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Luton Town FC vs Newcastle United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Andros Townsend 25' 1–0
Ross Barkley 56' Y
Teden Mengi 89' Y
Y 90' Lewis Hall

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Newcastle United FCPremier League at Kenilworth Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Assistant 1 Neil Davies
  • Assistant 2 Darren Cann

Head-to-Head

1
1
Luton Town FC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W
10 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–2 L
05 Dec Arsenal FC H 3–4 L
02 Dec Brentford FC A 1–3 L
25 Nov Crystal Palace FC H 2–1 W
11 Nov Manchester United FC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
16 Dec Fulham FC H 3–0 W
13 Dec AC Milan H 1–2 L
10 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–4 L
07 Dec Everton FC A 0–3 L
02 Dec Manchester United FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Kenilworth Road. Luton Town FC are looking to make home advantage count against Newcastle United FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Teden Mengi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 9 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andros Townsend makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Newcastle United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chiedozie Ogbene suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Jamaal Lascelles exits the field as Sven Botman enters on 38.
  • 43' The 26-year-old Sven Botman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Luton Town FCRyan John Giles on, Issa Kabore off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The referee has no hesitation. Ross Barkley is booked for Luton Town FC — Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' Alexander Isak adds to his 1 season tally! Newcastle United FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 66' Lewis Miley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' Mads Juel Andersen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amari'i Bell at the 76 minute mark.
  • 80' Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Albert Sambi Lokonga at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Andros Townsend departs to be replaced by Chiedozie Ogbene.
  • 85' Lewis Hall is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dan Burn at the 85 minute mark.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Teden Mengi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United FC. Lewis Hall will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Newcastle United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC52% Draw28% Newcastle United FC20%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Newcastle United FC
48%
Luton Town FC or Newcastle United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC35% Draw50% Newcastle United FC15%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% 74%
-1 26% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% 49%
+0.5 80% 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
44%
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
23%

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