Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
45'+4': Yves BissoumaTen-man Tottenham go top of table after 1-0 win at Luton
Tottenham went top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at Luton Town on Saturday, despite playing the whole of the second half with 10 men.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 1': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
- 4': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
- 5': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 5': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
- 7': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 7': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a through ball.
- 9': Foul by Mads Andersen (Luton Town).
- 9': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison with a headed pass.
- 11': Delay in match (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 13': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr.
- 17': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 19': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 19': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 19': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt missed. Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 22': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 25': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 25': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 27': Offside, Luton Town. Thomas Kaminski tries a through ball, but Carlton Morris is caught offside.
- 28': Offside, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr.
- 30': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
- 30': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
- 32': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 33': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 33': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Carlton Morris (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 35': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
- 38': Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 38': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mads Andersen.
- 45': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45': Reece Burke (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 45'+4': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 45'+4': Second yellow card to Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Richarlison.
- 51': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mads Andersen.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Reece Burke.
- 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 52': Goal! Luton Town 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
- 54': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu with a cross.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Andersen (Luton Town).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Luton Town. Teden Mengi replaces Mads Andersen because of an injury.
- 59': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 60': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
- 60': Offside, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
- 62': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr.
- 62': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 64': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
- 64': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvelous Nakamba.
- 66': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Jacob Brown.
- 67': Substitution, Luton Town. Tahith Chong replaces Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 67': Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Elijah Adebayo.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlton Morris with a headed pass.
- 68': Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 68': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by James Maddison.
- 72': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece Burke.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece Burke.
- 73': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 75': Hand ball by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces James Maddison.
- 80': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Guglielmo Vicario tries a through ball, but Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
- 80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 81': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Luton Town. Ross Barkley replaces Tom Lockyer.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 83': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 85': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ross Barkley.
- 90'+1': Foul by Tahith Chong (Luton Town).
- 90'+1': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
- 90'+3': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr tries a through ball, but Alejo Véliz is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Guglielmo Vicario tries a through ball, but Alejo Véliz is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Statistics
 TOT |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 473 | Accurate Passes | 170 |
| 553 | Passes | 252 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 20 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 26 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,929
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,929
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Luton Town (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 5 | Mads Andersen |
| 4 | Tom Lockyer  |
| 45 | Alfie Doughty |
| 16 | Reece Burke |
| 13 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 7 | Chiedozie Ogbene |
| 19 | Jacob Brown |
| 11 | Elijah Adebayo |
| 9 | Carlton Morris |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 9 | Richarlison |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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