Aston Villa vs Luton

29 October 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • John McGinn 17’
  • Moussa Diaby 49’
  • Tom Lockyer 62’ (og)
  • Emiliano Martinez 83’ (og)

Match summary

Aston Villa beat Luton 3-1. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, John McGinn put Aston Villa ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Douglas Luiz. In the second half, Moussa Diaby made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, set up by Leon Bailey, Lockyer's own goal made it 3-0 in the 62nd minute, and Martinez's own goal pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 3.42 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Luton's 0.46 from 7.

Match stats

Aston Villa Luton
17 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.08 xG 0.45
3.08 Non-penalty xG 0.45
15 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Aston Villa Luton
Kick-off
John McGinn
Assist: Douglas Luiz
1-0 (Aston Villa)
17’
Half-time1-0
Moussa Diaby
Assist: Leon Bailey
2-0 (Aston Villa)
49’
Tom Lockyer
Own goal
3-0 (Aston Villa)
62’
83’
Emiliano Martinez
Own goal
3-1 (Luton)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
  • Boubacar Kamara
  • Nicolo Zaniolo
Luton
  • Issa Kabore
  • Alfie Doughty

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.42 0.46 17’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 1-0 17’ 49’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), 2-0 49’ 62’ Tom Lockyer (Aston Villa) own goal, 3-0 62’ 83’ Emiliano Martinez (Luton) own goal, 3-1 83’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.42 0.46 17’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 1-0 McGinn 17’ 49’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), 2-0 Diaby 49’ 62’ Tom Lockyer (Aston Villa) own goal, 3-0 Lockyer 62’ 83’ Emiliano Martinez (Luton) own goal, 3-1 Martinez 83’
Aston Villa 3.42 xGLuton 0.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking Aston Villa attacking 
12’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.71 xG, saved 20’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 80’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 12’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 76’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 9’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 87’ Teden Mengi (Luton), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 49’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 17’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 4’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Ross Barkley (Luton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 21’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Ross Barkley (Luton), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Tahith Chong (Luton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Ross Barkley (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Tom Lockyer (Luton), own goal 83’ Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), own goal 12’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.71 xG, saved 20’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 80’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 12’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 76’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 9’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 87’ Teden Mengi (Luton), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 49’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 17’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 90+4’ Ross Barkley (Luton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 4’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 44’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 21’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Ross Barkley (Luton), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Tahith Chong (Luton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Ross Barkley (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Tom Lockyer (Luton), own goal 83’ Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF800 0.000.522
Pau Torres DEF902 0.100.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.090.021
Lucas Digne DEF900 0.000.213
John McGinn MID9013 0.630.000
Douglas Luiz MID9010 0.000.203
Boubacar Kamara MID800 0.000.011
Nicolo Zaniolo MID476 0.930.091
Moussa Diaby FWD9012 0.150.331
Ollie Watkins FWD902 1.190.682
Leon Bailey Sub4311 0.330.642
Youri Tielemans Sub100 0.000.000
Diego Carlos Sub100 0.000.000
Leander Dendoncker Sub10 0.000.000
Bertrand Traoré Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 72% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.71
Luton win 11% Avg odds 8.49

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.