Sunday , 16 August 2026

Luton Town FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Luton Town FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Wed 23 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC Kenilworth Road 11,332 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 55' Chris Rigg
Elijah Adebayo 63' 1–1
1–2 66' Romaine Mundle
Y 29' Chris Rigg
Y 73' Anthony Patterson

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Jones

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

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4
3
Luton Town FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2023-03-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L
19 Oct Watford FC H 3–0 W
05 Oct Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
01 Oct Oxford United FC H 2–2 D
27 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L
21 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Luton Town FC A 2–1 W
20 Oct Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
04 Oct Leeds United FC H 2–2 D
01 Oct Derby County FC H 2–0 W
28 Sep Watford FC A 1–2 L
21 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Luton Town FC welcome Sunderland AFC for this crunch clash at Kenilworth Road.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Luton Town FC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The 32-year-old Jordan Clark has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! Chris Rigg argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Luton Town FC currently sit 18 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Sunderland AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chris Rigg makes it 0-1.
  • 60' Mark McGuinness has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' A stunning finish from Elijah Adebayo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' Sensational shot from Romaine Mundle. Sunderland AFC is back in the lead.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Aaron Connolly. He replaces Wilson Isidor on 67 minute.
  • 70' Another substitution for Luton Town FC to replace Tahith Chong by Zack Nelson on 70 minute.
  • 73' Anthony Patterson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 73.
  • 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Romaine Mundle departs to be replaced by Patrick Roberts.
  • 86' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' The whistle greets Daiki Hashioka as he departs to be replaced by Joe Taylor.
  • The points are shared — Luton Town FC 1-2 Sunderland AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elijah Adebayo 2
Amad 2
Alfie Doughty 1
Trai Hume 1
Josh Maja 1
Matthew Pearson 1
Tom Lockyer 1
Josh Maja 1

Head to Head

2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2023-03-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Luton Town FC Form

2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-10-19 Luton Town FC 3–0 Watford FC W 2024-10-05 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2024-10-01 Luton Town FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D 2024-09-27 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L 2024-09-21 Luton Town FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2024-10-20 Hull City AFC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2024-10-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Sunderland AFC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC37% Draw29% Sunderland AFC34%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
63%
Luton Town FC or Sunderland AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC28% Draw48% Sunderland AFC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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