Luton Town 1-0 Cardiff City · Championship
Luton Town beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Luton Town and Cardiff City met in the Championship at Kenilworth Road in Luton on Tuesday, 31 January 2023.
Goalscorers
Luton Town: E. Adebayo 88'. Cardiff City did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Luton Town, 2 for Cardiff City).
Line-ups
Luton Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Ethan Horvath, Reece Burke, Tom Lockyer, Amari'i Bell, Cody Drameh, Jordan Clark, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Alfie Doughty, Cauley Woodrow, Carlton Morris, Elijah Adebayo.
Cardiff City started in a 4-3-3: Ryan Allsop, Perry Ng, Cédric Kipré, Mark McGuinness, Jack Simpson, Joe Ralls, Romaine Sawyers, Ryan Wintle, Sheyi Ojo, Callum Robinson, Mark Harris.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Luton Town 0-0 Cardiff City.
- 72'Penalty missed! E. Adebayo (Luton Town), saved.
- 88'Goal! Luton Town 1-0 Cardiff City. E. Adebayo (Luton Town) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Luton Town 1-0 Cardiff City.
Full commentary (39 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Luton Town vs Cardiff City.
- 3'Attempt missed. P. Mpanzu (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 3'Attempt blocked. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 8'Off the woodwork! C. Robinson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 8'Attempt saved. S. Ojo (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 10'Attempt blocked. C. Morris (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 15'Attempt saved. S. Ojo (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 27'Attempt saved. E. Adebayo (Luton Town), header. xG 0.16.
- 29'Attempt blocked. C. Woodrow (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 36'Attempt missed. C. Morris (Luton Town), header. xG 0.05.
- 42'Attempt saved. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 44'Attempt blocked. R. Sawyers (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'Attempt blocked. J. Simpson (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45+1'Yellow card for J. Ralls (Cardiff City) for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Luton Town 0-0 Cardiff City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt missed. C. Woodrow (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 49'Yellow card for A. Doughty (Luton Town) for foul.
- 50'Attempt missed. S. Ojo (Cardiff City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
- 51'Attempt blocked. E. Adebayo (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 52'Attempt blocked. T. Lockyer (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 58'Yellow card for E. Adebayo (Luton Town) for argument.
- 62'Attempt saved. S. Ojo (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 66'Attempt saved. C. Morris (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.33.
- 69'Substitution, Luton Town: F. Onyedinma comes on for C. Drameh.
- 69'Substitution, Luton Town: L. Berry comes on for C. Woodrow.
- 72'Penalty missed! E. Adebayo (Luton Town), saved.
- 75'Attempt missed. R. Wintle (Cardiff City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
- 76'Attempt missed. A. Doughty (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 77'Substitution, Cardiff City: R. Colwill comes on for J. Ralls.
- 77'Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Philogene-Bidace comes on for M. Harris.
- 79'Attempt blocked. E. Adebayo (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 87'Attempt blocked. E. Adebayo (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 88'Goal! Luton Town 1-0 Cardiff City. E. Adebayo (Luton Town) scores.
- 90'Attempt missed. P. Ng (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. M. McGuinness (Cardiff City), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 90+6'Yellow card for M. McGuinness (Cardiff City) for argument.
- 90+6'Yellow card for C. Morris (Luton Town) for argument.
- 90'Full-time. Luton Town 1-0 Cardiff City.