English Premier League

FT Friday, September 1, 2023
West Ham United WLDWW 2
–
Luton Town WDLLW 1
1st2ndT
WHU112
LTN011
Kenilworth Road · 10,802 att.

Match Report

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West Ham win spoils Luton's first top-flight home game in 31 years

Pacesetters West Ham United claimed a 2-1 Premier League victory at Luton Town thanks to headers by Jarrod Bowen and Kurt Zouma on Friday to spoil the hosts' much-anticipated first top-flight game at their snug Kenilworth Road stadium in 31 years.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
9
0
Saves
1
61.2
Possession
38.8
9
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
507
Accurate Passes
266
609
Passes
366
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
10
15
Crosses
31
0.1
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
71
31
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
12
22
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
9
Interceptions
7
30
Effective Clearances
24
30
Clearances
24

Lineups

LTN · 5-3-2

  1. 24Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 5Mads AndersenCD
  3. 29Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 16Reece BurkeCD-R
  5. 26Ryan GilesLB
  6. 45Alfie DoughtyRB
  7. 13Marvelous NakambaCM
  8. 6Ross BarkleyCM-L
  9. 14Tahith ChongCM-R
  10. 9Carlton MorrisCF-L
  11. 11Elijah AdebayoCF-R

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 27Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 4Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 33EmersonLB
  5. 5Vladimír CoufalRB
  6. 10Lucas PaquetáAM
  7. 19Edson ÁlvarezLM
  8. 7James Ward-ProwseRM
  9. 9Michail AntonioF
  10. 22Saïd BenrahmaAM-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Luton Town 0, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
  2. 71' Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Ross Barkley.
  3. 71' Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Elijah Adebayo.
  4. 71' Substitution, Luton Town. Issa Kaboré replaces Ryan Giles.
  5. 72' Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  6. 78' Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Alfie Doughty because of an injury.
  7. 80' Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
  8. 81' Emerson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 84' Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Tahith Chong.
  10. 85' Goal! Luton Town 0, West Ham United 2. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
  11. 87' Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Luton Town 1, West Ham United 2. Mads Andersen (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris with a headed pass.

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