English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 2, 2024
Aston Villa WLLWW 3
–
Luton Town DLLLL 2
1st2ndT
AVL213
LTN022
Kenilworth Road · 11,594 att.

Match Report

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Late Digne strike gives Aston Villa 3-2 win over Luton

Aston Villa substitute Lucas Digne struck a late winner to thwart Luton Town's second-half comeback attempt as the visitors ran out 3-2 winners in a thrilling Premier League clash at Kenilworth Road on Saturday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
5
53.5
Possession
46.5
12
SHOTS
14
8
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
379
Accurate Passes
307
443
Passes
365
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
46
29
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
8
25
Effective Clearances
17
25
Clearances
17

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-1

Lineups

LTN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 15Teden MengiCD
  3. 29Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 16Reece BurkeCD-R
  5. 6Ross BarkleyCM-L
  6. 18Jordan ClarkCM-R
  7. 45Alfie DoughtyLM
  8. 12Issa KaboréRM
  9. 9Carlton MorrisF
  10. 14Tahith ChongCF-L
  11. 30Andros TownsendCF-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 17Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 15Álex MorenoLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Amari'i Bell because of an injury.
  2. 24' Goal! Luton Town 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.
  3. 29' Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers replaces Jacob Ramsey because of an injury.
  4. 38' Reece Burke (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 38' Goal! Luton Town 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  6. 45' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+5' Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 50' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 53' Substitution, Luton Town. Daiki Hashioka replaces Andros Townsend.
  10. 66' Goal! Luton Town 1, Aston Villa 2. Tahith Chong (Luton Town) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece Burke following a corner.
  11. 72' Goal! Luton Town 2, Aston Villa 2. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Leon Bailey.
  13. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
  14. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Youri Tielemans.
  15. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Morgan Rogers.
  16. 84' Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Tahith Chong because of an injury.
  17. 89' Goal! Luton Town 2, Aston Villa 3. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
  18. 90'+2' Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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