Luton vs Blackburn 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 22': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Tayo Edun because of an injury.
- 28': Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': James Bree (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 51': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Butterworth replaces Sam Gallagher because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Luton Town. Admiral Muskwe replaces Fred Onyedinma.
- 70': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Cornick replaces Cameron Jerome.
- 76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Ayala replaces John Buckley.
- 83': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Allan Campbell.
- 90'+6': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 9,987
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 29 | 58 | 5 |
| +17 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 55 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 50 | 6 |
| +7 | Hull City | 28 | 50 | 8 |
Statistics
 BLK |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.6 | Possession | 51.4 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 159 | Accurate Passes | 164 |
| 283 | Passes | 303 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 84 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 25 | Clearances | 29 |
Luton Town (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Shea (GK) |
| 32 | Gabriel Osho |
| 4 | Kal Naismith |
| 15 | Tom Lockyer  |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 22 | Allan Campbell |
| 23 | Henri Lansbury |
| 29 | Amari'i Bell |
| 2 | James Bree |
| 35 | Cameron Jerome |
| 24 | Fred Onyedinma |
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 25 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 16 | Scott Wharton |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 4 | Bradley Johnson |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 20 | Tayo Edun |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
| 42 | Deyovaiso Zeefuik |
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