Aston Villa v Luton Town, 29 October 2023

Score3-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,785

View Aston Villa v Luton Town head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 1 Aston Villa won: 1 Drawn: 0 Luton Town won: 0 Aston Villa scored: 3 Luton Town scored: 1 . This was Luton Town’s first visit to Villa Park for a league game since October 1991 in League Division One.

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Luton Town

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

John McGinn 17 G
Moussa Diaby 49 G
Tom Lockyer own goal 62 OG

Goals:

Emiliano Martínez own goal 83 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper
Issa Kaboré Defender
Tom Lockyer Defender
Tedan Mengi Defender
Gabriel Osho Defender
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Alfie Doughty Midfielder
Chiedozie Ogbene Midfielder
Jacob Brown Midfielder/Forward
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Carlton Morris Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Nicolò Zaniolo 46
Diego Carlos for Matty Cash 79
Youri Tielemans for Boubacar Kamara 79
Leander Dendoncker for Douglas Luiz 90
Bertrand Traoré for Moussa Diaby 90

Substitutions:

Andros Townsend for Gabriel Osho 57
Tahith Chong for Jacob Brown 58
Elijah Adebayo for Carlton Morris 76
Pelly Ruddock for Marvelous Nakamba 76
Ryan Giles for Alfie Doughty 79

Cards:

Nicolò Zaniolo 28 Y
Matty Cash 51 Y
Boubacar Kamara 71 Y

Cards:

Issa Kaboré 53 Y
Alfie Doughty 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Joe Johnson
Midfielder Tahith Chong
Midfielder Ryan Giles
Midfielder Jayden Luker
Midfielder Pelly Ruddock
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Forward Elijah Adebayo
Forward Cauley Woodrow

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa had now won seven or more of their opening ten games of a season for in the top division for the first time since 1951-52 in League Division One (also seven). . Villa had now scored three or more goals in each of their five home games so far in this Premier League season. . They had now conceded one goal in each of 11 of their last 15 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 18th . Luton Town had now become the first team to fail to keep a clean sheet in their opening ten games in their debut season in the Premier League since Bolton Wanderers in 1995-96. . On a three points for a win basis, the Hatters had now made their worst-ever start (five points) after ten games in a season in the Premier League and Football League; previously six points in 1950-51 in League Division Two, 1962-63 in League Division Two and 1997-98 in League Division 2. . They had now scored more than one goal in two of their last 12 league games.

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

John McGinn 17 G
Moussa Diaby 49 G
Tom Lockyer own goal 62 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Nicolò Zaniolo 46
Diego Carlos for Matty Cash 79
Youri Tielemans for Boubacar Kamara 79
Leander Dendoncker for Douglas Luiz 90
Bertrand Traoré for Moussa Diaby 90

Cards:

Nicolò Zaniolo 28 Y
Matty Cash 51 Y
Boubacar Kamara 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa had now won seven or more of their opening ten games of a season for in the top division for the first time since 1951-52 in League Division One (also seven). . Villa had now scored three or more goals in each of their five home games so far in this Premier League season. . They had now conceded one goal in each of 11 of their last 15 games in the Premier League.

1 Luton Town

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Emiliano Martínez own goal 83 OG

Starting lineup:

Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper
Issa Kaboré Defender
Tom Lockyer Defender
Tedan Mengi Defender
Gabriel Osho Defender
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Alfie Doughty Midfielder
Chiedozie Ogbene Midfielder
Jacob Brown Midfielder/Forward
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Carlton Morris Forward

Substitutions:

Andros Townsend for Gabriel Osho 57
Tahith Chong for Jacob Brown 58
Elijah Adebayo for Carlton Morris 76
Pelly Ruddock for Marvelous Nakamba 76
Ryan Giles for Alfie Doughty 79

Cards:

Issa Kaboré 53 Y
Alfie Doughty 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Joe Johnson
Midfielder Tahith Chong
Midfielder Ryan Giles
Midfielder Jayden Luker
Midfielder Pelly Ruddock
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Forward Elijah Adebayo
Forward Cauley Woodrow

Comments:

League position: 18th . Luton Town had now become the first team to fail to keep a clean sheet in their opening ten games in their debut season in the Premier League since Bolton Wanderers in 1995-96. . On a three points for a win basis, the Hatters had now made their worst-ever start (five points) after ten games in a season in the Premier League and Football League; previously six points in 1950-51 in League Division Two, 1962-63 in League Division Two and 1997-98 in League Division 2. . They had now scored more than one goal in two of their last 12 league games.