Sunday , 16 August 2026

Luton Town FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Luton Town FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Fri 15 Apr 2022 · 11:30 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Sonny Bradley 26' Y
Y 44' James Garner
Kal Naismith 50' Y
Fred Onyedinma 56' Y
Reece Burke 63' Y
Y 63' Keinan Davis
Allan Campbell 64' Y
James Shea 70' Y
Y 74' Joe Worrall
Sonny Bradley 78' R
Elijah Adebayo 90' Y
Y 90' Tobias Figueiredo

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
3
Luton Town FC 9 games · Avg 2.1 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-10-28 Luton Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
11 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D
02 Apr Millwall FC H 2–2 D
19 Mar Hull City AFC A 3–1 W
16 Mar Preston North End FC H 4–0 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
09 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
02 Apr Blackpool FC A 4–1 W
20 Mar Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Nottingham Forest FC get us underway at Kenilworth Road.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kal Naismith, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Reece Burke, a England , has 27 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Sonny Bradley picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' Goal! Kal Naismith scores his 14 goal in 380 matches.
  • 37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kal Naismith makes it 2-0.
  • 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Luton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Garner on 44 minutes.
  • 49' Nottingham Forest FC have won 433 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kal Naismith on 50.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Fred Onyedinma catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Sam Surridge has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Reece Burke on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Allan Campbell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 65' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danny Hylton is hanging Harry Cornick on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Scott McKenna is withdrawn and Philip Zinckernagel gets his opportunity.
  • 70' James Shea was booked on 70.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Worrall.
  • 76' Sam Surridge gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Lewis Grabban and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Sonny Bradley on 78 minutes.
  • 81' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Jack Colback exits the field as Joe Lolley enters on 81.
  • 86' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Elijah Adebayo.
  • 90' Tom Lockyer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elijah Adebayo on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Luton Town FC and Nottingham Forest FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Wood 3
Ramon Sosa 2
Joe Lolley 2
Ryan Yates 2
Glen Rea 2
Kal Naismith 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Callum McManaman 1

Head to Head

2022-04-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-10-28 Luton Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC

Luton Town FC Form

2022-04-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-04-11 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-04-05 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2022-04-02 Luton Town FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2022-03-19 Hull City AFC 1–3 Luton Town FC W 2022-03-16 Luton Town FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-04-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2022-04-06 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-04-02 Blackpool FC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-03-20 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2022-03-16 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC45% Draw29% Nottingham Forest FC26%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
55%
Luton Town FC or Nottingham Forest FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC28% Draw51% Nottingham Forest FC21%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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