English League Championship

Luton Town vs Reading, 2022-23 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.
  • 1': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 1': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by James Bree.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Carroll.
  • 10': Offside, Reading. Thomas Holmes tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside.
  • 11': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Andy Carroll (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria.
  • 12': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Reading).
  • 12': Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Lockyer.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
  • 17': Andy Carroll (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Andy Carroll (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
  • 18': Offside, Luton Town. Sonny Bradley tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 22': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 23': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Elijah Adebayo.
  • 24': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
  • 24': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
  • 25': Corner, Reading. Conceded by James Bree.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Sonny Bradley because of an injury.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 40': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
  • 40': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross.
  • 45': Abdul Rahman Baba (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Rahman Baba.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Abdul Rahman Baba (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
  • 46': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
  • 51': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Reading).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
  • 58': Substitution, Reading. Tyrese Fornah replaces Ovie Ejaria.
  • 59': Substitution, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome replaces Tom Lockyer because of an injury.
  • 63': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Junior Hoilett.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 69': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 69': Yakou Meite (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
  • 70': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, Reading. Shane Long replaces Yakou Meite.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 75': Offside, Reading. Tom Ince tries a through ball, but Andy Yiadom is caught offside.
  • 76': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Abdul Rahman Baba.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Cameron Jerome (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Andy Carroll (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
  • 78': Substitution, Luton Town. Carlton Morris replaces Elijah Adebayo.
  • 78': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Freeman replaces Allan Campbell.
  • 80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Junior Hoilett.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Amadou Salif Mbengue.
  • 81': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Daniel Potts (Luton Town).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Cornick with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 86': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Daniel Potts (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cameron Jerome following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Foul by Andy Carroll (Reading).
  • 87': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Andy Carroll (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
  • 89': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Reading) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrese Fornah with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Fornah (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Carroll.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 3
47.3 Possession 52.7
17 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 244
308 Passes 330
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 6
19 Crosses 31
0.4 Cross % 0.2
72 Long Balls 74
26 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 11
17 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 6
24 Effective Clearances 16
24 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 9,620

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
4 Millwall 35 +7 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

LTN Luton Town (3-4-3)

No. Name
34 Ethan Horvath (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley
3 Dan Potts
4 Tom Lockyer
17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
45 Alfie Doughty Yellow Card
29 Amari'i Bell
2 James Bree
11 Elijah Adebayo
7 Harry Cornick
22 Allan Campbell Yellow Card
Luton Town Substitutes:
Luke Berry, Harvey Isted, Luke Freeman, Carlton Morris, Casey Pettit, Cameron Jerome, Louie Watson.

REA Reading (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Joe Lumley (GK)
3 Thomas Holmes
27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
17 Andy Yiadom Yellow Card
14 Ovie Ejaria
8 Jeff Hendrick
10 Tom Ince
12 Abdul Rahman Baba
23 Junior Hoilett
2 Andy Carroll Yellow Card
11 Yakou Meite Yellow Card
Reading Substitutes:
Nelson Abbey, Lucas João, Jack Senga-Ngoyi, Tyrese Fornah, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Shane Long, Dean Bouzanis.

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