Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Nottingham Forest FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sun 19 Jan 2020 · 12:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Glen Rea
Y 88' Ryan Tunnicliffe
Y 90' Daniel Potts

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Boyeson
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Darren Blunden

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
4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.1 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC 2019-11-02 Luton Town FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Luton Town FC H 3–1 W
11 Jan Reading FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–0 W
21 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–3 L
11 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
01 Jan Millwall FC A 1–3 L
29 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–3 L
26 Dec Fulham FC H 3–3 D
21 Dec Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at The City Ground. Nottingham Forest FC are looking to make home advantage count against Luton Town FC.
  • 5' Daniel Potts has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Luton Town FC backline.
  • 20' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' Harry Cornick makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Luton Town FC are in front.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Glen Rea on 35 minutes.
  • 36' What an equalizer from Joe Lolley!
  • 41' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' The crowd applauds Harry Cornick as he leaves the pitch. George Moncur steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • 55' Luton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joe Lolley makes it 2-1.
  • 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' Sammy Ameobi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albert Adomah on 67 minute.
  • 72' Elliot Lee gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Glen Rea and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Luton Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Ben Watson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 83' Ryan Yates has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Lolley on 83 minute.
  • 88' Ryan Tunnicliffe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lewis Grabban makes it 3-1.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Daniel Potts. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Tiago Silva exits the field as Joao Carvalho enters on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Luton Town FC share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graeme Jones

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

2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC 2019-11-02 Luton Town FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC W 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-12-29 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L 2020-01-11 Luton Town FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-01-01 Millwall FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L 2019-12-29 Bristol City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC L 2019-12-26 Luton Town FC 3–3 Fulham FC D 2019-12-21 Luton Town FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.02 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC62% Draw22% Luton Town FC16%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Luton Town FC
38%
Nottingham Forest FC or Luton Town FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC43% Draw42% Luton Town FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.1%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.5%
3 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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