Preston vs Luton 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Goal! Preston North End 1, Luton Town 0. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
- 37': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Goal! Preston North End 2, Luton Town 0. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Admiral Muskwe replaces Glen Rea.
- 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Henri Lansbury replaces Sonny Bradley.
- 70': Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Harry Cornick.
- 76': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Sean Maguire.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Alistair McCann.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
Game Information
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 11,059
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Stoke City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +8 | Coventry City | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
 LTN |
PNE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 209 | Accurate Passes | 244 |
| 332 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 85 | Long Balls | 90 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 24 | Clearances | 17 |
Preston North End (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
| 13 | Alistair McCann |
| 8 | Alan Browne  |
| 32 | Joshua Earl |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen |
| 24 | Sean Maguire |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
Luton Town (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Simon Sluga (GK) |
| 5 | Sonny Bradley |
| 4 | Kal Naismith |
| 15 | Tom Lockyer |
| 6 | Glen Rea |
| 18 | Jordan Clark |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 29 | Amari'i Bell |
| 2 | James Bree |
| 7 | Harry Cornick |
| 35 | Cameron Jerome |
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