West Ham vs Luton

11 May 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • James Ward-Prowse 54’
  • Tomas Soucek 65’
  • George Earthy 76’
  • Albert Sambi Lokonga 6’

Match summary

West Ham came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Luton. Luton led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Albert Sambi Lokonga put Luton ahead with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Alfie Doughty. In the second half, James Ward-Prowse equalised in the 54th minute, Tomas Soucek put West Ham in front from a corner in the 65th minute, and George Earthy made it 3-1 in the 76th minute, set up by Mohammed Kudus.

The chances backed that up: West Ham created 3.73 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Luton's 0.64 from 4.

Match stats

West Ham Luton
24 Shots 4
8 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.71 xG 0.64
3.71 Non-penalty xG 0.64
8 Deep Completions 5

Key events

West Ham Luton
Kick-off
6’
Albert Sambi Lokonga
Assist: Alfie Doughty
0-1 (Luton)
Half-time0-1
James Ward-Prowse1-1 (West Ham)
54’
Tomas Soucek2-1 (West Ham)
65’
George Earthy
Assist: Mohammed Kudus
3-1 (West Ham)
76’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

West Ham
  • Emerson
Luton
  • Reece Burke
  • Ross Barkley
  • 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 3.73 0.64 6’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton), 0-1 6’ 54’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), 1-1 54’ 65’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 2-1 65’ 76’ George Earthy (West Ham), 3-1 76’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.73 0.64 6’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton), 0-1 Lokonga 6’ 54’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), 1-1 Ward-Prowse 54’ 65’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 2-1 Soucek 65’ 76’ George Earthy (West Ham), 3-1 Earthy 76’
West Ham 3.73 xGLuton 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking West Ham attacking 
90+6’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.70 xG, saved 76’ George Earthy (West Ham), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 70’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.56 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 6’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 59’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 60’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Emerson (West Ham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 86’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Fred Onyedinma (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 8’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 18’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Fred Onyedinma (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Vladimir Coufal (West Ham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.70 xG, saved 76’ George Earthy (West Ham), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 70’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.56 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 6’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 59’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 60’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Emerson (West Ham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 86’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Fred Onyedinma (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 8’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 18’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Fred Onyedinma (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Vladimir Coufal (West Ham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alphonse Areola GK900 0.000.000
Vladimir Coufal DEF901 0.010.773
Kurt Zouma DEF900 0.000.000
Angelo Ogbonna DEF900 0.000.000
Emerson DEF891 0.120.011
Tomas Soucek MID9013 0.140.193
James Ward-Prowse MID9012 0.130.000
Jarrod Bowen MID907 1.760.713
Mohammed Kudus MID9015 0.720.703
Lucas Paquetá MID891 0.020.071
Michail Antonio FWD803 0.210.491
George Earthy Sub1011 0.630.000
Danny Ings Sub10 0.000.000
Aaron Cresswell Sub10 0.000.000
Kaelan Casey Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

West Ham win 52% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.23
Luton win 25% Avg odds 3.76

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.