Luton Town vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

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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.
1': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
1': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
5': Offside, Luton Town. James Bree tries a through ball, but Sonny Bradley is caught offside.
5': Offside, Birmingham City. John Ruddy tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.
9': Attempt saved. Luke Freeman (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
9': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by John Ruddy.
12': Offside, Luton Town. Luke Freeman tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
13': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
17': Foul by James Bree (Luton Town).
17': Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Ethan Horvath (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
19': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
19': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
20': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by John Ruddy.
21': Attempt blocked. Luke Freeman (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
21': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Scott Hogan.
21': Attempt missed. Daniel Potts (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
23': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
25': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
26': Foul by Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City).
26': Luke Freeman (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
28': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Attempt saved. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
31': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Potts.
34': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
34': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
37': Attempt missed. James Bree (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Freeman.
40': Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo with a through ball.
40': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
43': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45': Foul by James Bree (Luton Town).
45': Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
45': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
45'+2': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 0.
46': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
47': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
47': Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
48': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Bree.
49': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
49': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Roberts following a corner.
50': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
50': Luke Freeman (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Campbell.
56': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
56': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan Campbell.
57': Hand ball by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
58': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Przemyslaw Placheta.
59': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
60': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
61': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta with a cross.
61': Offside, Luton Town. Jordan Clark tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
62': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
62': Luke Freeman (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt blocked. Allan Campbell (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree.
66': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
66': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Dion Sanderson.
67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Potts.
69': Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Luke Freeman.
70': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Cornick replaces Carlton Morris.
73': Foul by James Bree (Luton Town).
73': Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
75': Attempt saved. Allan Campbell (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree.
75': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
76': Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a headed pass.
78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
82': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Campbell.
83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
84': Substitution, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome replaces Elijah Adebayo.
86': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Potts.
86': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Bree.
90': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town).
90': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Offside, Birmingham City. John Ruddy tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
90'+3': Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
90'+3': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+5': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Scott Hogan.
90'+5': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by John Ruddy.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 0.
0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 0.
0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 0.

Statistics

BIR		LTN
15	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	3
47.3	Possession	52.7
12	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
203	Accurate Passes	244
308	Passes	340
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	3
24	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.1
85	Long Balls	62
34	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	4
15	Effective Tackles	6
23	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	6
28	Effective Clearances	23
28	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 9,921

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	37	+39	77
2	Middlesbrough	37	+22	69
3	Millwall	37	+10	68
4	Ipswich Town	36	+26	65

Full Table

Line-Ups

Luton Town (3-5-2)

No.	Name
34	Ethan Horvath (GK)
5	Sonny Bradley
3	Dan Potts
32	Gabriel Osho
18	Jordan Clark
22	Allan Campbell
30	Luke Freeman
29	Amari'i Bell
2	James Bree
9	Carlton Morris
11	Elijah Adebayo

Luton Town Substitutes:

Tom Lockyer, Cauley Woodrow, Cameron Jerome, Matt Macey, Henri Lansbury, Dion Pereira, Harry Cornick.

Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
21	John Ruddy (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
5	Auston Trusty
28	Dion Sanderson
19	Jordan James
6	Ryan Woods
7	Juninho Bacuna
17	Przemyslaw Placheta
2	Maxime Colin
8	Troy Deeney
9	Scott Hogan

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Neil Etheridge, Alfie Chang, Jobe Bellingham, Jordan Graham, Jonathan Leko, George Friend, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

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