English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 23, 2023
Newcastle United LLLWL 0
–
Luton Town LWLLL 1
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Kenilworth Road · 11,042 att.

Match Report

Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images

Townsend on target as Luton upset injury-hit Newcastle

Winger Andros Townsend netted his first goal for Luton Town as they beat his former club Newcastle United 1-0 at Kenilworth Road on Saturday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
65.2
Possession
34.8
15
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
469
Accurate Passes
223
568
Passes
301
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
62
22
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
7
29
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
9
13
Effective Clearances
29
13
Clearances
29

Head to Head

NEW leads series 1-0

Lineups

LTN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 2Gabriel OshoCD
  3. 29Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 15Teden MengiCD-R
  5. 6Ross BarkleyCM-L
  6. 28Albert Sambi LokongaCM-R
  7. 45Alfie DoughtyLM
  8. 12Issa KaboréRM
  9. 11Elijah AdebayoF
  10. 19Jacob BrownCF-L
  11. 30Andros TownsendCF-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 5Fabian SchärCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 36Sean LongstaffLM
  8. 67Lewis MileyRM
  9. 9Callum WilsonF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Luton Town 1, Newcastle United 0. Andros Townsend (Luton Town) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley following a corner.
  2. 37' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sven Botman replaces Jamaal Lascelles because of an injury.
  3. 38' Substitution, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak replaces Lewis Miley.
  4. 45' Substitution, Luton Town. Ryan Giles replaces Issa Kaboré.
  5. 56' Ross Barkley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 76' Substitution, Luton Town. Mads Andersen replaces Amari'i Bell because of an injury.
  7. 80' Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
  8. 80' Substitution, Luton Town. Carlton Morris replaces Elijah Adebayo.
  9. 81' Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Andros Townsend.
  10. 81' Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Miguel Almirón.
  11. 85' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall replaces Dan Burn.
  12. 89' Teden Mengi (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+4' Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+8' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) Yellow Card at 98'

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