English League Championship

Luton vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Luton Town
    FT
    0 - 5
    Birmingham City
    • 7': Marc Roberts
    • 26': Scott Hogan
    • 47': Scott Hogan
    • 84': Gary Gardner
    • 88': Chukwuemeka Aneke

    Introduction

    Luton Town are hosting Birmingham City at Kenilworth Road, Luton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 1. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 2. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
    • 28': Substitution, Luton Town. Glen Rea replaces Peter Kioso.
    • 34': Glen Rea (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Allan Campbell.
    • 47': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 3. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
    • 57': Substitution, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome replaces Harry Cornick.
    • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Iván Sánchez replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 84': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 4. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 88': Goal! Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 5. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 5.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Kenilworth Road
    Location: Luton, England
    Attendance: 10,014

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    0 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    0 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    0 Bristol City 0 0 0
    0 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
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    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    52.8 Possession 47.2
    20 SHOTS 11
    9 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    275 Accurate Passes 218
    396 Passes 355
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    30 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    71 Long Balls 84
    30 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    27 Interceptions 11
    22 Effective Clearances 25
    22 Clearances 25

    Line-Ups

    LTN Luton Town (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    12 Simon Sluga (GK)
    15 Tom Lockyer
    4 Kal Naismith
    20 Peter Kioso
    22 Allan Campbell
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    26 Admiral Muskwe
    29 Amari'i Bell
    2 James Bree
    11 Elijah Adebayo
    7 Harry Cornick
    Substitutes:
    Cameron Jerome, Carlos Mendes, Elliott Lee, Harvey Isted, Gabriel Osho, Fred Onyedinma, Glen Rea.

    BIR Birmingham City (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    13 Matija Sarkic (GK)
    12 Harlee Dean
    3 Kristian Pedersen
    4 Marc Roberts Yellow Card
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    6 Ryan Woods
    11 Jérémie Bela
    2 Maxime Colin
    9 Scott Hogan
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    7 Tahith Chong
    Substitutes:
    Gary Gardner, Jonathan Leko, Iván Sánchez, George Friend, Juan Castillo, Connal Trueman, Chukwuemeka Aneke.

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