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Luton Town vs Northampton Town Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–12 – 1

Liam Walsh 43′Kal Naismith 85′10th

24thSam Hoskins 31′

Player of the matchLiam WalshLUT · 1 goal · 91′ played · 7 key passes · 7 recoveries · 10 final-3rd passes

8.5
Possession
59%41%
Shots · on target in brackets
25 (5)12 (3)
Corners
115
Table · 64 v 35 pts
10th → 7th24th

League OneMatchday 43Kenilworth Road StadiumRef J. Durkin

Events

LUT 2–1 NHT · 3–3 yellow
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Josh KeeleyYellow card
  3. Nigel Cello LonwijkYellow card
  4. George Alan Savillefor Liam Walsh
  5. Kal Naismith2–1Goal · left foot
  6. Terry Taylorfor Sam Hoskins
  7. Gideon Koduafor Emilio Lawrence
  8. Jake Evansfor Tom Eaves
  9. Davy van den Bergfor Jordan Clark
  10. Jon GuthrieYellow card
  11. C. McCarthyYellow card
  12. Kamarai Swyerfor Tyrese Fornah
  13. E. Listfor Michael Jacobs
  14. +C. McCarthyfor Jack Burroughs · injury
  15. Ali Al-Hamadifor Nahki Wells
  16. Cameron McGeehanYellow card
  17. Shayden Morrisfor J. Richards
  18. Half-time 1–1
  19. Jack WilshereYellow card · coach
  20. Liam Walsh1–1Goal · left foot · assist Emilio Lawrence
  21. Sam Hoskins0–1Goal · right foot · assist Tom Eaves

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Jordan ClarkLUT6
  2. Emilio LawrenceLUT4
  3. Sam HoskinsNHT4 (2)

Big chances created

  1. Tom EavesNHT1
  2. Nigel Cello LonwijkLUT1

Passes

  1. Kal NaismithLUT62/69
  2. Liam WalshLUT56/64
  3. Mads Juel AndersenLUT52/59

Progressive passes

  1. Kal NaismithLUT67 (97%)
  2. Liam WalshLUT57 (89%)
  3. Mads Juel AndersenLUT53 (90%)

Final-third passes

  1. Lee BurgeNHT14
  2. Kal NaismithLUT11
  3. Liam WalshLUT10

Key passes

  1. Liam WalshLUT7
  2. Kal NaismithLUT3
  3. Tom EavesNHT3

Ball recoveries

  1. Kal NaismithLUT12
  2. Josh KeeleyLUT8
  3. Lee BurgeNHT8

Duels won

  1. Joe JohnsonLUT11/18
  2. Shayden MorrisLUT10/13
  3. Jordan ClarkLUT8/15

Dribbles

  1. Shayden MorrisLUT7/9
  2. Tyrese FornahNHT4/5
  3. Emilio LawrenceLUT3/5

Tackles

  1. Joe JohnsonLUT5
  2. Jordan ClarkLUT3
  3. Jack BurroughsNHT3

Clearances

  1. Mads Juel AndersenLUT12
  2. Max DycheNHT8
  3. Jon GuthrieNHT8

Saves

  1. Lee BurgeNHT3
  2. Josh KeeleyLUT2

Table after full time

League One 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Lincoln City4228-9-579:36+43931st
5Stockport County4120-10-1161:50+11705th
6Stevenage4219-10-1344:43+1676th
7Luton Town4218-10-1459:51+86410th ▲3
8Huddersfield Town4317-12-1466:57+9637th ▼1
9Plymouth Argyle4219-6-1766:58+8638th ▼1
22Rotherham United429-10-2336:65-293722nd
23Port Vale408-11-2130:54-243523rd
24Northampton Town429-8-2535:62-273524th
Luton Town
10th → 7th61 → 64 pts
Northampton Town
24th35 → 35 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Referee

J. Durkin
Cards / match
4.62this match 5 (+0.38)
Yellows / match
4.31this match 5
Reds / match
0.31
Penalties / match
0.3026% of matches
Fouls / match
21.8this match 22

2.02Home 2.02 vs Away 2.29 yellows/match · +0.27 away · 11–20 red2.29

47%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 20%33%

home winsaway wins
With Northampton Town
0-1-1 in 2 · 0.5 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 139 career matches.

What stands out

  • 7thfrom 10th

    Luton Town moved from 10th to 7th in the League One table with this result.61 → 64 points after 42 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1–1half-time

    The match stood at 1–1 at half-time before 1–0 after the break (2–1 full time).

