FFO Championship, Luton Town vs. Stoke City (Fri Jan 19) Luton Town | Stoke City 4-1-3-1-1 P | 4-4-2 N Neil Stockley | Derek Purvis | S_Soares GK | GK D_Ward S_Bradley DF | DF B_Wilmot B_Davies DF | DF F_Medina M_Andersen DF | DF E_Stevens G_Alvarez DF | DF M_Rose E_Skhiri DM | MF W_Burger Rodrigo MF | MF B_Pearson G_Veiga MF | MF A_Vidigal P_R_Mpanzu MF | MF M_Leris C_Morris AM | FW Wesley M_Thuram FW | FW T_Campbell | Rui_Silva SUB | SUB F_Fielding N_Patterson SUB | SUB J_Tchamadeu S_Touray SUB | SUB L_Baker J_Clark SUB | SUB D_Gayle E_Adebayo SUB | SUB R_Mmaee Min. 1 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu barges B_Wilmot off the ball ... P_R_Mpanzu hits a great drive! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... It flew past D_Ward and the Kenilworth Road comes alive! ... Luton Town go in front now with that goal! ... Luton Town 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 4 :(lut) C_Morris runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... C_Morris with a stunning strike! ... But D_Ward reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on D_Ward anyway Min. 7 :(sto) T_Campbell dribbles past S_Bradley ... B_Davies with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 8 :(lut) G_Veiga could get a shot on goal here ... G_Veiga with a blistering shot! ... D_Ward blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 8 :(sto) T_Campbell knocks it past B_Davies and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... But S_Bradley sweeps up the threat Min. 11 :(sto) Wesley crosses into the box, finding A_Vidigal ... A_Vidigal with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... S_Soares with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 17 :(lut) G_Veiga takes advantage of a mistake by B_Wilmot ... He runs towards goal ... W_Burger tackles cleanly Min. 17 :(sto) M_Leris spits at P_R_Mpanzu ... He should be ashamed! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 19 :(lut) G_Alvarez looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Morris ... C_Morris hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Ward dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL!! ... The deflection beat D_Ward! ... Luton Town 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 20 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: N_Patterson ... COMING OFF: C_Morris Min. 20 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: S_Touray ... COMING OFF: P_R_Mpanzu Min. 20 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town ... Luton Town have changed their playing style to C Min. 22 :(sto) B_Pearson sidesteps G_Alvarez ... M_Andersen bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 24 :(sto) Wesley cuts inside B_Davies ... He worked that well ... N_Patterson brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 25 :(lut) S_Bradley kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... S_Bradley looks to see where D_Ward is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... D_Ward heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 31 :(sto) E_Stevens is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... F_Medina latches onto the end of it ... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Davies ... He timed it well Min. 32 :(lut) N_Patterson sprints forward with the ball ... An audacious effort from N_Patterson! ... D_Ward has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Ward is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 38 :(sto) W_Burger sprints past S_Touray ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... W_Burger runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... S_Soares saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 39 :(lut) Rodrigo is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... S_Bradley latches onto the ball ... S_Bradley curls it towards the top corner! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 39 :(sto) F_Medina whips the ball across to B_Pearson ... N_Patterson with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 42 :(lut) Rodrigo skips the challenge from E_Stevens ... Rodrigo unleashes a pile driver! ... D_Ward fists it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Luton Town 2-0 Stoke City Min. 50 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: J_Tchamadeu ... COMING OFF: M_Rose Min. 51 :(sto) W_Burger with a penetrating pass to M_Leris ... M_Leris has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... S_Soares fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 54 :(lut) M_Thuram finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... Good sliding challenge from F_Medina and it had to be Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Baker ... COMING OFF: A_Vidigal Min. 58 :(lut) M_Thuram beats B_Wilmot ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... E_Stevens forces him off the ball Min. 60 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: D_Gayle ... COMING OFF: M_Leris Min. 63 :(sto) D_Gayle sidesteps B_Davies ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Gayle tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: E_Adebayo ... COMING OFF: M_Thuram Min. 65 :(lut) E_Skhiri with the first time flick to S_Bradley ... S_Bradley with a thundering shot! ... D_Ward makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 69 :(lut) E_Skhiri flicks the ball through ... Rodrigo runs onto it! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Pearson ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 70 :(lut) S_Touray chips the ball over the defence and finds E_Adebayo ... E_Adebayo keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... D_Ward makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... Rodrigo hits it towards the far post! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 71 :(lut) M_Andersen turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Veiga ... G_Veiga tries the shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 74 :(lut) G_Alvarez sidesteps W_Burger ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... G_Alvarez attempts a lob! ... But D_Ward reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on D_Ward anyway Min. 82 :(sto) W_Burger jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Baker ... A left-footer by L_Baker! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 83 :(lut) G_Veiga takes advantage of a mistake by E_Stevens ... That mistake could prove costly ... A skilful effort from G_Veiga! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 83 :(sto) F_Medina drives the ball across field ... It comes to J_Tchamadeu ... Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Alvarez ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 87 :(lut) E_Skhiri with an intelligent ball to G_Veiga ... G_Veiga with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(lut) S_Touray with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to N_Patterson ... N_Patterson with the goal bound shot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 91 :(lut) Rodrigo plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Rodrigo attempts a low drive! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 92 :(lut) S_Touray heads the ball back to Rodrigo ... A vicious shot by Rodrigo! ... D_Ward won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kenilworth Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Alvarez (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_R_Mpanzu (1), C_Morris (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Davies (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Burger Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Leris (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 17 | 5 Off target : 8 | 2 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Luton Town 2 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Luton Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Soares GK 21 1 1 1 23 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 S_Bradley DF 1 18 13 9 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 0 43 B_Davies DF 1 18 12 5 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 5 5 M_Andersen DF 1 18 11 6 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 0 G_Alvarez DF 1 16 13 6 23 | 94 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 28 18 E_Skhiri DM 1 13 17 6 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 Rodrigo MF 1 4 18 13 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 29 G_Veiga MF 1 4 16 14 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 P_R_Mpanzu MF 1 6 19 12 25 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 10 38 C_Morris AM 1 3 15 19 28 | 20 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 M_Thuram FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rui_Silva GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Patterson DF 1 14 13 9 23 | 74 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 26 S_Touray DM 1 10 15 4 29 | 74 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 J_Clark MF 1 3 17 16 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Adebayo FW 1 3 12 17 22 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Ward GK 22 1 1 1 21 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 19 12 4 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 19 14 11 27 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0 E_Stevens DF 1 18 14 6 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 0 M_Rose DF 1 17 11 9 30 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Burger MF 1 12 19 6 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 4 8 B_Pearson MF 1 14 18 11 31 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 13 20 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 M_Leris MF 1 8 17 13 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 6 Wesley FW 1 8 13 19 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 T_Campbell FW 1 2 12 18 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Fielding GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 16 10 7 29 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Baker MF 1 2 16 14 28 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 D_Gayle FW 1 3 13 16 28 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_Mmaee FW 1 5 10 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1705690212 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40