Luton Town vs Sunderland

Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 16 May 2023, 19:00
Luton Town
Luton Town
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 Kenilworth Road (Luton, Bedfordshire) 👤 S. Hooper Round Semi-finals

Match report

Luton Town beat Sunderland 2-0 in the Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 16 May 2023.

Sunderland dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Luton Town had 16 shots to Sunderland's 11.

The match was played at Kenilworth Road (Luton, Bedfordshire), with S. Hooper in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 16 - 11 On target 5 - 1 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 12 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Tom Lockyer
Luton Town · 1 goal
8 Trai Hume captained the side
7 Gabriel Osho 1 goal
7 Ethan Horvath captained the side
7 Amari'i Bell captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 8–6
Shots On Goal 4–0 1–1
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 2–2 5–3
Match statistics
16 Shots Total 11
5 Shots On Goal 1
9 Shots Off Goal 7
2 Shots Blocked 3
13 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 6
12 Fouls 9
7 Corners 5
38% Ball Possession 62%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 1
281 Passes Total 478
191 Passes Accurate 383
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Luton Town · 3-5-2
34 E. Horvath
32 G. Osho 4 T. Lockyer 29 A. Bell
2 C. Drameh 18 J. Clark 13 M. Nakamba 17 P. Mpanzu 45 A. Doughty
9 C. Morris 11 E. Adebayo
Sunderland · 4-4-1-1
1 A. Patterson
10 P. Roberts 32 T. Hume 13 L. O'Nien 11 L. Gooch
16 A. Diallo 24 D. Neil 39 P. Ekwah 20 J. Clarke
21 A. Pritchard
28 J. Gelhardt
Luton Town
Coach
R. Edwards
Substitutes
  • 22 Allan Campbell
  • 1 James Shea
  • 3 Daniel Potts
  • 16 Reece Burke
  • 8 Luke Berry
  • 23 Fred Onyedinma
  • 25 Joe Taylor
Sunderland
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 42 Ajibola-Joshua Alese
  • 25 Édouard Michut
  • 2 Niall Huggins
  • 17 Abdoullah Ba
  • 12 Alex Bass
  • 45 Joseph Anderson
  • 22 Isaac Lihadji
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ A. Alese ↓ A. Pritchard Sunderland
  • 64' ↑ É. Michut ↓ J. Gelhardt Sunderland
  • 77' ↑ N. Huggins ↓ L. Gooch Sunderland
  • 78' ↑ A. Ba ↓ D. Neil Sunderland
  • 83' ↑ A. Campbell ↓ J. Clark Luton Town
Cards
  • 18' J. Clark Luton Town
  • 30' L. O'Nien Sunderland
  • 90+4' P. Ruddock Luton Town
  • 90+5' A. Alese Sunderland
Head-to-head
Luton Town 1 1 draws 3 Sunderland
2025-02-12 Sunderland vs Luton Town 2 - 0
2024-10-23 Luton Town vs Sunderland 1 - 2
2023-05-16 Luton Town vs Sunderland 2 - 0
2023-05-13 Sunderland vs Luton Town 2 - 1
2022-10-29 Luton Town vs Sunderland 1 - 1
Recent form
Luton Town D D D W D
Sunderland D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Luton Town vs Sunderland?
Luton Town won 2-0 against Sunderland on 16 May 2023.
Who won Luton Town vs Sunderland?
Luton Town won the match 2-0.
Where was Luton Town vs Sunderland played?
The match was played at Kenilworth Road (Luton, Bedfordshire).
Who had more possession in Luton Town vs Sunderland?
Sunderland had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.