Team stats

43 figures
Luton Townfull timeNorthampton Town
  1. 59%Possession41%
  2. 25Shots12
  3. 5Shots on target3
  4. 1Big chances1
  5. 11Corners5
  6. 442Passes320
  7. 7Fouls15
  8. 2Yellow cards3
All 43 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 7Accurate crosses2
  3. 87Attacks99
  4. 1Big chances missed0
  5. 30Crosses17
  6. 56Dangerous attacks56
  7. 30Dribble attempts16
  8. 2Hit woodwork0
  9. 1Offsides2
  10. 20%Shot accuracy25%
  11. 13Shots blocked7
  12. 16Shots inside box10
  13. 7Shots off target2
  14. 9Shots outside box2
  15. 17Successful dribbles6
  16. Passing
  17. 22Accurate long passes19
  18. 368Accurate passes235
  19. 83%Forward passes %80%
  20. 21Key passes8
  21. 40%Long pass accuracy29%
  22. 55Long passes65
  23. 83%Pass accuracy73%
  24. 65Passes in final third53
  25. Defence
  26. 52Ball recoveries52
  27. 68Ball safe74
  28. 63Duels won44
  29. 7Goal kicks12
  30. 12Headers won12
  31. 10Interceptions8
  32. 2Saves3
  33. 19Tackles19
  34. Discipline
  35. 15Free kicks7
  36. Other
  37. 0Injuries1
  38. 145Possession lost148
  39. 5Substitutions5
  40. 25Throw-ins28

Top ratings

XI avg 7.26 v 6.75
  1. Liam WalshLUT8.5
  2. Kal NaismithLUT8.4
  3. Mads Juel AndersenLUT7.4
  4. ELEmilio LawrenceLUT7.3
  5. Joe JohnsonLUT7.3

Head-to-head

8 meetings on record since 2011

5-0-3Luton Town W-D-L · goals 11:10

5 LUT0 draws3 NHT
With Luton Town at home
3-0-1 (7:5)
Goals per meeting
2.63
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Won by the host
63%
Last 5 (Luton Town)
3W 0D 2L · 3.2 goals/game
  1. Luton Town2–1Northampton TownEFL Trophy
  2. Northampton Town0–1Luton TownLeague One
  3. Northampton Town1–2Luton TownClub Friendlies 3
  4. Northampton Town2–0Luton TownLeague Two
  5. Luton Town3–4Northampton TownLeague Two
Show all 8 meetings
  1. Northampton Town2–1Luton TownLeague Two
  2. Luton Town1–0Northampton TownLeague Two
  3. Luton Town1–0Northampton TownFA Cup

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Luton Townall competitionsNorthampton Town
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3Goals per game (both sides)2.67
  3. 93%Over 1.573%
  4. 67%Over 2.560%
  5. 27%Over 3.533%
  6. 87%Both teams scored60%
  7. 7%Clean sheets7%
  8. 7%Failed to score40%
  9. Luton Town at home v Northampton Town away
  10. 9Played9
  11. 6Won1
  12. 2Drawn2
  13. 1Lost6
  14. 18-12Goals (for-against)7-17
  15. 2.22Points per game0.56
  16. 78%Over 2.567%
  17. 0%Clean sheets11%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 games each
  19. 16-51st-half goals (for-against)7-12
  20. 9-112nd-half goals (for-against)6-15
  21. 36%Goals after half-time46%
  22. 93%Goal before half-time100%
  23. 10-3-1Half-time W-D-L4-2-8

How we calculate this

Matchday 43

League One · the other 10 games
  1. Bolton Wanderers1–0Cardiff City
  2. Lincoln City0–2Leyton Orient
  3. Plymouth Argyle2–0Exeter City
  4. Blackpool4–0Peterborough United
  5. Bradford City2–0Stevenage
  6. Burton Albion4–1AFC Wimbledon
  7. Doncaster Rovers1–0Reading
  8. Wycombe Wanderers15:00Huddersfield Town
  9. Rotherham United1–3Barnsley
  10. Wigan Athletic0–0Mansfield Town
League One fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
League One
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 43 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton
Capacity
12,027 · grass
Weather
11 °C · light rain · humidity 91%
Referee
J. Durkin
LUT coach
Jack Wilshere (1.77 PPG)
NHT coach
Colin Calderwood

Match summary

Luton Town beat Northampton Town 2-1 in the League One (England).

