Luton Town vs Gillingham

League Cup - 2nd Round 29 Aug 2023, 18:45
Luton Town
Luton Town
3–2
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Gillingham
Gillingham
🏟 Kenilworth Road (Luton, Bedfordshire) 👤 J. Simpson

Match report

Luton Town edged past Gillingham 3-2 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 29 August 2023. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Luton Town dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 13 shots to Gillingham's 12.

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

Half-time 2-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 13 - 12 On target 6 - 6 Corners 3 - 7 Fouls 13 - 7 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Cauley Woodrow
Luton Town · 1 goal
8 Jacob Brown 1 goal
8 Luke Berry 2 assists
7 Alfie Doughty 1 goal
7 Jayden Clarke 1 goal
First half vs second half
Gillingham came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–1 6–11
Shots On Goal 4–0 2–6
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 2–0 1–7
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 12
6 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 8
3 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 7
3 Corners 7
1 Offsides 2
62% Ball Possession 38%
1 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 3
564 Passes Total 340
464 Passes Accurate 221
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Luton Town · 3-4-3
23 T. Krul
4 T. Lockyer 5 M. Andersen 29 A. Bell
45 A. Doughty 17 P. Mpanzu 8 L. Berry 26 R. Giles
7 C. Ogbene 10 C. Woodrow 19 J. Brown
Gillingham · 5-4-1
1 G. Morris
2 C. Alexander 4 C. Masterson 5 M. Ehmer 22 S. Ogie 3 M. Clark
10 A. Nadesan 38 T. Dieng 14 R. McKenzie 17 J. Clarke
45 M. Bonne
Luton Town
Coach
R. Edwards
Substitutes
  • 16 Reece Burke
  • 12 Issa Kaboré
  • 6 Ross Barkley
  • 13 Marvelous Nakamba
  • 11 Elijah Adebayo
  • 1 James Shea
  • 38 Joseph Johnson
  • 14 Tahith Chong
  • 9 Carlton Morris
Gillingham
Coach
N. Harris
Substitutes
  • 13 Scott Malone
  • 9 Tom Nichols
  • 8 Jonathan Williams
  • 6 Shaun Williams
  • 31 Ronald Sithole
  • 25 Jake Turner
  • 26 Ike Orji
  • 32 Josh Chambers
  • 29 Joseph Gbode
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Burke ↓ T. Lockyer Luton Town
  • 60' ↑ I. Kaboré ↓ R. Giles Luton Town
  • 60' ↑ R. Barkley ↓ L. Berry Luton Town
  • 69' ↑ M. Nakamba ↓ C. Ogbene Luton Town
  • 72' ↑ T. Nichols ↓ M. Bonne Gillingham
  • 72' ↑ S. Malone ↓ M. Clark Gillingham
  • 73' ↑ J. Williams ↓ A. Nadesan Gillingham
  • 73' ↑ S. Williams ↓ T. Dieng Gillingham
  • 81' ↑ E. Adebayo ↓ J. Brown Luton Town
  • 86' ↑ R. Sithole ↓ J. Clarke Gillingham
Cards
  • 34' L. Berry Luton Town
  • 43' T. Dieng Gillingham
Head-to-head
Luton Town 2 0 draws 0 Gillingham
2025-07-19 Gillingham vs Luton 0 - 2
2023-08-29 Luton Town vs Gillingham 3 - 2
Recent form
Luton Town D D D W D
Gillingham D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Luton Town vs Gillingham?
Luton Town won 3-2 against Gillingham on 29 August 2023.
Who won Luton Town vs Gillingham?
Luton Town won the match 3-2.
Where was Luton Town vs Gillingham played?
The match was played at Kenilworth Road (Luton, Bedfordshire).
Who had more possession in Luton Town vs Gillingham?
Luton Town had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.