Thursday , 2 July 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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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' We are underway at Kenilworth Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 382 games and scored 465 goals.
  • 20' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Sonny Bradley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' The deadlock is broken! Kal Naismith gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
  • 37' Kal Naismith is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 42' Allan Campbell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Poor challenge from James Garner. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 49' 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.
  • 50' Kal Naismith was booked on 50.
  • 55' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' It’s a booking for Luton Town FC player. Fred Onyedinma gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Reece Burke. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Harry Cornick is replaced by Danny Hylton on 65 minute.
  • 66' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Scott McKenna has done his job and it is now time for Philip Zinckernagel to step up.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! James Shea argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' That is a Yellow card for Nottingham Forest FC. Joe Worrall will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' The whistle greets Lewis Grabban as he departs to be replaced by Sam Surridge.
  • 78' Sonny Bradley picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Jack Colback by Joe Lolley on 81 minute.
  • 86' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Elijah Adebayo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Elijah Adebayo exits the field as Tom Lockyer enters on 90.
  • The points are shared — Luton Town FC 1-0 Nottingham Forest FC. Honours even.

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
Lewis Grabban 2
Ramon Sosa 2
Joe Lolley 2
Ryan Yates 2
Glen Rea 2
Kal Naismith 2
Elijah Adebayo 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.