Brentford vs Luton Town, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBrentford beat Luton 3-1 to surge into top half of the table
Brentford moved into the top half of the Premier League table after beating Luton Town 3-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 1': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 1': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 10': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 10': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 15': Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 16': Foul by Ben Mee (Brentford).
- 16': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 21': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 26': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Carlton Morris.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
- 29': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Mee following a set piece situation.
- 31': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 37': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neal Maupay with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Mee.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Luton Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Luton Town 0.
- 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Tom Lockyer because of an injury.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yoane Wissa with a cross.
- 49': Goal! Brentford 1, Luton Town 0. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 50': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 51': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 54': Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 56': Goal! Brentford 2, Luton Town 0. Ben Mee (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
- 58': Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jacob Brown.
- 59': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Luton Town. Jordan Clark replaces Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 60': Substitution, Luton Town. Andros Townsend replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
- 60': Substitution, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo replaces Carlton Morris.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 64': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 66': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tahith Chong.
- 69': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
- 69': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
- 75': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Luton Town. Ryan Giles replaces Teden Mengi because of an injury.
- 76': Goal! Brentford 2, Luton Town 1. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 77': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Saman Ghoddos.
- 78': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 81': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 81': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
- 81': Goal! Brentford 3, Luton Town 1. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 83': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Shandon Baptiste.
- 86': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 87': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
- 88': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 88': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Offside, Luton Town. Andros Townsend is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Brentford. Myles Peart-Harris replaces Neal Maupay.
- 90'+3': Foul by Andros Townsend (Luton Town).
- 90'+3': Myles Peart-Harris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 90'+7': Offside, Luton Town. Amari'i Bell is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 90'+8': Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
- 90'+8': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Luton Town 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Luton Town 1.
Statistics
 LTN |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 31.4 | Possession | 68.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 191 | Accurate Passes | 530 |
| 277 | Passes | 626 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 39 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,075
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,075
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | +60 | 83 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 35 | +54 | 82 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 16 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard  |
| 33 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka |
| 7 | Neal Maupay |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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 |
| 12 | Issa Kaboré |
| 9 | Carlton Morris |
| 7 | Chiedozie Ogbene |
| 14 | Tahith Chong |
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