English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 27, 2023
Luton Town WDDLW 1
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Coventry City WWDDW 1
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Luton Town win 6-5 on penalties · Wembley Stadium · 85,711 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Luton promoted to Premier League after playoff win over Coventry

Luton Town will play in the Premier League for the first time after beating Coventry City 6-5 on penalties in Saturday's Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
45.3
Possession
54.7
13
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
261
Accurate Passes
351
414
Passes
516
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
3
30
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.2
119
Long Balls
84
41
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
12
23
Tackles
28
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
14
Interceptions
10
12
Effective Clearances
18
12
Clearances
18

Head to Head

LTN leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

COV · 3-5-1-1

  1. 13Ben WilsonG
  2. 5Kyle McFadzeanCD
  3. 3Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 16Luke McNallyCD-R
  5. 38Gustavo HamerCM-L
  6. 6Liam KellyCM-R
  7. 14Ben SheafAM
  8. 27Jake BidwellLM
  9. 7Brooke Norton-CuffyRM
  10. 17Viktor GyökeresF
  11. 8Jamie AllenRCF

Substitutes

  1. 23Fankaty DaboSUB
  2. 24Matthew GoddenSUB
  3. 2Jonathan PanzoSUB
  4. 45Kasey PalmerSUB
  5. 28Josh EcclesSUB
  6. 11Josh Wilson-EsbrandSUB
  7. 1Simon MooreSUB

LTN · 3-5-2

  1. 34Ethan HorvathG
  2. 4Tom LockyerCD
  3. 29Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 32Gabriel OshoCD-R
  5. 18Jordan ClarkCM-L
  6. 17Pelly Ruddock MpanzuCM-R
  7. 13Marvelous NakambaAM
  8. 45Alfie DoughtyLM
  9. 2Cody DramehRM
  10. 11Elijah AdebayoCF-L
  11. 9Carlton MorrisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1James SheaSUB
  2. 8Luke BerrySUB
  3. 22Allan CampbellSUB
  4. 25Joseph TaylorSUB
  5. 16Reece BurkeSUB
  6. 23Fred OnyedinmaSUB
  7. 3Dan PottsSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Substitution, Luton Town. Reece Burke replaces Tom Lockyer because of an injury.
  2. 23' Goal! Coventry City 0, Luton Town 1. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
  3. 45' Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Jamie Allen.
  4. 46' Luke McNally (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Goal! Coventry City 1, Luton Town 1. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres following a fast break.
  6. 80' Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Gustavo Hamer because of an injury.
  7. 84' Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Alfie Doughty.
  8. 90'
  9. 90' Substitution, Coventry City. Fankaty Dabo replaces Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
  10. 98' Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
  11. 99' Jordan Clark (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 102' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Kasey Palmer.
  13. 105'+3'
  14. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Coventry City 1, Luton Town 1.
  15. 105' Substitution, Luton Town. Joseph Taylor replaces Elijah Adebayo.
  16. 112' Substitution, Luton Town. Daniel Potts replaces Gabriel Osho.
  17. 115' Substitution, Coventry City. Jonathan Panzo replaces Callum Doyle because of an injury.
  18. 120'+3' Second Half Extra Time ends, Coventry City 1, Luton Town 1.
  19. 120'
  20. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Coventry City 1(5), Luton Town 1(6).

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