Match Report
| Leicester City | Leicester City |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Joseph richard Rumsey | Joseph richard Rumsey | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Vassell | P. Vassell |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Les Keane | L. Keane | |||||||||
| Martin Bailey | M. Bailey | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | John Middleton | J. Middleton | |||||||||
| Stanley Sinclair | S. Sinclair | | 51 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 43 | | Leon Brooking | L. Brooking | ||||||||
| Raffaele Cerbone | R. Cerbone |  | 47 | D | | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Peter Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | ||||||||
| Tim Hulme | T. Hulme | | 43 | D | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Jonathan Goldberg | J. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Uwe Eilts | U. Eilts |  | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Alun George | A. George | |||||||||
| Neil Anderton | N. Anderton | | 35 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Darren Tolley | D. Tolley | |||||||||
| Dion Kitson | D. Kitson | | 50 | A | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Darius Pearce | D. Pearce | |||||||||
| Danny Lloyd | D. Lloyd | | 48 | A | | 9 | | A | 51 | | Matthew Bower | M. Bower | |||||||||
| Anthony Walsh | A. Walsh | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Carlton Lloyd | C. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Alan Hamilton | A. Hamilton | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Adam Joachim | A. Joachim | |||||||||
| Aaron Campbell | A. Campbell | | 46 | G | | 12 | | G | 51 | | Harvey Wainwright | H. Wainwright | |||||||||
| Ugo Dyer | U. Dyer | | 44 | A | | 13 | | M | 44 | | Wayne Barrett | W. Barrett | |||||||||
| John Copping | J. Copping | | 42 | D | | 14 | | G | 43 | | David Proctor | D. Proctor | |||||||||
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 2,911 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Anthony Pallister.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Anthony Pallister.
0.00
0-0Luton Town start the match!
3.53
0-0Tim Hulme controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts sees Danny Lloyd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danny Lloyd shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.03
0-0Neil Anderton flicks a high pass forward. Danny Lloyd collects the pass. Danny Lloyd threads the ball through into the box. Peter Lofthouse catches Anthony Walsh on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
6.45
0-0Darius Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower makes a probing pass to Carlton Lloyd but he's offside!
9.25
Neil Anderton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Hamilton. Alan Hamilton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Lloyd but the linesman indicates offside!
14.17
Alun George flicks a high pass forward. Adam Joachim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adam Joachim knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.15
Darren Tolley plays the ball forward to Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Adam Joachim. Stanley Sinclair hacks Adam Joachim from behind! Adam Joachim appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
20.21
0-0Darius Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Bailey.
22.20
Neil Anderton flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Hamilton. Alan Hamilton shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.36
Alun George takes it forward alone. Alun George knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.07
Uwe Eilts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
34.10
Darius Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Lloyd easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlton Lloyd skips past Tim Hulme! Carlton Lloyd tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
36.42
0-1John Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Tolley. Darren Tolley advances with the ball. Darren Tolley makes a defence splitting pass to Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matthew Bower!
40.40
Darren Tolley kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Luton Town!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City kick off!
47.08
0-2Raffaele Cerbone kicks a strong pass forward to Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Lloyd. Danny Lloyd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Les Keane is on top of it.
48.10
Tim Hulme knocks the ball forward to Danny Lloyd. Danny Lloyd kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Hamilton but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.36
Martin Bailey knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Kitson. With a delightful solo run, Dion Kitson stretches the opposition's defence. Dion Kitson plays a scrappy one-two with Anthony Walsh and stumbles forward towards the goal... Leon Brooking catches Dion Kitson on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
0-266.38
Darius Pearce advances with the ball. Darius Pearce finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
71.52
Alun George hits a low pass to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
81.44
Darren Tolley makes a simple pass to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Bower but the linesman indicates offside!
83.44
0-3Raffaele Cerbone hacks Matthew Bower from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matthew Bower runs off the knock.
84.55
Alun George runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alun George plays a one-two with Carlton Lloyd and advances towards the goal... Alun George comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Paolo Vassell manages to gather it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
36.6%
45.1%
18.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Darius Pearce of Luton Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paolo Vassell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Martin Bailey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stanley Sinclair (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Raffaele Cerbone (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Tim Hulme (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Uwe Eilts (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Anderton (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Dion Kitson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Danny Lloyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anthony Walsh (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alan Hamilton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Aaron Campbell (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ugo Dyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | John Copping (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Les Keane (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | John Middleton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Leon Brooking (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Peter Lofthouse (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jonathan Goldberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alun George (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Darren Tolley (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Darius Pearce (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Matthew Bower (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Carlton Lloyd (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Adam Joachim (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Harvey Wainwright (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Wayne Barrett (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Proctor (GK) | 0 | |