Sheffield United 2-3 Luton Town: result and report
Premier League · Tuesday 26 December 2023
Result
Sheffield United 2-3 Luton Town
Premier League · Tuesday 26 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Sheffield United 2-3 Luton Town: match report
Sheffield United were beaten by Luton Town 2-3 in the Premier League on Tuesday 26 December 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Alfie Doughty opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Oliver McBurnie (61') and Anel Ahmedhodzic (69'). Luton Town scored through Alfie Doughty (17'), an own goal by Jack Robinson (77') and an own goal by Anis Slimane (81').
Discipline: Sheffield United received 5 yellow cards; Luton Town received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 20th on 9 points from 18 and Luton Town 18th on 12 points from 17. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 20th with 16 points, and Luton Town 18th with 26.
Sheffield United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Luton Town in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Albert Sambi Lokonga of Luton Town (8.2), ahead of Oli McBurnie (8.0).
Key events
- 14'Yellow card · Anel Ahmedhodzic
- 17'Goal · Alfie Doughty
- 41'Yellow card · Gustavo Hamer
- 61'Goal · Oliver McBurnie
- 69'Goal · