Luton vs West Ham 2023-24 English Premier League

Luton Town

90'+2': Mads Andersen

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1 - 2

West Ham United

37': Jarrod Bowen
85': Kurt Zouma

West Ham win spoils Luton's first top-flight home game in 31 years

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Pacesetters West Ham United claimed a 2-1 Premier League victory at Luton Town thanks to headers by Jarrod Bowen and Kurt Zouma on Friday to spoil the hosts' much-anticipated first top-flight game at their snug Kenilworth Road stadium in 31 years.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
37': Goal! Luton Town 0, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, West Ham United 1.
71': Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Ross Barkley.
71': Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Elijah Adebayo.
71': Substitution, Luton Town. Issa Kaboré replaces Ryan Giles.
72': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Saïd Benrahma.
78': Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Alfie Doughty because of an injury.
80': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
81': Emerson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Tahith Chong.
85': Goal! Luton Town 0, West Ham United 2. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
87': Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Substitution, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus replaces Lucas Paquetá.
90'+2': Goal! Luton Town 1, West Ham United 2. Mads Andersen (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris with a headed pass.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,802

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

WHU		LTN
13	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	9
0	Saves	1
61.2	Possession	38.8
9	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
507	Accurate Passes	266
609	Passes	366
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	10
15	Crosses	31
0.1	Cross %	0.3
69	Long Balls	71
31	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	5
14	Effective Tackles	12
22	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
9	Interceptions	7
30	Effective Clearances	24
30	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Luton Town (5-3-2)

No.	Name
24	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5	Mads Andersen
29	Amari'i Bell
16	Reece Burke
26	Ryan Giles
45	Alfie Doughty
13	Marvelous Nakamba
6	Ross Barkley
14	Tahith Chong
9	Carlton Morris
11	Elijah Adebayo

Substitutes:

Luke Berry, Cauley Woodrow, Aidan Francis-Clarke, Jacob Brown, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Joseph Johnson, Issa Kaboré, Chiedozie Ogbene, Tim Krul.

West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Alphonse Areola (GK)
27	Nayef Aguerd
4	Kurt Zouma
33	Emerson
5	Vladimír Coufal
10	Lucas Paquetá
19	Edson Álvarez
7	James Ward-Prowse
9	Michail Antonio
22	Saïd Benrahma
20	Jarrod Bowen