English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 12, 2023
Luton Town DLWWD 1
–
Brighton & Hove Albion DLLWL 4
1st2ndT
LTN011
BHA134
American Express Stadium · 31,872 att.

Match Report

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Brighton victory ruins Luton's top-flight return

Brighton & Hove Albion spoiled any hopes of a successful start to Luton Town's top-flight return with a comprehensive 4-1 home win over the Hatters in their Premier League clash on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
6
8
Saves
2
29.3
Possession
70.7
9
SHOTS
27
3
ON GOAL
12
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
168
Accurate Passes
551
234
Passes
605
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
7
22
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
30
31
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
4
27
Effective Clearances
13
27
Clearances
13

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 30Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 6James MilnerRB
  6. 9João PedroAM
  7. 8Mahmoud DahoudLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 7Solly MarchAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Facundo BuonanotteSUB
  2. 11Billy GilmourSUB
  3. 3Igor JulioSUB
  4. 34Joël VeltmanSUB
  5. 17Steven AlzateSUB
  6. 1Bart VerbruggenSUB
  7. 28Evan FergusonSUB
  8. 24Simon AdingraSUB
  9. 10Julio EncisoSUB

LTN · 3-5-2

  1. 24Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 4Tom LockyerCD
  3. 29Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 5Mads AndersenCD-R
  5. 14Tahith ChongCM-L
  6. 17Pelly Ruddock MpanzuCM-R
  7. 13Marvelous NakambaAM
  8. 26Ryan GilesLM
  9. 12Issa KaboréRM
  10. 11Elijah AdebayoCF-L
  11. 9Carlton MorrisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Cauley WoodrowSUB
  2. 40Aidan Francis-ClarkeSUB
  3. 19Jacob BrownSUB
  4. 7Chiedozie OgbeneSUB
  5. 22Allan CampbellSUB
  6. 1James SheaSUB
  7. 21John McateeSUB
  8. 8Luke BerrySUB
  9. 45Alfie DoughtySUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Luton Town 0. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross.
  3. 43' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 51' Mads Andersen (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, Luton Town. Alfie Doughty replaces Issa Kaboré.
  7. 64' Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Elijah Adebayo.
  8. 71' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Luton Town 0. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  9. 74' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
  10. 74' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Solly March.
  11. 76' Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Mads Andersen.
  12. 78' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
  13. 79' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces James Milner.
  14. 81' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Luton Town 1. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  15. 85' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Luton Town 1. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  16. 88' Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Tahith Chong.
  17. 88' Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.
  18. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces João Pedro.
  19. 90'+5' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Luton Town 1. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.

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