English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Luton Town
  • 88': Elijah Adebayo
FT
1 - 0
Cardiff City

    About

    Luton Town are hosting Cardiff 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 Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 1': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Perry Ng.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Doughty.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Lockyer following a corner.
    • 4': Foul by Reece Burke (Luton Town).
    • 4': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Harris.
    • 8': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
    • 13': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Perry Ng.
    • 14': Offside, Luton Town. Amari'i Bell tries a through ball, but Carlton Morris is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
    • 17': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jack Simpson.
    • 21': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 21': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ryan Wintle.
    • 24': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
    • 25': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 25': Ryan Allsop (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a cross.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
    • 31': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
    • 31': Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Lockyer.
    • 37': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 37': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 40': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Jack Simpson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
    • 45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Reece Burke.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 45'+1': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
    • 49': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
    • 49': Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 51': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow.
    • 53': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jack Simpson.
    • 55': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town).
    • 55': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
    • 57': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jack Simpson.
    • 58': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 61': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
    • 62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo with a cross.
    • 67': Offside, Luton Town. Alfie Doughty tries a through ball, but Cauley Woodrow is caught offside.
    • 69': Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City).
    • 69': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Cauley Woodrow.
    • 69': Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Cody Drameh.
    • 70': Penalty conceded by Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 72': Penalty saved! Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 72': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
    • 73': Offside, Cardiff City. Romaine Sawyers tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
    • 74': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson following a fast break.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece Burke with a cross.
    • 77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jaden Philogene replaces Mark Harris.
    • 77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Joe Ralls.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
    • 79': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town).
    • 79': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
    • 83': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Romaine Sawyers.
    • 84': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
    • 84': Jack Simpson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
    • 88': Goal! Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 90': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 90': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town).
    • 90'+1': Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Allsop following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 90'+3': Romaine Sawyers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 90'+6': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 1, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 13
    3 Saves 4
    36.5 Possession 63.5
    11 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    157 Accurate Passes 331
    275 Passes 448
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    11 Crosses 43
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    77 Long Balls 77
    17 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 8
    45 Effective Clearances 16
    45 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Kenilworth Road
    Location: Luton, England
    Attendance: 9,031

    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 (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    34 Ethan Horvath (GK)
    4 Tom Lockyer
    29 Amari'i Bell
    16 Reece Burke
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    18 Jordan Clark
    10 Cauley Woodrow
    45 Alfie Doughty Yellow Card
    2 Cody Drameh
    11 Elijah Adebayo Yellow Card
    9 Carlton Morris Yellow Card
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Louie Watson, Luke Berry, Gabriel Osho, Allan Campbell, Fred Onyedinma, Elliot Morgan Thorpe, Jack Walton.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Ryan Allsop (GK)
    5 Mark McGuinness Yellow Card
    23 Cedric Kipre
    26 Jack Simpson
    38 Perry Ng
    19 Romaine Sawyers
    6 Ryan Wintle
    8 Joe Ralls Yellow Card
    47 Callum Robinson
    29 Mark Harris
    10 Sheyi Ojo
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Jak Alnwick, Andy Rinomhota, Lewys Benjamin, Jaden Philogene, Isaak Davies, Kion Etete, Rubin Colwill.

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