Match Report
| Luton Town | Luton Town |  |  | Brighton and Hove Albion | Brighton and Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||
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| Massimiliano Malafronte | M. Malafronte |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Nwankwo Ince | N. Ince | |||||||||
| Mike Galli | M. Galli | | 65 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Ledley Benali | L. Benali | ||||||||
| Frank Delaney | F. Delaney | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Patrick Thomson | P. Thomson | |||||||||
| Norman Ince | N. Ince | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Dayo Grassadonia | D. Grassadonia | |||||||||
| Tiago Andrade | T. Andrade |  | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Ian Charles | I. Charles | |||||||||
| Eoin Atherton | E. Atherton | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Leon Guppy | L. Guppy | |||||||||
| Adam Mcgreal | A. Mcgreal | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Clive Barry | C. Barry | |||||||||
| Max Burbage | M. Burbage | | 47 | M | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Alexander Godber | A. Godber | ||||||||
| Sebastian Metzger | S. Metzger |  | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Simon Kühn | S. Kühn | |||||||||
| Gareth Nicholls | G. Nicholls | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Simon Tolley | S. Tolley | |||||||||
| Francis Barrett | F. Barrett | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Noel Joachim | N. Joachim | |||||||||
| Paul Coppinger | P. Coppinger | | 52 | G | | 12 | | A | 48 | | Peter Mills | P. Mills | |||||||||
| Demetrio Pavan | D. Pavan | | 47 | M | | 13 | | A | 47 | | Simon Minto | S. Minto | |||||||||
| Tony Gascoigne | T. Gascoigne | | 47 | D | | 14 | | D | 44 | | Alun Clegg | A. Clegg | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Kenilworth Road where Luton Town play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 4,351 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Luton Town and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Neville.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Luton Town and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Neville.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Luton Town get the match underway!
4.19
0-0Frank Delaney flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Atherton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Atherton makes a simple pass to Francis Barrett. Francis Barrett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.18
0-0Eoin Atherton hacks Alexander Godber from behind! Eoin Atherton is shown the yellow card! Alexander Godber hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.39
0-0Patrick Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Clive Barry collects the pass. Clive Barry flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Kühn. Simon Kühn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
15.38
Max Burbage chips the ball to his team mate, Gareth Nicholls. Gareth Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
16.29
Alexander Godber flicks a high pass forward. Noel Joachim controls it well on his chest. Noel Joachim knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mike Galli.
18.19
0-0Adam Mcgreal clumsily knocks into Clive Barry. The referee brings Adam Mcgreal to one side and gives him a warning! Clive Barry grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.36
Patrick Thomson sees Alexander Godber in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexander Godber threads a neat ball through to Noel Joachim. Noel Joachim shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.36
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.02
Eoin Atherton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
38.11
Clive Barry comes in with a late challenge on Adam Mcgreal. Clive Barry is shown the yellow card! Adam Mcgreal hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.23
0-0Adam Mcgreal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Nicholls. Gareth Nicholls advances inside the box! Gareth Nicholls comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Nwankwo Ince smothers it!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion kick off!
49.47
Mike Galli flicks a high pass forward to Eoin Atherton who brings the ball under control. Eoin Atherton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Nicholls. Gareth Nicholls knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nwankwo Ince who gathers it comfortably.
53.22
0-0Alexander Godber flicks a high pass forward. Noel Joachim controls it well on his chest. Noel Joachim skips past Tiago Andrade! Norman Ince clumsily knocks into Noel Joachim. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
55.02
Adam Mcgreal brings the ball forward. Adam Mcgreal makes a defence splitting pass to Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger shoots from just inside the box but somehow Nwankwo Ince manages to keep it out.
57.50
Leon Guppy flicks a high pass forward to Simon Tolley who brings the ball under control. Simon Tolley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Massimiliano Malafronte!
60.45
0-0Luton Town have made 2 substitutions with Demetrio Pavan replacing Francis Barrett and Paul Coppinger replacing Tiago Andrade .
61.52
Eoin Atherton makes a simple pass to Gareth Nicholls. Gareth Nicholls whips in a cross ball towards Demetrio Pavan. With a superhuman jump, Demetrio Pavan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.03
0-0Eoin Atherton threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger threads the ball through to Gareth Nicholls but he's offside!
66.02
Ian Charles sees Alexander Godber in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexander Godber makes an attacking run forward. Alexander Godber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Noel Joachim but he's offside!
71.50
Max Burbage darts forward. Max Burbage knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patrick Thomson.
77.32
Brighton and Hove Albion have made 3 substitutions with Peter Mills replacing Leon Guppy, Simon Minto replacing Ledley Benali and Alun Clegg replacing Alexander Godber .
84.29
Eoin Atherton changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eoin Atherton whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Nwankwo Ince comfortably punches it away to safety.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Massimiliano Malafronte (GK)
6
2. Mike Galli (DEF)
6
3. Frank Delaney (DEF)
6
4. Norman Ince (DEF)
6
5. Tiago Andrade (DEF)
6
6. Eoin Atherton (MID)
9
7. Adam Mcgreal (MID)
7
8. Max Burbage (MID)
7
9. Sebastian Metzger (ATT)
6
10. Gareth Nicholls (ATT)
9
11. Francis Barrett (ATT)
6
12. Paul Coppinger (GK)
6
13. Demetrio Pavan (MID)
6
14. Tony Gascoigne (DEF)
0
1. Nwankwo Ince (GK)
8
2. Ledley Benali (DEF)
6
3. Patrick Thomson (DEF)
8
4. Dayo Grassadonia (DEF)
6
5. Ian Charles (DEF)
6
6. Leon Guppy (MID)
6
7. Clive Barry (MID)
6
8. Alexander Godber (MID)
8
9. Simon Kühn (ATT)
6
10. Simon Tolley (ATT)
6
11. Noel Joachim (ATT)
7
12. Peter Mills (ATT)
6
13. Simon Minto (ATT)
6
14. Alun Clegg (DEF)
6