Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Luton TownLuton Town
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Paolo VassellP. Vassell47
G
1
G
59Les KeaneL. Keane
Martin BaileyM. Bailey53
D
2
D
53Darren PlowrightD. Plowright
Stanley SinclairS. Sinclair52
D
3captain
D
52John MiddletonJ. Middleton
Raffaele CerboneR. Cerbone47
D
captain4
D
39Peter LofthouseP. Lofthouse
Tim HulmeT. Hulme43
D
5
D
37Shaun VenusS. Venus
Uwe EiltsU. Eilts51
M
6
M
47Alun GeorgeA. George
Neil AndertonN. Anderton35
M
7
M
46Darren TolleyD. Tolley
Dion KitsonD. Kitson50
A
8
M
44Darius PearceD. Pearce
Anthony WalshA. Walsh46
A
9
A
51Matthew BowerM. Bower
Alan HamiltonA. Hamilton46
A
10
A
49Carlton LloydC. Lloyd
Ugo DyerU. Dyer44
A
11
A
42Adam JoachimA. Joachim
 
Aaron CampbellA. Campbell46
G
12
G
51Harvey WainwrightH. Wainwright
John CoppingJ. Copping43
D
13
M
44Wayne BarrettW. Barrett
Ian HigginbothamI. Higginbotham37
D
14
G
43David ProctorD. Proctor

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Luton Town. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good 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 Joe Summerbell.


0.00
Luton Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.23
Neil Anderton hacks Darren Tolley from behind! The referee calls over Neil Anderton and shows him a yellow card! Darren Tolley grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Alun George plays the ball forward to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim threads the ball through into the box. Carlton Lloyd rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Stanley Sinclair. Excellent block.
8.06
Raffaele Cerbone threads a neat ball through to Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts threads the ball through to Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson rushes past John Middleton! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Dion Kitson provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dion Kitson!
14.02
Stanley Sinclair sees a break and surges forward. Stanley Sinclair knocks the ball forward to Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.17
Neil Anderton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Dyer. Ugo Dyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh tries a spectacular strike. The ball cannons off John Middleton, going out of play.
21.26
Tim Hulme takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Shaun Venus gets to the ball and clears it up field.
44.07
Darius Pearce advances with the ball. Darius Pearce shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
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!
47.56
Martin Bailey hacks Carlton Lloyd from behind! Martin Bailey is shown the yellow card! Carlton Lloyd grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.10
Darius Pearce kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd whips in a cross ball towards Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim makes a deft header but slams it into the crowd!
57.34
Darren Tolley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.07
Leicester City have made a substitution with John Copping replacing Uwe Eilts .
61.16
Darren Tolley comes in with a late challenge on John Copping. The referee warns Darren Tolley to calm down! John Copping gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.14
Neil Anderton clumsily knocks into Alun George. The referee calls over Neil Anderton and warns him to calm down! Alun George runs off the knock.
72.51
Dion Kitson flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Dyer controls it well on his chest. Ugo Dyer edges inside the box! Ugo Dyer strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.53
Leicester City have made a substitution with Ian Higginbotham replacing Ugo Dyer .
79.48
Neil Anderton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Hamilton. Alan Hamilton shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
83.50
Alun George clumsily knocks into Neil Anderton. The referee brings Alun George to one side and gives him a warning! Neil Anderton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.55
Alun George flicks a high pass forward. Adam Joachim collects the pass. Adam Joachim knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd beats his man to it with a header his aim is horrendously poor!
87.58
John Copping flicks a high pass forward. Alan Hamilton controls it well on his chest. Alan Hamilton makes a great pass forward. Ian Higginbotham runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Luton Town
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
27.1%
50%
22.9%

Scorers
Dion Kitson 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dion Kitson of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Paolo Vassell (GK)
6
2.Martin Bailey (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Stanley Sinclair (DEF)
7
4.Raffaele Cerbone (DEF)
6
5.Tim Hulme (DEF)
6
6.Uwe Eilts (MID)
7
7.Neil Anderton (MID)yellow card
5
8.Dion Kitson (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Anthony Walsh (ATT)
6
10.Alan Hamilton (ATT)
6
11.Ugo Dyer (ATT)
7
 
12.Aaron Campbell (GK)
0
13.John Copping (DEF)
6
14.Ian Higginbotham (DEF)
6

1.Les Keane (GK)
6
2.Darren Plowright (DEF)
6
3.John Middleton (DEF)
6
4.Peter Lofthouse (DEF)
6
5.Shaun Venus (DEF)
6
6.Alun George (MID)
6
7.Darren Tolley (MID)
6
8.Darius Pearce (MID)
7
9.Matthew Bower (ATT)
6
10.Carlton Lloyd (ATT)
6
11.Adam Joachim (ATT)
7
 
12.Harvey Wainwright (GK)
0
13.Wayne Barrett (MID)
0
14.David Proctor (GK)
0