Match summary
Before kickoff, Luton Town were 7th in the table but 1st on points from the last five league games. Luton Town had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one.
Luton Town vs BarnsleyResult, Lineups & H2H
Kenilworth Road Stadium
Luton Town vs Barnsley in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Luton Town4W 1D 0L
Luton TownBarnsley
13Pointsof 155
12Goals scored5
4Goals conceded7
2Clean sheets1
15+Scored in a row0
10Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win3
0Conceded in a row2
Head to head9 meetings · Oct 2018 – Nov 2025
- Luton Town wins
- 4
- Draws
- 2
- Barnsley wins
- 3
2.67goals per meeting
56%both teams scored
56%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsLuton Town 3W 0D 2L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 527 earlier results
Luton TownBarnsley
#7Position#14
68Points44 v 43 games56
+10Goal difference-3
1.43Scored per gameleague avg 1.31.51
1.2Conceded per game1.58
#1Form table position#17
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Luton TownBarnsley
- 90+5'Yellow Card · Barnsley · Eoghan O'Connell
- Substitution · Luton Town · Nigel Cello Lonwijk · InOut: Shayden Morris90+3'
- Substitution · Luton Town · George Alan Saville · InOut: Kasey Palmer86'
- Goal · Luton Town · Kasey Palmer2-179'
- 76'Substitution · Barnsley · Scott Banks · InOut: Reyes Cleary
- 76'Substitution · Barnsley · L. Farrell · InOut: A. Phillips
- 70'Substitution · Barnsley · K. Nwakali · InOut: J. Bland
- 67'Yellow Card · Barnsley · J. Bland
- Substitution · Luton Town · Devante Cole · InOut: Nahki Wells64'
- Substitution · Luton Town · Gideon Kodua · InOut: Emilio Lawrence64'
- Substitution · Luton Town · J. Richards · InOut: Davy van den Berg64'
- 56'
- 56'Substitution · Barnsley · David McGoldrick · InOut: Tom Bradshaw
- Yellow Card · Luton Town · Liam Walsh55'
- 49'Yellow Card · Barnsley · L. Connell
- 45+1'Yellow Card · Barnsley · J. Earl
- 45'Yellow Card · Barnsley · Corey O'Keeffe
- 26'Goal · Barnsley · A. Phillips1-1
- Penalty · Luton Town · Nahki Wells1-0 · Penalty16'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Luton TownBarnsley
49%Ball Possession51%
17Shots Total13
4Shots On Target2
9Corners5
9Fouls14
1Yellow Cards5
1Offsides2
1Saves2
324Passes333
10Shots Off Target7
88Attacks80
51Dangerous Attacks52
14Shots Inside Box8
3Shots Outside Box5
2Goals1
13Free Kicks9
3Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
14Tackles17
1Assists0
254Accurate Passes234
23Total Crosses25
8Accurate Crosses6
5Interceptions6
59Duels Won48
3Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Jack Wilshere
Starting XI
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JK
Josh Keeley6.3
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EL
Emilio Lawrence7.1
Substitutes
-
JR
J. Richards6.6
-
GK
Gideon Kodua6.2
Manager: Conor Hourihane
Starting XI
-
CO
Corey O'Keeffe6.4
-
JB
J. Bland6.5
-
AP
A. Phillips7.7
-
RC
Reyes Cleary6.3
Substitutes
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JS
Jack Shepherd-
LF
L. Farrell6.4
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KF
K. FlavellPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 41(95%) | - | 16/18 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 43(92%) | - | 5/6 | |
| 7.3 | 86' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 18(77%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(90%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 27(89%) | 5 | 8/12 | |
Emilio Lawrence MF | 7.1 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 3(100%) | - | 1/3 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(91%) | 2 | 7/13 | |
| 6.9 | 64' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 9(63%) | 1 | 3/12 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 55(65%) | 1 | 2/8 | |
| 6.8 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 20(93%) | 3 | 4/6 | |
J. Richards MF | 6.6 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 4/7 |
| 6.4 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 0/2 | |
Josh Keeley GK | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(53%) | - | - |
Gideon Kodua FW | 6.2 | 26' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(80%) | 1 | 1/7 |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(60%) | - | 2/2 |
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