Sunday , 16 August 2026

Preston North End FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Preston North End FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale 15,245 HT 45' · FT 45'
Will Keane 39' 1–0
Ben Whiteman 41' Y
Brad Potts 43' Y
Y 54' Shandon Baptiste
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 58' Y
Kaine Kesler 73' Y
Sam Greenwood 76' Y
Duane Holmes 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 James Wilson

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

4
3
3
Preston North End FC 10 games · Avg 1.9 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC 2023-02-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Luton Town FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
09 Aug Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
04 May West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
29 Apr Leicester City FC H 0–3 L
20 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
19 May Fulham FC H 2–4 L
11 May West Ham United FC A 1–3 L
03 May Everton FC H 1–1 D

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
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Luton Town FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Luton Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Liam Walsh has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 25' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Alfie Doughty has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Will Keane makes it 1-0.
  • 41' Ben Whiteman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a card for Brad Potts.
  • 48' Luton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Shandon Baptiste on 54 minutes.
  • 58' Poor challenge from Mads Frokjaer-Jensen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 63' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is withdrawn and Ryan Ledson gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Walsh is hanging Chiedozie Ogbene on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Preston North End 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.
  • 73' Kaine Kesler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
  • 73' Will Keane makes way for Sam Greenwood at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Sam Greenwood. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 78' Joe Taylor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlton Morris at the 78 minute mark.
  • 79' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Clark departs to be replaced by Cauley Woodrow.
  • 81' Duane Holmes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Shandon Baptiste as he leaves the pitch. Zack Nelson steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • 90' Liam Lindsay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Collins 4
Luke Berry 3
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Carlton Morris 1
Scott Sinclair 1
Will Keane 1
Callum McManaman 1
Daniel Iversen 1

Head to Head

2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC 2023-02-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Luton Town FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC L 2024-04-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Luton Town FC Form

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 2024-05-19 Luton Town FC 2–4 Fulham FC L 2024-05-11 West Ham United FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L 2024-05-03 Luton Town FC 1–1 Everton FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC42% Draw30% Luton Town FC28%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Luton Town FC
58%
Preston North End FC or Luton Town FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC25% Draw54% Luton Town FC21%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.7%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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