Before kickoff, Luton Town (10th, 61 pts) were 26 points ahead of Northampton Town (24th, 35 pts). Before kickoff, Luton Town were 10th in the table but 1st on points from the last five league games. Northampton Town had lost 7 matches in a row before this one. Across 8 previous meetings on record, Luton Town won 5 and Northampton Town won 3, with 0 draws (2.63 goals per game).

Luton Town's winning goal came in the 85th minute (Kal Naismith). Goals came from Liam Walsh (43') and Kal Naismith (85') for Luton Town and Sam Hoskins (31') for Northampton Town.

Luton Town — live results and scheduleNorthampton Town — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Luton Town4-1-4-17.26 avg rating 6.754-4-2Northampton Town
  1. 246.6Josh KeeleyYC 98′
  1. 177.0Nigel Cello LonwijkYC 98′
  2. 57.4Mads Juel Andersen98′
  3. 38.4Kal NaismithG 98′
  4. 387.3Joe Johnson98′
  1. 88.5Liam WalshG ↓90′ 91′
  1. 276.5J. Richards↓46′
  2. 187.0Jordan Clark↓82′
  3. 547.2Kasey Palmer98′
  4. 327.3Emilio LawrenceA ↓82′
  1. 216.8Nahki Wells↓66′
  1. 16.6Lee Burge98′
  1. 126.4Nesta Guinness-Walker98′
  2. 56.6Jon GuthrieYC 98′
  3. 357.0Max Dyche98′
  4. 26.9Jack Burroughs↓71′+
  1. 176.5Michael Jacobs↓72′
  2. 46.7Dean Campbell98′
  3. 86.5Cameron McGeehanYC 98′
  4. 146.8Tyrese Fornah↓72′
  1. 77.0Sam HoskinsG ↓82′
  2. 97.2Tom EavesA ↓82′
  1. 6Davy van den BergMF · ↑82′6.4
  2. 12Ali Al-HamadiFW · ↑66′6.7
  3. 14Shayden MorrisFW · ↑46′7.3
  4. 23George Alan SavilleMF · ↑90′
  5. 30Gideon KoduaFW · ↑82′6.5
  6. 1James SheaGK
  7. 4Sverre SandalMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Jack Wilshere (1.77 PPG) · Colin CalderwoodG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 3C. McCarthyDF · YC ↑71′6.3
  2. 10E. ListMF · ↑72′6.3
  3. 11Kamarai SwyerFW · ↑72′6.2
  4. 15Jake EvansFW · ↑82′6.5
  5. 23Terry TaylorMF · ↑82′6.4
  6. 27Jack ValeFW
  7. 34Ross FitzsimonsGK

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Luton Town3d restNHT +6d rest9d restNorthampton Town
  1. 1-1D28 Feb
  2. 2-1W4 Mar
  3. 2-3L7 Mar
  4. 1-1D10 Mar
  5. 2-1W14 Mar
  6. 3-2W17 Mar
  7. 1-1D21 Mar
  8. 2-1W3 Apr
  9. 3-0W6 Apr
  10. 3-1W12 Apr

6-3-1goals 20:122.10pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-2L21 Feb
  2. 0-1L24 Feb
  3. 1-1D28 Feb
  4. 1-2L4 Mar
  5. 0-1L8 Mar
  6. 0-2L14 Mar
  7. 1-2L17 Mar
  8. 1-4L21 Mar
  9. 0-1L3 Apr
  10. 1-3L6 Apr

0-1-9goals 6:190.10pts/game

  1. HStockport County3–1
  2. AAFC Wimbledon3–0
  3. HPeterborough United2–1
  4. HStockport County1–1
  5. HExeter City3–2

latest 5

  1. HWigan Athletic1–3
  2. ABradford City0–1
  3. AMansfield Town1–4
  4. AStockport County1–2
  5. HBurton Albion0–2
Show older matches
  1. AWycombe Wanderers2–1
  2. ADoncaster Rovers1–1
  3. HReading2–3
  4. HNorthampton Town2–1
  5. APort Vale1–1

older

  1. AAFC Wimbledon0–1
  2. ALuton Town1–2
  3. HPeterborough United1–1
  4. HPort Vale0–1
  5. HLeyton Orient1–2

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

49%Model · draw 26%25%

Projected goals
1.51 – 0.98total 2.49 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–0 12.5%1–1 12.3%2–0 9.4%
OutcomeModelHappened
Luton Town win49%Yes
Draw26%No
Northampton Town win25%No
Over 1.5 goals71%Yes
Over 2.5 goals45%Yes
Over 3.5 goals24%No
Both teams to score49%Yes
Luton Town clean sheet37%No
Northampton Town clean sheet22%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Updated