English League Championship

Luton Town vs Reading, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Luton Town
FT
0 - 0
Reading

About

Luton Town are hosting Reading 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': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe with a cross.
  • 3': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town).
  • 3': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
  • 4': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
  • 7': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kazenga LuaLua.
  • 10': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 12': Foul by Kal Naismith (Luton Town).
  • 12': George Puscas (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria.
  • 18': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
  • 18': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a cross.
  • 21': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 25': Foul by George Puscas (Reading).
  • 25': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
  • 28': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 30': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 33': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
  • 35': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 35': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. James Bree (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 37': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
  • 37': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
  • 40': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town).
  • 42': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 43': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
  • 43': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Andy Rinomhota (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
  • 46': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
  • 46': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Hand ball by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 51': Foul by Michael Olise (Reading).
  • 51': Kal Naismith (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree.
  • 59': Corner, Reading. Conceded by James Bree.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Andy Rinomhota (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Richards following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Clark following a fast break.
  • 64': Substitution, Luton Town. George Moncur replaces Kazenga LuaLua.
  • 64': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Cornick replaces Jordan Clark.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
  • 68': Offside, Luton Town. George Moncur tries a through ball, but Harry Cornick is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  • 71': Offside, Reading. Omar Richards tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Reading. John Swift replaces George Puscas.
  • 72': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
  • 72': Substitution, Luton Town. Glen Rea replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  • 76': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
  • 77': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town).
  • 77': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Reading. Sam Baldock replaces Michael Olise.
  • 78': Substitution, Reading. Alfa Semedo replaces Ovie Ejaria.
  • 78': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Omar Richards.
  • 80': Corner, Reading. Conceded by James Bree.
  • 82': Attempt saved. George Moncur (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
  • 82': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Glen Rea (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Luton Town. James Collins replaces Elijah Adebayo.
  • 84': Substitution, Reading. Lewis Gibson replaces Liam Moore because of an injury.
  • 84': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
  • 86': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
  • 87': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 87': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
  • 87': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Lewis Gibson (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 90'+1': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
  • 90'+1': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': James Collins (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Glen Rea.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. James Collins (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Moncur.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
53.3 Possession 46.7
12 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
329 Accurate Passes 273
437 Passes 379
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 8
22 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.3
75 Long Balls 76
24 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 17
24 Effective Clearances 24
24 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 15 +27 34
2 Middlesbrough 15 +6 29
3 Stoke City 15 +11 27
4 Preston North End 15 +6 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

LTN Luton Town (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Simon Sluga (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley Yellow Card
6 Matty Pearson
24 Kal Naismith
26 James Bree
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
4 Ryan Tunnicliffe
29 Elijah Adebayo
25 Kazenga Lua Lua
18 Jordan Clark
Luton Town Substitutes:
James Shea, Harry Cornick, Dan Potts, Joe Morrell, Glen Rea, James Collins, George Moncur, Martin Cranie, Sam Nombe.

REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Rafael (GK)
6 Liam Moore
29 Thomas Holmes
3 Omar Richards
17 Andy Yiadom Yellow Card
7 Michael Olise
28 Josh Laurent
8 Andy Rinomhota
47 George Puscas
14 Ovie Ejaria
11 Yakou Meite
Reading Substitutes:
Jayden Onen, Luke Southwood, John Swift, Dejan Tetek, Sone Aluko, Alfa Semedo, Sam Baldock, Tomás Esteves, Lewis Gibson.

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