Luton Town vs Crystal Palace, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBrown earns Luton first home win of the season against Palace
Jacob Brown scored a first Premier League goal for struggling Luton Town as they secured a precious 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 4': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
- 4': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Doucouré.
- 9': Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 13': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 15': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Hand ball by Andros Townsend (Luton Town).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 22': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Doucouré.
- 22': Attempt saved. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 23': Andros Townsend (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 25': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 27': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
- 27': Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 27': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt saved. Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 29': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).
- 29': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
- 33': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
- 33': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
- 39': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
- 40': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 40': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cheick Doucouré.
- 42': Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Andros Townsend (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 44': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Eberechi Eze because of an injury.
- 50': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
- 50': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 54': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Cheick Doucouré because of an injury.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 55': Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
- 57': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 59': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
- 59': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).
- 60': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
- 60': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Luton Town. Jordan Clark replaces Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 61': Substitution, Luton Town. Tahith Chong replaces Andros Townsend.
- 62': Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
- 66': Hand ball by Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).
- 66': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 68': VAR Decision: No Goal Luton Town 0-0 Crystal Palace.
- 69': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
- 69': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 72': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 72': Goal! Luton Town 1, Crystal Palace 0. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo replaces Carlton Morris.
- 74': Goal! Luton Town 1, Crystal Palace 1. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joel Ward.
- 77': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 77': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Offside, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
- 79': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 79': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Alfie Doughty.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 82': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
- 83': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 83': Goal! Luton Town 2, Crystal Palace 1. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
- 86': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
- 87': Attempt saved. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 87': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
- 87': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Elijah Adebayo.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace).
- 88': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 90'+1': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Tahith Chong (Luton Town).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
- 90'+6': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
- 90'+7': Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma with a cross.
- 90'+10': Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': Attempt blocked. Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a headed pass.
- 90'+12': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a headed pass.
- 90'+13': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
- 90'+13': Offside, Luton Town. Tahith Chong tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Crystal Palace 1.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 2, Crystal Palace 1.
Statistics
 CRY |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 61 | Possession | 39 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 427 | Accurate Passes | 249 |
| 538 | Passes | 335 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 23 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
| 19 | Clearances | 39 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 11,029
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 11,029
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Luton Town (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Thomas Kaminski (GK)  |
| 4 | Tom Lockyer |
| 2 | Gabriel Osho |
| 15 | Teden Mengi |
| 6 | Ross Barkley |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 29 | Amari'i Bell |
| 45 | Alfie Doughty |
| 9 | Carlton Morris |
| 7 | Chiedozie Ogbene |
| 30 | Andros Townsend |
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guehi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
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