER |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 388 | Accurate Passes | 227 |
| 489 | Passes | 323 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 21 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,057
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,057
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Millwall | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Luton Town (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Simon Sluga (GK) |
| 5 | Sonny Bradley |
| 6 | Matty Pearson |
| 3 | Dan Potts |
| 26 | James Bree |
| 16 | Glen Rea |
| 4 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 19 | James Collins |
| 25 | Kazenga Lua Lua |
| 14 | Harry Cornick |
Derby County (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ben Hamer (GK)  |
| 16 | Matthew Clarke |
| 2 | Andre Wisdom |
| 41 | Max Bird |
| 25 | Max Lowe  |
| 37 | Jayden Bogle |
| 32 | Wayne Rooney |
| 23 | Duane Holmes |
| 10 | Tom Lawrence |
| 38 | Jason Knight |
| 9 | Martyn Waghorn |
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