English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Luton 2023-24 English Premier League

  • 17': John McGinn
  • 49': Moussa Diaby
  • 62': Tom Lockyer (OG)
FT
3 - 1
  • 83': Emiliano Martínez (OG)

Villa beat Luton to extend home winning streak

Aston Villa chalked up their 12th successive Premier League win at home with a comfortable 3-1 victory over struggling Luton Town as they maintained their top-four challenge on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 17': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Luton Town 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a set piece situation.
  • 28': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Luton Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Luton Town 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
  • 49': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Luton Town 0. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 51': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Luton Town. Andros Townsend replaces Gabriel Osho.
  • 57': Substitution, Luton Town. Tahith Chong replaces Jacob Brown.
  • 62': Own Goal by Tom Lockyer, Luton Town. Aston Villa 3, Luton Town 0.
  • 71': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
  • 76': Substitution, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo replaces Carlton Morris.
  • 79': Substitution, Luton Town. Ryan Giles replaces Alfie Doughty.
  • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Matty Cash.
  • 83': Own Goal by Emiliano Martínez, Aston Villa. Aston Villa 3, Luton Town 1.
  • 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Luton Town 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,785

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Liverpool 35 82 3
+33 Arsenal 35 67 4
+24 Manchester City 36 65 9
+21 Newcastle United 35 63 10
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
29.5 Possession 70.5
7 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
188 Accurate Passes 558
243 Passes 617
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 31
15 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 3
8 Effective Clearances 9
8 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
14 Pau Torres
4 Ezri Konsa
12 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
6 Douglas Luiz
44 Boubacar Kamara Yellow Card
22 Nicolò Zaniolo Yellow Card
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
19 Moussa Diaby

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

No. Name
24 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
4 Tom Lockyer
2 Gabriel Osho
15 Teden Mengi
6 Ross Barkley
13 Marvelous Nakamba
45 Alfie Doughty Yellow Card
12 Issa Kaboré Yellow Card
9 Carlton Morris
7 Chiedozie Ogbene
19 Jacob Brown

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