English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Luton Town
  • 62': James Collins (P)
FT
1 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 4': Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 69': Gary Gardner
  • Red Card 86': Harlee Dean

About

Luton Town are hosting Birmingham 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': Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 4': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 1. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
  • 11': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 17': Offside, Luton Town. Simon Sluga tries a through ball, but Matty Pearson is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Davis.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma with a headed pass.
  • 24': Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 25': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 27': Foul by James Bree (Luton Town).
  • 27': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': James Bree (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
  • 30': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 30': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
  • 34': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 39': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
  • 40': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
  • 40': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 40': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Offside, Luton Town. Kazenga LuaLua tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Dan Potts replaces James Bree.
  • 46': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
  • 46': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
  • 50': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
  • 51': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
  • 54': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
  • 56': Substitution, Luton Town. George Moncur replaces Andrew Shinnie.
  • 58': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
  • 58': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. George Moncur (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 60': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Penalty Luton Town. Matty Pearson draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Penalty conceded by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Goal! Luton Town 1, Birmingham City 1. James Collins (Luton Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 65': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 65': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
  • 66': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Goal! Luton Town 1, Birmingham City 2. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma following a fast break.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 71': Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
  • 71': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
  • 73': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 73': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
  • 75': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 78': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jude Bellingham replaces Kerim Mrabti.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Matty Pearson (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Berry with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 80': Substitution, Luton Town. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Luke Berry.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 84': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
  • 84': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 86': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Second yellow card to Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) for a bad foul.
  • 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Wes Harding replaces Gary Gardner because of an injury.
  • 89': Attempt missed. George Moncur (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
  • 90': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Birmingham City. Daniel Crowley replaces Jérémie Bela.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Collins.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Birmingham City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Birmingham City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 5
36.5 Possession 63.5
10 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 2
0.7 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
146 Accurate Passes 305
250 Passes 437
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 26
0.1 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 76
20 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 4
17 Effective Tackles 11
26 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 7
29 Effective Clearances 15
29 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,062

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Simon Sluga (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley
6 Matty Pearson
17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
26 James Bree Yellow Card
33 Donervon Daniels
19 James Collins
8 Luke Berry
11 Andrew Shinnie
25 Kazenga Lua Lua
14 Harry Cornick
Luton Town Substitutes:
Ryan Tunnicliffe, James Shea, Elliott Lee, Lloyd Jones, Glen Rea, Dan Potts, George Moncur.

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Lee Camp (GK)
14 Jake Clark-Salter
12 Harlee Dean Yellow Card
3 Kristian Pedersen
5 Maxime Colin
20 Gary Gardner Yellow Card
26 David Davis Yellow Card
11 Jérémie Bela
19 Jacques Maghoma
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
18 Kerim Mrabti Yellow Card
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Connal Trueman, Wes Harding, Álvaro Giménez, Jude Bellingham, Josh McEachran, Daniel Crowley, Jefferson Montero.

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