Match Report


Luton TownLuton Town     Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion
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Ledley CutlerL. Cutler61
G
1
G
53Ruben MoutinhoR. Moutinho
Ashley WeirA. Weir49
D
2
D
54Les Wright-PhillipsL. Wright-Phillips
Richard MasonR. Mason48
D
captain3captain
D
51Benoit PellicoriB. Pellicori
Warren ScowcroftW. Scowcroft48
D
4
D
50Graham GodberG. Godber
Alan CadamarteriA. Cadamarteri65
M
5
M
54Brian SwiftB. Swift
Ronnie StuartR. Stuart51
M
6
M
46Ugo HoweyU. Howey
Graeme EhioguG. Ehiogu48
M
7
M
46Eddie WilliamsonE. Williamson
Adam ShieldsA. Shields45
M
8
M
44Paul SwiftP. Swift
Simon SeibertS. Seibert60
A
9
A
60Gonzalo DurandG. Durand
Francis NevilleF. Neville52
A
10
A
51Robert GreenR. Green
Dean DrydenD. Dryden51
A
11
A
47Darius ChadwickD. Chadwick
 
Sylvain BastinS. Bastin47
D
12
G
52Jonathan WiartJ. Wiart
Dion Wright-PhillipsD. Wright-Phillips47
G
13
D
50Jacques RodriguesJ. Rodrigues
Craig FormonC. Formon45
A
14
D
49Alun BlakeA. Blake

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Kenilworth Road where Luton Town play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 4,593 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Luton Town and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Carragher.


0.00
Luton Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.49
Richard Mason flicks a high ball forward to Adam Shields who takes it down. Adam Shields sees Francis Neville in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francis Neville whips in a cross ball towards Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden makes a convincing header but Les Wright-Phillips is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
3.17
Graeme Ehiogu sees Francis Neville in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francis Neville skips past Benoit Pellicori! Francis Neville strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
6.17
Warren Scowcroft hits a low pass to Ronnie Stuart. Ronnie Stuart controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Neville. Francis Neville controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.36
Graeme Ehiogu takes a quick throw-in. Adam Shields chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Les Wright-Phillips.
10.45
Benoit Pellicori clumsily knocks into Dean Dryden. The referee brings Benoit Pellicori to one side and gives him a warning! Dean Dryden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.21
Brian Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Durand. Gonzalo Durand tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Ledley Cutler easily smothers it!
20.41
Ronnie Stuart threads a neat ball through to Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Les Wright-Phillips.
24.07
Ronnie Stuart sees a break and surges forward. Ronnie Stuart knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Moutinho who gathers it comfortably.
26.19
Ugo Howey threads a neat ball through to Robert Green. Robert Green knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ashley Weir.
32.42
Eddie Williamson darts forward. Eddie Williamson tries a spectacular long range effort. Ledley Cutler gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
38.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Ronnie Stuart plays the ball forward to Francis Neville. Francis Neville plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Seibert and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francis Neville shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
40.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Swift plays the ball forward to Robert Green. Robert Green knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.36
Adam Shields makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Neville. Francis Neville rushes past Benoit Pellicori! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Francis Neville provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off and get the second half underway!
47.23
Ugo Howey clumsily knocks into Ronnie Stuart. Ugo Howey is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Stuart runs off the knock.
53.15
Benoit Pellicori threads a neat ball through to Eddie Williamson. Eddie Williamson chips the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Durand. Gonzalo Durand hits a low pass to Darius Chadwick. Darius Chadwick tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.48
Brian Swift flicks the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Durand. Gonzalo Durand makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Darius Chadwick. Darius Chadwick cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
59.23
Graham Godber flicks a high pass forward. Paul Swift holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Swift threads a neat ball through to Gonzalo Durand. Gonzalo Durand makes a great pass forward. Darius Chadwick runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.43
Luton Town have made 3 substitutions with Sylvain Bastin replacing Ashley Weir, Dion Wright-Phillips replacing Graeme Ehiogu and Craig Formon replacing Francis Neville .
61.49
Graham Godber threads a neat ball through to Ugo Howey. Ugo Howey kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Chadwick. Darius Chadwick plays a one-two with Gonzalo Durand and advances towards the goal... Darius Chadwick shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Ledley Cutler manages to gather it.
66.34
Eddie Williamson threads a neat ball through to Gonzalo Durand. Gonzalo Durand runs straight at the defence! Gonzalo Durand strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.24
Graham Godber hacks Simon Seibert from behind! The referee warns Graham Godber to calm down! Simon Seibert runs off the knock.
73.08
Ugo Howey flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Green. Seeing a gap ahead, Robert Green plays the ball forward to Gonzalo Durand who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Gonzalo Durand provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.53
Graham Godber flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Williamson. Eddie Williamson flicks a high ball forward to Darius Chadwick who takes it down. Darius Chadwick threads a neat, attacking ball through to Robert Green. Robert Green tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
77.08
Les Wright-Phillips flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Williamson easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Williamson threads a neat ball through to Darius Chadwick. Darius Chadwick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.02
Les Wright-Phillips comes in with a late challenge on Dean Dryden. Les Wright-Phillips is given a warning by the referee! Dean Dryden stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.39
Les Wright-Phillips threads a neat ball through to Ugo Howey. Ugo Howey knocks the ball forward to Gonzalo Durand. Gonzalo Durand knocks the ball forward to Robert Green but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.54
Richard Mason makes a probing pass to Alan Cadamarteri. Alan Cadamarteri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert flicks a high pass forward. Dean Dryden controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Dean Dryden makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ruben Moutinho smothers it!
85.32
Benoit Pellicori makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Howey. Ugo Howey flicks a high ball forward to Darius Chadwick who takes it down. Darius Chadwick plays a one-two with Gonzalo Durand and rushes in on goal... Darius Chadwick shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Solid save from Ledley Cutler.
90.00
Graham Godber knocks the ball forward to Eddie Williamson. Seeing a gap ahead, Eddie Williamson plays the ball forward to Gonzalo Durand. Gonzalo Durand shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Luton Town

Brighton and Hove Albion
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
28.2%
44.7%
27.1%

Scorers
Gonzalo Durand 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gonzalo Durand of Brighton and Hove Albion

Match Ratings
1.Ledley Cutler (GK)
8
2.Ashley Weir (DEF)
6
3.Richard Mason (DEF)
6
4.Warren Scowcroft (DEF)
6
5.Alan Cadamarteri (MID)
6
6.Ronnie Stuart (MID)
7
7.Graeme Ehiogu (MID)
6
8.Adam Shields (MID)
6
9.Simon Seibert (ATT)
6
10.Francis Neville (ATT)
7
11.Dean Dryden (ATT)
6
 
12.Sylvain Bastin (DEF)
6
13.Dion Wright-Phillips (GK)
6
14.Craig Formon (ATT)
6

1.Ruben Moutinho (GK)
7
2.Les Wright-Phillips (DEF)
6
3.Benoit Pellicori (DEF)
6
4.Graham Godber (DEF)
6
5.Brian Swift (MID)
6
6.Ugo Howey (MID)yellow card
6
7.Eddie Williamson (MID)
9
8.Paul Swift (MID)
6
9.Gonzalo Durand (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Robert Green (ATT)
6
11.Darius Chadwick (ATT)
7
 
12.Jonathan Wiart (GK)
0
13.Jacques Rodrigues (DEF)
0
14.Alun Blake (DEF)
0