Luton Town vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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Arsenal go five clear as Rice wins 4-3 thriller at Luton
Declan Rice's header deep in stoppage time sealed an enthralling 4-3 victory for Arsenal over Luton Town to send them five points clear at the top of the Premier League on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Luton Town).
- 3': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 4': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
- 9': Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
- 12': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
- 16': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Luton Town).
- 16': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 18': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 20': Goal! Luton Town 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 21': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 21': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 23': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a headed pass.
- 24': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ben White.
- 25': Goal! Luton Town 1, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
- 29': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 29': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Andros Townsend (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
- 31': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 32': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 32': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
- 38': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 39': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 39': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
- 43': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
- 44': Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
- 44': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Luton Town 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
- 45'+1': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 45'+1': Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ben White.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Luton Town 1, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 1, Arsenal 2.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 48': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 49': Goal! Luton Town 2, Arsenal 2. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
- 54': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57': Goal! Luton Town 3, Arsenal 2. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Goal! Luton Town 3, Arsenal 3. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a through ball.
- 61': Substitution, Luton Town. Carlton Morris replaces Elijah Adebayo.
- 61': Substitution, Luton Town. Tahith Chong replaces Jacob Brown.
- 62': Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Andros Townsend.
- 64': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Jakub Kiwior.
- 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 67': Offside, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
- 73': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
- 75': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 77': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alfie Doughty.
- 80': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
- 80': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 82': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Luton Town).
- 82': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 86': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
- 87': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Luton Town. Jordan Clark replaces Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 88': Substitution, Luton Town. Ryan Giles replaces Alfie Doughty.
- 89': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town).
- 89': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chiedozie Ogbene.
- 90'+6': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Luton Town).
- 90'+6': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Goal! Luton Town 3, Arsenal 4. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Luton Town 3, Arsenal 4.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 3, Arsenal 4.
Statistics
 ARS |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 66.6 | Possession | 33.4 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 195 |
| 589 | Passes | 296 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 25 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 14 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 11,112
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 11,112
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +48 | 76 |
| 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) |
| 2 | Gabriel Osho |
| 29 | Amari'i Bell |
| 15 | Teden Mengi |
| 6 | Ross Barkley  |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 45 | Alfie Doughty |
| 12 | Issa Kaboré |
| 11 | Elijah Adebayo |
| 19 | Jacob Brown |
| 30 | Andros Townsend |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 15 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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