Luton Town v Aston Villa, 02 March 2024

Score3-2 to Aston Villa
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKenilworth Road
Attendance11,594
Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Luton Town won: 0 Drawn: 0 Aston Villa won: 2 Luton Town scored: 3 Aston Villa scored: 6 . Aston Villa completed a league double over Luton Town for the first time since 1989-90 in League Division One.

2 Luton Town

Manager: Rob Edwards

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Tahith Chong 66 G
Carlton Morris 72 G

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 24 G
Ollie Watkins 38 G
Lucas Digne 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski
Defender Amari'i Bell
Defender Reece Burke
Defender Issa Kaboré
Defender Tedan Mengi
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Tahith Chong
Midfielder Alfie Doughty
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Jordan Clark
Forward Carlton Morris

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Clément Lenglet Defender
Alex Moreno Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Chiedozie Ogbene for Amari'i Bell 6
Daiki Hashioka for Andros Townsend 53
Pelly Ruddock for Tahith Chong 84

Substitutions:

Morgan Rogers for Jacob Ramsey 29
Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 79
Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 79
Tim Iroegbunam for Morgan Rogers 79
Nicolò Zaniolo for Youri Tielemans 79

Cards:

Reece Burke 38 Y

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 45 Y
Leon Bailey 45+5 Y
Morgan Rogers 50 Y
Nicolò Zaniolo 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Goalkeeper James Shea
Defender/Midfielder Daiki Hashioka
Midfielder Luke Berry
Midfielder Zack Nelson
Midfielder Chiedozie Ogbene
Midfielder Axel Piesold
Midfielder Pelly Ruddock
Forward Cauley Woodrow

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers

Comments:

League position: 18th . Luton Town had now scored 900 goals in the top division (played 684, conceded 1,065). . They had now lost three consecutive home league games for the first time since April 2016 in League Two (versus Crawley Town, Stevenage and Accrington Stanley). . Carlton Morris had now become the first player to score in three consecutive home games in the top division for the Hatters since Iain Dowie in August 1990 in League Division One (four).

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa had now lost one of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season against teams currently in the bottom half of the table (won 11). . They had now won four of their last six away games in the Premier League. . Ollie Watkins had now become the second player to score 15 or more goals in more than one season in the Premier League for Villa after Dwight Yorke (17 in both 1995-96 and 1996-97). . Ollie Watkins's second goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

2 Luton Town

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Tahith Chong 66 G
Carlton Morris 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski
Defender Amari'i Bell
Defender Reece Burke
Defender Issa Kaboré
Defender Tedan Mengi
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Tahith Chong
Midfielder Alfie Doughty
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Jordan Clark
Forward Carlton Morris

Substitutions:

Chiedozie Ogbene for Amari'i Bell 6
Daiki Hashioka for Andros Townsend 53
Pelly Ruddock for Tahith Chong 84

Cards:

Reece Burke 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Goalkeeper James Shea
Defender/Midfielder Daiki Hashioka
Midfielder Luke Berry
Midfielder Zack Nelson
Midfielder Chiedozie Ogbene
Midfielder Axel Piesold
Midfielder Pelly Ruddock
Forward Cauley Woodrow

Comments:

League position: 18th . Luton Town had now scored 900 goals in the top division (played 684, conceded 1,065). . They had now lost three consecutive home league games for the first time since April 2016 in League Two (versus Crawley Town, Stevenage and Accrington Stanley). . Carlton Morris had now become the first player to score in three consecutive home games in the top division for the Hatters since Iain Dowie in August 1990 in League Division One (four).

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 24 G
Ollie Watkins 38 G
Lucas Digne 89 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Clément Lenglet Defender
Alex Moreno Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Morgan Rogers for Jacob Ramsey 29
Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 79
Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 79
Tim Iroegbunam for Morgan Rogers 79
Nicolò Zaniolo for Youri Tielemans 79

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 45 Y
Leon Bailey 45+5 Y
Morgan Rogers 50 Y
Nicolò Zaniolo 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa had now lost one of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season against teams currently in the bottom half of the table (won 11). . They had now won four of their last six away games in the Premier League. . Ollie Watkins had now become the second player to score 15 or more goals in more than one season in the Premier League for Villa after Dwight Yorke (17 in both 1995-96 and 1996-97). . Ollie Watkins's second goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.