Brighton and Hove Albion v Luton Town, 12 August 2023

Score4-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,872
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 1 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Drawn: 0 Luton Town won: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 4 Luton Town scored: 1 . This was the first meeting since the South area Final in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in February 2009 (Luton Town won 4-3 on penalties).

4 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

1 Luton Town

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Solly March 36 G
João Pedro penalty 71 P
Simon Adingra 85 G
Evan Ferguson 90+5 G

Goals:

Carlton Morris penalty 81 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper
Mads Andersen Defender
Amari'i Bell Defender
Issa Kaboré Defender
Tom Lockyer Defender
Tahith Chong Midfielder
Ryan Giles Midfielder
Pelly Ruddock Midfielder
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Elijah Adebayo Forward
Carlton Morris Forward

Substitutions:

Simon Adingra for Solly March 74
Billy Gilmour for Mahmoud Dahoud 74
Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck 78
Joël Veltman for James Milner 79
Julio Enciso for João Pedro 88

Substitutions:

Jacob Brown for Elijah Adebayo 64
Alfie Doughty for Issa Kaboré 66
Chiedozie Ogbene for Mads Andersen 76
Luke Berry for Tahith Chong 88
Cauley Woodrow for Pelly Ruddock 88

Cards:

Pervis Estupiñán 7 Y
Kaoru Mitoma 43 Y

Cards:

Mads Andersen 51 Y
Issa Kaboré 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Shea
Defender/Midfielder Aidan Francis-Clarke
Midfielder Luke Berry
Midfielder Allan Campbell
Midfielder Alfie Doughty
Midfielder Chiedozie Ogbene
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Brown
Forward John McAtee
Forward Cauley Woodrow

Comments:

This was the sixth time that Brighton and Hove Albion had scored four or more goals in a game in all competitions in 2023. . New signing James Milner had now equalled Ryan Giggs' competition record of playing in 22 consecutive seasons in the Premier League. . 1,004 goals had now been scored in Albion's 397 games in the top division (for 448, against 556).

Comments:

This was Luton Town's first top-flight game since a 2-1 loss at Notts County on 2 May 1992; the last day of the old First Division before the commencement of the first season of the Premier League. Their goal was scored by Julian James. . Only nine years after playing in the National League, they became the 51st team to play in the Premier League. . The Hatters had now become the first former top division team to drop out of the Football League before returning to the top flight again. .

Pelly Ruddock became the first-ever player to appear for the same club fron non-league, through the three Football League divisions and in to the Premier League.

4 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Solly March 36 G
João Pedro penalty 71 P
Simon Adingra 85 G
Evan Ferguson 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

Simon Adingra for Solly March 74
Billy Gilmour for Mahmoud Dahoud 74
Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck 78
Joël Veltman for James Milner 79
Julio Enciso for João Pedro 88

Cards:

Pervis Estupiñán 7 Y
Kaoru Mitoma 43 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson

Comments:

This was the sixth time that Brighton and Hove Albion had scored four or more goals in a game in all competitions in 2023. . New signing James Milner had now equalled Ryan Giggs' competition record of playing in 22 consecutive seasons in the Premier League. . 1,004 goals had now been scored in Albion's 397 games in the top division (for 448, against 556).

1 Luton Town

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Carlton Morris penalty 81 P

Starting lineup:

Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper
Mads Andersen Defender
Amari'i Bell Defender
Issa Kaboré Defender
Tom Lockyer Defender
Tahith Chong Midfielder
Ryan Giles Midfielder
Pelly Ruddock Midfielder
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Elijah Adebayo Forward
Carlton Morris Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Brown for Elijah Adebayo 64
Alfie Doughty for Issa Kaboré 66
Chiedozie Ogbene for Mads Andersen 76
Luke Berry for Tahith Chong 88
Cauley Woodrow for Pelly Ruddock 88

Cards:

Mads Andersen 51 Y
Issa Kaboré 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Shea
Defender/Midfielder Aidan Francis-Clarke
Midfielder Luke Berry
Midfielder Allan Campbell
Midfielder Alfie Doughty
Midfielder Chiedozie Ogbene
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Brown
Forward John McAtee
Forward Cauley Woodrow

Comments:

This was Luton Town's first top-flight game since a 2-1 loss at Notts County on 2 May 1992; the last day of the old First Division before the commencement of the first season of the Premier League. Their goal was scored by Julian James. . Only nine years after playing in the National League, they became the 51st team to play in the Premier League. . The Hatters had now become the first former top division team to drop out of the Football League before returning to the top flight again. .

Pelly Ruddock became the first-ever player to appear for the same club fron non-league, through the three Football League divisions and in to the Premier League.