Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Luton Town FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Luton Town FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 13 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Ben Whiteman
Y 77' Freddie Woodman
Y 80' Andrew Hughes
Y 85' Jordan Storey
Y 86' Daniel Johnson
Y 90' Ryan Ledson

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
3
4
Luton Town FC 10 games · Avg 1.9 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-03-16 Luton Town FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2021-10-30 Preston North End FC 2–0 Luton Town FC 2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
06 Aug Burnley FC A 1–1 D
30 Jul Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
16 May Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
07 May Reading FC H 1–0 W
02 May Fulham FC A 0–7 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
06 Aug Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
30 Jul Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
07 May Middlesbrough FC H 4–1 W
30 Apr Barnsley FC A 3–1 W
25 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–4 L

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Kenilworth Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Luton Town FC have won 475 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Brad Potts makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Preston North End FC are in front.
  • 23' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' Daniel Potts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' Ben Whiteman was booked on 39.
  • 44' England international Elijah Adebayo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' Troy Parrott has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ethan Horvath is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' Elliot Thorpe gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Daniel Potts and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Luke Freeman makes way for Cauley Woodrow at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Luton Town FC.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 69' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Alistair McCann by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 69 minute.
  • 74' Emil Riis Jakobsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Freddie Woodman. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' Robert Brady makes way for Ben Woodburn at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 80' Andrew Hughes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Storey.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Johnson.
  • 90' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Cameron Jerome gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Allan Campbell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The points are shared — Luton Town FC 0-1 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Collins 4
Luke Berry 3
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Bambo Diaby 1
Peter Kioso 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Brad Potts 1
Jayden Stockley 1

Head to Head

2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-03-16 Luton Town FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2021-10-30 Preston North End FC 2–0 Luton Town FC 2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Luton Town FC Form

2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2022-08-06 Burnley FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2022-07-30 Luton Town FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-05-16 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-05-07 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2022-05-02 Fulham FC 7–0 Luton Town FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-08-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-07-30 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-04-30 Barnsley FC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC36% Draw33% Preston North End FC31%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Preston North End FC
64%
Luton Town FC or Preston North End FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC25% Draw55% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.7%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.5%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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