League Cup · 1st Round · Aug 12

Coventry - Luton

Coventry beat Luton 1-0 in League Cup (1st Round). Goals: E. Simms 57'.

🏟 Coventry Building Society Arena 👤 Referee: Leigh Doughty, England
Key events
40' 🟨 Thomas HolmesYellow card Luton
57' E. Simms(1 - 0) · Assist: H. Wright Coventry
Quick stats
%54 Possession %46
1.21 Expected goals (xG) 1.17
12 Total shots 13
3 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 7
11 Shots inside box 8
1 Shots outside box 5
1 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
40'
🟨Thomas HolmesYellow card
HT 0 - 0
B. Thomas ↔ L. KitchingSubstitution🔁
46'
46'
🔁C. Bramall ↔ N. LonwijkSubstitution
E. Simms(1 - 0) · Assist: H. Wright
57'
59'
🔁C. Woodrow ↔ M. AlliSubstitution
59'
🔁G. Kodua ↔ J. RichardsSubstitution
K. Andrews ↔ T. SakamotoSubstitution🔁
63'
V. Torp ↔ M. GrimesSubstitution🔁
63'
H. Wright ↔ J. RudoniSubstitution🔁
63'
63'
🔁T. Holmes ↔ J. PhillipsSubstitution
64'
🔁L. Nordås ↔ J. YatesSubstitution
R. Borges Rodrigues ↔ B. Thomas-AsanteSubstitution🔁
75'
FT 1 - 0
Match statsCoventry · Luton
Key stats
%54 Possession %46
1.21 Expected goals (xG) 1.17
Shots
12 Total shots 13
3 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 7
11 Shots inside box 8
1 Shots outside box 5
1 Saves 2
Attacking
98 Attacks 78
32 Dangerous attacks 38
Passing
420 Total passes 366
350 Accurate passes 295
%83 Pass accuracy %81
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
6 Fouls 11
11 Free kicks 6
21 Throw-ins 19
12 Goal kicks 8
Cards
0 Yellow cards 1
0 1st-half cards 1
0 2nd-half cards 0
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 0
3 1st-half corners 2
2 2nd-half corners 3
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2020–2025
Coventry 1
Dec 8who was on topApr 26
Luton 4
1 Coventry 4 draw 4 Luton
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.4goals / match
715total goals
1/5clean sheets
3-2Coventry best win · Oct 26
5-0Luton best win · Sep 29
%67 Over 1.5 6/9
%33 Over 2.5 3/9
%33 Over 3.5 3/9
%44 BTTS 4/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Coventry at home5 matches
1W 3D 1L 5:5
Luton at home4 matches
3W 1D 0L 10:2
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 26 Luton 1-0 Coventry Championship
Oct 26 Coventry 3-2 Luton Championship
May 27 Coventry 1-1 Luton Championship
Feb 11 Coventry 1-1 Luton Championship
Sep 14 Luton 2-2 Coventry Championship
Mar 8 Coventry 0-1 Luton Championship
Sep 29 Luton 5-0 Coventry Championship
Mar 16 Luton 2-0 Coventry Championship
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