Sunday , 16 August 2026

Luton Town FC vs Manchester City FC, FA Cup 2023-24 LAST 16

FA Cup · 2023-24
Luton Town FC
2 – 6
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Tue 27 Feb 2024 · 20:00 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Erling Haaland
0–2 18' Erling Haaland
0–3 40' Erling Haaland
Jordan Clark 45' 1–3
Jordan Clark 52' 2–3
2–4 55' Erling Haaland
2–5 58' Erling Haaland
2–6 72' Mateo Kovacic

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Manchester City FC — FA Cup at Kenilworth Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Shaun Hudson
19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Head-to-Head

3
Luton Town FC 3 games · Avg 5.7 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-27 Luton Town FC 2–6 Manchester City FC 2023-12-10 Luton Town FC 1–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Manchester City FC H 2–6 L
21 Feb Liverpool FC A 1–4 L
18 Feb Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
10 Feb Sheffield United FC H 1–3 L
03 Feb Newcastle United FC A 4–4 D
30 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 4–0 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Luton Town FC A 6–2 W
24 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 1–0 W
20 Feb Brentford FC H 1–0 W
17 Feb Chelsea FC H 1–1 D
13 Feb FC Kobenhavn A 3–1 W
10 Feb Everton FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 2 G 1 A
Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Luton Town FC and Manchester City FC has kicked off!
  • 4' Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erling Haaland makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 9' It’s high time Rob Edwards made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Amari'i Bell made 382 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' The Norway Erling Haaland breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 0-2!
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rob Edwards will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Amari'i Bell departs to be replaced by Joseph Johnson.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Erling Haaland has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jordan Clark makes it 1-3.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 52' Jordan Clark is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' A goal from the Norway international Erling Haaland! He fires home on 55 to make it 2-4!
  • 56' Andros Townsend has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cauley Woodrow on 56 minute.
  • 58' Assisted by Bernardo Silva with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erling Haaland makes no mistake. 2-5!
  • 62' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Daiki Hashioka comes on to replace Chiedozie Ogbene.
  • 67' Reece Burke is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 72' A goal from the Croatia international Mateo Kovacic! He fires home on 72 to make it 2-6!
  • 77' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — John Stones exits the field as Oscar Bobb enters on 77.
  • 78' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Nathan Ake exits the field as Sergio Gomez enters on 78.
  • 83' Oscar Bobb has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-6 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 6
Jordan Clark 2
Mateo Kovacic 2
Ross Barkley 1
Bernardo Silva 1
Jack Grealish 1
Elijah Adebayo 1
Jeremy Doku 1

Head to Head

2024-02-27 Luton Town FC 2–6 Manchester City FC 2023-12-10 Luton Town FC 1–2 Manchester City FC

Luton Town FC Form

2024-02-27 Luton Town FC 2–6 Manchester City FC L 2024-02-21 Liverpool FC 4–1 Luton Town FC L 2024-02-18 Luton Town FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-02-10 Luton Town FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC L 2024-02-03 Newcastle United FC 4–4 Luton Town FC D 2024-01-30 Luton Town FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2024-02-27 Luton Town FC 2–6 Manchester City FC W 2024-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-02-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2024-02-17 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2024-02-13 FC Kobenhavn 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2024-02-10 Manchester City FC 2–0 Everton FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.42 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC23% Draw22% Manchester City FC55%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
44%
Draw or Manchester City FC
77%
Luton Town FC or Manchester City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC19% Draw37% Manchester City FC44%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–6 not predicted
2 – 6
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
5.1%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 3
4.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 4
4.2%
0 – 0
3.3%
0 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 20% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 17% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.