Coventry vs Luton

26 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Ellis Simms 59’
  • Victor Torp 76’
  • Haji Wright 90+1’
  • Carlton Morris 15’ (pen)
  • Elijah Adebayo 37’

Match summary

Coventry came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Luton, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Luton led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Carlton Morris put Luton ahead from the penalty spot in the 15th minute and Elijah Adebayo made it 0-2 in the 37th minute. In the second half, Ellis Simms pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 59th minute, Victor Torp equalised in the 76th minute, and Haji Wright won it from a corner in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 3.87 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Luton's 1.71 from 9. Luton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Coventry Luton
26 Shots 9
10 Shots on Target 5
11 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
3.34 xG 1.71
3.34 Non-penalty xG 0.92

Key events

Coventry Luton
Kick-off
15’
Carlton Morris
Penalty0-1 (Luton)
37’
Elijah Adebayo0-2 (Luton)
Half-time0-2
Ellis Simms1-2 (Coventry)
59’
Victor Torp2-2 (Coventry)
76’
Haji Wright3-2 (Coventry)
90+1’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Coventry
  • Ben Sheaf
  • Liam Kitching
Luton
  • Thomas Holmes
  • Mark McGuinness
  • Alfie Doughty
  • Carlton Morris

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.87 1.71 15’ Carlton Morris (Luton), 0-1 15’ 37’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), 0-2 37’ 59’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 1-2 59’ 76’ Victor Torp (Coventry), 2-2 76’ 90+1’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 3-2 90+1’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.87 1.71 15’ Carlton Morris (Luton), 0-1 Morris 15’ 37’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), 0-2 Adebayo 37’ 59’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 1-2 Simms 59’ 76’ Victor Torp (Coventry), 2-2 Torp 76’ 90+1’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 3-2 Wright 90+1’
Coventry 3.87 xGLuton 1.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking Coventry attacking 
90+1’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.98 xG, goal 15’ Carlton Morris (Luton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 37’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 53’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 90+1’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.55 xG, saved 90+6’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 12’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 53’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 40’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 34’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 86’ Cauley Woodrow (Luton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 20’ Tahith Chong (Luton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 30’ Haji Wright (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 4’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 30’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 62’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Carlton Morris (Luton), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Carlton Morris (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Tom Krauß (Luton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.98 xG, goal 15’ Carlton Morris (Luton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 53’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 37’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+1’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.55 xG, saved 90+6’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 53’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 12’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 40’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 34’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 86’ Cauley Woodrow (Luton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 20’ Tahith Chong (Luton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 30’ Haji Wright (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 59’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 4’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 30’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 73’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Carlton Morris (Luton), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Carlton Morris (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Tom Krauß (Luton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Oliver Dovin
90′ – – – – – – –
Joel Latibeaudiere
90′ – – – – – – –
Bobby Thomas
90′ – – – – – – –
Luis Binks
90′ – – – – – – –
Milan van Ewijk
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Josh Eccles
90′ – – 4 0.18 – – –
Ben Sheaf
90′ – – 3 0.14 – –
Liam Kitching Taken off
46′ – – – – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Taken off
66′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Haji Wright
90′ 1 – 7 1.87 – – –
Ellis Simms
90′ 1 – 8 1.49 – – –
Jack Rudoni Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Victor Torp Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 – 1 0.04 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Coventry win 42% Avg odds 2.29
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Luton win 31% Avg odds 3.05

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

Form going into the game

Coventry LWLLD
Luton LDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Coventry 1-1 Luton, 11 Feb 23 Next meeting: Luton 1-0 Coventry, 26 Apr 25  All Coventry vs Luton meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.