Match Report
Luton Town, 18th on 26 points, faced a 63-point deficit to Arsenal (2nd, 89). Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal 2.39 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Luton Town 1.37 and 2.24, with the league averaging 1.64.
Arsenal had not lost in 5 games. Luton Town had not won in 10 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Arsenal, 2/15 for Luton Town.
The match was played at Emirates Stadium in London (capacity 60,704). Arsenal led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.