Luton vs Newcastle

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Kenilworth Road 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Luton 18 · Newcastle 7
Referee Stats
12 matches · 4.92 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.92
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 58%
Draws 33%
Away wins 8%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-15).
  • Newcastle controlled possession (65%).
  • Luton had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Luton (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

28 / 37
Avg: 1.47 / 1.95

Points

16
Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-2-11

Goals For / Against

36 / 40
Avg: 1.89 / 2.11

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.84
PPG
1.05
1.47
GF
1.89
1.95
GA
2.11
68%
O2.5
74%
84%
BTTS
63%
21%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Luton rank18th
Newcastle rank7th
Luton points26
Newcastle points60
Luton: #18 · 26 pts · GD -33
63 pts off the top 2. 34 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts from safety.
Newcastle: #7 · 60 pts · GD +23
29 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
34-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Luton last 5 home

L D L W D
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals7-12
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newcastle last 5 away

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals11-8
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS84%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 68% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Luton score at home95%
Luton clean sheet at home11%
Newcastle score away74%
Newcastle clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Luton score first21%
Luton win after scoring first50%
Newcastle score first37%
Newcastle win after scoring first71%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Luton 33% · Newcastle 17%
Avg first goal minute: Luton 38.3' · Newcastle 28.6'

Vs league average

Luton score at home1.47 vs 1.80
Luton concede at home1.95 vs 1.48
Newcastle score away1.89 vs 1.48
Newcastle concede away2.11 vs 1.80
Luton score 18% below league average, while Newcastle score 28% above league average.
Defensive side: Luton are 32% above league average at home, and Newcastle are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals4.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Luton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 8
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
61-75 9
46-60 8
16-30 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 3

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
31-45 10
46-60 6
16-30 5
61-75 5
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 9
61-75 9
16-30 5
31-45 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
16
15
Shots off Goal
9
7
Blocked Shots
2
6
Shots Inside Box
9
13
Shots Outside Box
7
2
Ball Possession
35%
65%
Corner Kicks
5
7
Fouls
11
6
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
300
568
Passes Accurate
222
469
Passes %
74%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
25' ⚽
⚽
25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
A. Townsend
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Barkley
37' ↑↓
↑↓
37' ⇄ J. Lascelles
1st substitution · For: S. Botman
38' ↑↓
↑↓
38' ⇄ L. Miley
2nd substitution · For: A. Isak
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ I. Kaboré
1st substitution · For: R. Giles
56'
56' R. Barkley
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ A. Bell
2nd substitution · For: M. Andersen
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ E. Adebayo
3rd substitution · For: C. Morris
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ A. Sambi Lokonga
4th substitution · For: P. Mpanzu
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ A. Townsend
5th substitution · For: C. Ogbene
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ M. Almirón
3rd substitution · For: T. Livramento
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ D. Burn
4th substitution · For: L. Hall
89'
89' T. Mengi
90+4'
90+4' L. Hall

Luton vs Newcastle 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Luton beat Newcastle 1-0 on Saturday, 23 December 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at Kenilworth Road.

First half: Luton took the lead at 25' when A. Townsend scored, with the assist credited to R. Barkley, making the score 1-0. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 37', with J. Lascelles replacing S. Botman. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 38', with L. Miley replacing A. Isak.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Luton made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Kaboré replacing R. Giles. R. Barkley received a yellow card for Luton at 56'. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 76', with A. Bell replacing M. Andersen. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 80', with E. Adebayo replacing C. Morris. Luton made their 4th substitution at 80', with A. Sambi Lokonga replacing P. Mpanzu. Luton made their 5th substitution at 81', with A. Townsend replacing C. Ogbene. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Almirón replacing T. Livramento. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Burn replacing L. Hall. T. Mengi received a yellow card for Luton at 89'. L. Hall received a yellow card for Newcastle at 90+4'.

Luton used 5 substitutions while Newcastle used 4 substitutions. Luton got 2 yellow cards, while Newcastle got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-15).
  • Newcastle controlled possession (65%).
  • Luton had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Luton vs Newcastle Head-to-Head History by Season