Luton vs Man City

10 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Elijah Adebayo 45+2’
  • Bernardo Silva 62’
  • Jack Grealish 65’

Match summary

Man City came from behind to win 2-1 away at Luton. Luton led 1-0 at half-time.

Elijah Adebayo put Luton ahead with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Andros Townsend, Bernardo Silva equalised in the 62nd minute, and Jack Grealish won it in the 65th minute, set up by Julián Álvarez.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.23 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Luton's 0.69 from 4.

Match stats

Luton Man City
4 Shots 18
2 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.69 xG 2.23
0.69 Non-penalty xG 2.23
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Luton Man City
Kick-off
Elijah Adebayo
Assist: Andros Townsend1-0 (Luton)
45+2’
Half-time1-0
62’
Bernardo Silva1-1 (Man City)
65’
Jack Grealish
Assist: Julián Álvarez1-2 (Man City)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Luton
  • Alfie Doughty
  • Marvelous Nakamba
Man City
  • Rodri

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 2.23 45+2’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), 1-0 45+2’ 62’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 1-1 62’ 65’ Jack Grealish (Man City), 1-2 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 2.23 45+2’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), 1-0 Adebayo 45+2’ 62’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 1-1 Silva 62’ 65’ Jack Grealish (Man City), 1-2 Grealish 65’
Luton 0.69 xGMan City 2.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Luton attacking 
47’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 29’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 65’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 59’ Rúben Dias (Man City), set piece, 0.45 xG, saved 2’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 57’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 53’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 36’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tahith Chong (Luton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Andros Townsend (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 29’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 65’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 59’ Rúben Dias (Man City), set piece, 0.45 xG, saved 2’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 57’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 53’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 36’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tahith Chong (Luton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Andros Townsend (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Thomas Kaminski GK900 0.000.000
Amari'i Bell DEF900 0.000.021
Teden Mengi DEF900 0.000.000
Tom Lockyer DEF900 0.000.000
Alfie Doughty MID900 0.000.000
Ryan John Giles MID870 0.000.000
Ross Barkley MID901 0.020.000
Marvelous Nakamba MID750 0.000.000
Andros Townsend FWD7511 0.020.591
Elijah Adebayo FWD9011 0.590.021
Jacob Brown FWD900 0.000.000
Albert Sambi Lokonga Sub150 0.000.000
Carlton Morris Sub150 0.000.000
Tahith Chong Sub31 0.060.000
Jordan Clark Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Luton win 6% Avg odds 15.25
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.38
Man City win 81% Avg odds 1.19

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

Form going into the game

Luton DLWLL
Man City WDDDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Man City 5-1 Luton, 13 Apr 24  All Luton vs Man City meetings

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.