Luton Town vs Sunderland, 2022-23 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Luton Town advance 3-2 on aggregate

Luton Town

10': Gabriel Osho
43': Tom Lockyer

FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Luton Town advance 3-2 on aggregate

Sunderland

Luton Town beat Sunderland to reach Championship playoff final

Luton Town are heading to Wembley Stadium for a shot at playing in the Premier League for the first time.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
2': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland).
2': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
5': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
8': Foul by Amad Diallo (Sunderland).
8': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Patrick Roberts.
10': Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross following a corner.
10': Goal! Luton Town 1, Sunderland 0. Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
12': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
12': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
12': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alfie Doughty.
13': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
17': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
18': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
18': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
22': Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
25': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
25': Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Doughty.
30': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
30': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
31': Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Amad Diallo (Sunderland).
37': Cody Drameh (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
38': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
40': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
42': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
43': Goal! Luton Town 2, Sunderland 0. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
45': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
45': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
45'+2': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lynden Gooch with a cross.
45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 2, Sunderland 0.
45': Second Half begins Luton Town 2, Sunderland 0.
46': Attempt missed. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
47': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alfie Doughty.
47': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Elijah Adebayo.
48': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
48': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
49': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
54': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
54': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
55': Attempt blocked. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
55': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joe Gelhardt.
56': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
57': Substitution, Sunderland. Ajibola Alese replaces Alex Pritchard.
59': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
60': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
61': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Patrick Roberts.
62': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
63': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
64': Substitution, Sunderland. Édouard Michut replaces Joe Gelhardt.
66': Foul by Édouard Michut (Sunderland).
66': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
67': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Cody Drameh (Luton Town).
75': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
77': Substitution, Sunderland. Niall Huggins replaces Lynden Gooch.
78': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Daniel Neil.
80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Patrick Roberts.
81': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfie Doughty following a corner.
83': Substitution, Luton Town. Allan Campbell replaces Jordan Clark.
86': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Édouard Michut (Sunderland).
87': Attempt missed. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
90': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Édouard Michut.
90'+2': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
90'+2': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Luton Town) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Lockyer following a fast break.
90'+4': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Ethan Horvath (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Ajibola Alese (Sunderland).
90'+5': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Sunderland 0.
0': Match ends, Luton Town 2, Sunderland 0.

Statistics

SUN		LTN
9	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
1	Saves	2
62.1	Possession	37.9
11	SHOTS	16
1	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
385	Accurate Passes	192
479	Passes	283
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	7
10	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.4
57	Long Balls	77
25	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
18	Effective Tackles	18
28	Tackles	34
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	7
22	Effective Clearances	16
22	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,013

Line-Ups

Luton Town (3-5-2)

No.	Name
34	Ethan Horvath (GK)
4	Tom Lockyer
29	Amari'i Bell
32	Gabriel Osho
17	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
18	Jordan Clark
13	Marvelous Nakamba
45	Alfie Doughty
2	Cody Drameh
11	Elijah Adebayo
9	Carlton Morris

Luton Town Substitutes:

Luke Berry, Fred Onyedinma, Allan Campbell, James Shea, Reece Burke, Joseph Taylor, Dan Potts.

Sunderland (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
13	Luke O'Nien
32	Trai Hume
11	Lynden Gooch
10	Patrick Roberts
39	Pierre Ekwah
24	Daniel Neil
20	Jack Clarke
16	Amad
28	Joe Gelhardt
21	Alex Pritchard

Sunderland Substitutes:

Alex Bass, Edouard Michut, Joseph Anderson, Abdoullah Ba, Isaac Lihadji, Ajibola Alese, Niall Huggins.

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