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

· English League Championship

Luton Town

FT
0 - 1

Swansea City

82': André Ayew

About

Luton Town are hosting Swansea 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.
3': Attempt saved. George Byers (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Carroll.
10': Foul by Borja Bastón (Swansea City).
10': Jacob Butterfield (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Luke Berry (Luton Town) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu with a cross.
11': Attempt blocked. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Berry.
15': Borja Bastón (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
15': Attempt saved. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Borja Bastón.
19': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
19': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right.
20': Offside, Swansea City. Jake Bidwell tries a through ball, but Borja Bastón is caught offside.
22': Attempt blocked. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree.
22': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
23': Attempt missed. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
24': Attempt blocked. Tom Carroll (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
26': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Swansea City).
26': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by George Byers (Swansea City).
32': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
32': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Offside, Luton Town. Simon Sluga tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
34': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
35': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
35': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
35': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Swansea City).
36': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Attempt missed. Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
39': Attempt missed. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Carroll with a cross.
40': Attempt saved. Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
40': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Freddy Woodman.
41': Attempt missed. Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
43': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Bree.
44': Attempt missed. George Byers (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes following a corner.
45'+1': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
45'+1': Tom Carroll (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': James Collins (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Swansea City 0.
45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Swansea City 0.
47': Foul by George Byers (Swansea City).
47': Jacob Butterfield (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Ayew.
50': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
50': Attempt blocked. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Byers.
53': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Swansea City).
53': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Swansea City).
56': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
58': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
59': Attempt blocked. Tom Carroll (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Bastón.
59': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
59': Attempt saved. André Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross.
59': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Simon Sluga.
60': Attempt blocked. George Byers (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
60': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Luke Bolton.
60': Attempt missed. George Byers (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
61': Substitution, Luton Town. George Moncur replaces Jacob Butterfield.
62': Substitution, Luton Town. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Luke Berry.
62': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City).
62': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt blocked. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Ayew.
64': Borja Bastón (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
65': Attempt blocked. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
67': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Simon Sluga.
68': Attempt blocked. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Byers.
69': Attempt blocked. George Moncur (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
69': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
70': Attempt missed. Andrew Shinnie (Luton Town) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Collins with a cross.
73': Attempt blocked. Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
74': Substitution, Luton Town. Callum McManaman replaces Harry Cornick.
75': Substitution, Swansea City. Wayne Routledge replaces Borja Bastón.
75': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Tom Carroll.
78': Attempt blocked. George Byers (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': George Byers (Swansea City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
79': George Byers (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
82': Goal! Luton Town 0, Swansea City 1. André Ayew (Swansea City) with an attempt from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
85': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by James Bree (Luton Town).
86': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
86': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Wayne Routledge (Swansea City).
86': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton replaces Bersant Celina.
90': Attempt blocked. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Shinnie.
90'+2': Offside, Luton Town. Ryan Tunnicliffe tries a through ball, but Sonny Bradley is caught offside.
90'+3': Offside, Swansea City. Freddy Woodman tries a through ball, but Wayne Routledge is caught offside.
90'+4': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jay Fulton.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. George Moncur (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Shinnie following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Swansea City 1.
0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Swansea City 1.

Statistics

SWA		LTN
12	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	3
55.7	Possession	44.3
20	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
395	Accurate Passes	301
498	Passes	397
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	5
29	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
75	Long Balls	65
38	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
10	Blocked Shots	7
5	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	9
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
7	Interceptions	11
9	Effective Clearances	26
9	Clearances	26

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

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

No.	Name
12	Simon Sluga (GK)
5	Sonny Bradley
6	Matty Pearson
29	Jacob Butterfield
26	James Bree
22	Luke Bolton
8	Luke Berry
17	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
11	Andrew Shinnie
19	James Collins
14	Harry Cornick

Luton Town Substitutes:

Alan Sheehan, Callum McManaman, Kazenga Lua Lua, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Marek Stech, Lloyd Jones, George Moncur.

Swansea City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
27	Freddie Woodman (GK)
5	Mike van der Hoorn
20	Ben Wilmot
24	Jake Bidwell
23	Connor Roberts
8	Matt Grimes
14	Thomas Carroll
28	George Byers
9	Borja Bastón
10	Bersant Celina
22	André Ayew

Swansea City Substitutes:

Aldo Kalulu, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Kyle Naughton, Jay Fulton, Barrie McKay, Wayne Routledge, Brandon Cooper.

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