Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Luton Town FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Luton Town FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Kenilworth Road 11,805 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 52' Barry Bannan
Carlton Morris pen 77' 1–1
Carlton Morris 88' 2–1
Y 67' Di'Shon Bernard
Y 71' Svante Ingelsson
R 74' Di'Shon Bernard
Reece Burke 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

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

4
2
2
Luton Town FC 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-21 Luton Town FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-27 Luton Town FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-10-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-02-12 Luton Town FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-08-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
14 Sep Millwall FC A 1–0 W
30 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
24 Aug Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–0 D
12 Aug Burnley FC H 1–4 L
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
14 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Millwall FC A 0–3 L
23 Aug Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
18 Aug Sunderland AFC A 0–4 L
11 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–0 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% 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 Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Röhl might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Thomas Kaminski has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 470 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Reuell Walters, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Luton Town 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.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 52' Sheffield Wednesday FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Barry Bannan on 52.
  • 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' Luton Town FC make a change. Marvelous Nakamba trudges off to be replaced by Tom Krauss on 59 minutes.
  • 60' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Walsh departs to be replaced by Carlton Morris.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Djeidi Gassama comes on to replace Olaf Kobacki.
  • 63' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Barry Bannan by Svante Ingelsson on 63 minute.
  • 67' Di'Shon Bernard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Svante Ingelsson on 71 minutes.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Di'Shon Bernard. He receives a card.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Carlton Morris has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 79' Djeidi Gassama makes way for Michael Ihiekwe at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 80' Reece Burke has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
  • 83' Joe Taylor gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Tahith Chong and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Sensational shot from Carlton Morris. Luton Town FC is back in the lead.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Liam Palmer as he leaves the pitch. Anthony Musaba steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • Luton Town FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlton Morris 2
Josh Windass 2
Ryan Tunnicliffe 1
Kal Naismith 1
Elijah Adebayo 1
Barry Bannan 1
Michael Smith 1
Atdhe Nuhiu 1

Head to Head

2024-09-21 Luton Town FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-27 Luton Town FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-10-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-02-12 Luton Town FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-08-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Luton Town FC Form

2024-09-21 Luton Town FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-09-14 Millwall FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-08-30 Luton Town FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC L 2024-08-17 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2024-08-12 Luton Town FC 1–4 Burnley FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-09-21 Luton Town FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-09-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-08-31 Millwall FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-08-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2024-08-18 Sunderland AFC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-08-11 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC52% Draw25% Sheffield Wednesday FC23%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
48%
Luton Town FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC34% Draw46% Sheffield Wednesday FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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