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

27': Emil Riis Jakobsen
45'+3': Emil Riis Jakobsen (P)

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

Preston North End are hosting Luton Town at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

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

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 11,059

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Greg Cunningham, Brad Potts, Daniel Johnson, Scott Sinclair, Jordan Storey, Declan Rudd, Ryan Ledson.

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

Substitutes:

Henri Lansbury, Admiral Muskwe, Reece Burke, Danny Hylton, Allan Campbell, James Shea, Fred Onyedinma.

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