Premier League: Luton Town tops Everton 2-1
LIVERPOOL. Luton Town conquered Everton to win 2-1.
LIVERPOOL. Luton Town topped Everton to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Luton Town to strike first with a goal of Tom Lockyer at the 24′. Then Carlton Morris scored again for Luton Town in the 31′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Dominic Calvert-Lewin reduced the distance for Everton with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Everton was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
Everton was in firm control of the ball 68% while Luton Town was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Everton was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Luton Town succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Everton shot 23 times, 5 on target, 18 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Everton. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town received 1 yellow card (Issa Kaboré).
After playing this match, Everton will stay with 4 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to move up in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town will have 4 points like Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers to move down in the 17th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
Tom Lockyer
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31'31'
Carlton Morris
Alfie Doughty
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41'41'
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Abdoulaye Doucouré
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46'46'
Mads Juel Andersen
Reece Burke
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46'46'
Jack Harrison
Idrissa Gueye
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56'56'
Teden Mengi
Tom Lockyer
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60'60'
Beto
Abdoulaye Doucouré
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66'66'
Issa Kaboré
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78'78'
Elijah Adebayo
Carlton Morris
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78'78'
Nathan Patterson
Ashley Young
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83'83'
Cauley Woodrow
Alfie Doughty
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84'84'
Arnaut Danjuma
Dwight McNeil
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Everton will host AFC Bournemouth on the 7th of October with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Everton (2 draws).
Luton Town will host Burnley on the 3rd of October with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Burnley (3 draws).
Everton: Formation and Lineups
Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Sean Dyche chose to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Ashley Young , James Tarkowski , Jarrad Branthwaite , Vitaliy Mykolenko , James Garner , Amadou Onana , Idrissa Gueye , Dwight McNeil , Abdoulaye Doucouré and Dominic Calvert-Lewin .
Substitutes
Everton made 4 changes: Idrissa Gueye for Jack Harrison (46′), Abdoulaye Doucouré for Beto (60′), Ashley Young for Nathan Patterson (78′) and Dwight McNeil for Arnaut Danjuma (84′).
Top player: James Garner
Probably the most impressive player in Everton was James Garner.
His rating is with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Luton Town: Formation and Lineups
Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Talking about the opposition, Rob Edwards played with: Thomas Kaminski , Reece Burke , Tom Lockyer , Amari’i Bell , Issa Kaboré , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Marvelous Nakamba , Alfie Doughty , Jacob Brown , Chiedozie Ogbene and Carlton Morris .
Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Teden Mengi (injured) and Cauley Woodrow (injured).
Substitutes
Luton Town made 4 changes: Reece Burke for Mads Juel Andersen (46′), Tom Lockyer for Teden Mengi (56′), Carlton Morris for Elijah Adebayo (78′) and Alfie Doughty for Cauley Woodrow (83′).
Top player: Alfie Doughty
The player who no doubt impressed Luton Town the most was Alfie Doughty even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jordan Ranan
In August of 2022, I joined LOOTRS. An editor and feature writer who focuses on London clubs in particular. Sixth largest fan in Gosport Borough.
