Luton Town vs Reading, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Luton Town are hosting Reading
at Kenilworth Road, Luton, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town).
- 3': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
- 4': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
- 7': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town).
- 8': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kazenga LuaLua.
- 10': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
- 12': Foul by Kal Naismith (Luton Town).
- 12': George Puscas (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria.
- 18': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
- 18': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a cross.
- 21': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 25': Foul by George Puscas (Reading).
- 25': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
- 28': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
- 30': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
- 33': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
- 35': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
- 35': Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt missed. James Bree (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 37': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
- 37': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
- 40': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town).
- 42': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Liam Moore.
- 43': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
- 43': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Andy Rinomhota (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. George Puscas (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
- 46': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
- 46': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Hand ball by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
- 51': Foul by Michael Olise (Reading).
- 51': Kal Naismith (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree.
- 59': Corner, Reading. Conceded by James Bree.
- 59': Attempt missed. Andy Rinomhota (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Richards following a corner.
- 61': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Clark following a fast break.
- 64': Substitution, Luton Town. George Moncur replaces Kazenga LuaLua.
- 64': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Cornick replaces Jordan Clark.
- 65': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
- 68': Offside, Luton Town. George Moncur tries a through ball, but Harry Cornick is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 71': Offside, Reading. Omar Richards tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Reading. John Swift replaces George Puscas.
- 72': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
- 72': Substitution, Luton Town. Glen Rea replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 76': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
- 77': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town).
- 77': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Reading. Sam Baldock replaces Michael Olise.
- 78': Substitution, Reading. Alfa Semedo replaces Ovie Ejaria.
- 78': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Omar Richards.
- 80': Corner, Reading. Conceded by James Bree.
- 82': Attempt saved. George Moncur (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
- 82': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
- 82': Attempt missed. Glen Rea (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, Luton Town. James Collins replaces Elijah Adebayo.
- 84': Substitution, Reading. Lewis Gibson replaces Liam Moore because of an injury.
- 84': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
- 86': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
- 87': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
- 87': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
- 87': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
- 89': Attempt missed. Lewis Gibson (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
- 90'+1': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
- 90'+1': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': James Collins (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Glen Rea.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. James Collins (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Moncur.
- 90'+4': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 0, Reading 0.
Statistics
 REA |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 329 | Accurate Passes | 273 |
| 437 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 22 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 24 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 21 | +30 | 47 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 21 | +11 | 42 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 21 | +7 | 35 |
| 4 | Millwall | 21 | -4 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Luton Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Simon Sluga (GK) |
| 5 | Sonny Bradley  |
| 6 | Matty Pearson |
| 24 | Kal Naismith |
| 26 | James Bree |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
| 4 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
| 29 | Elijah Adebayo |
| 25 | Kazenga Lua Lua |
| 18 | Jordan Clark |
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Rafael (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 29 | Thomas Holmes |
| 3 | Omar Richards |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 8 | Andy Rinomhota |
| 47 | George Puscas |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 11 | Yakou Meite |
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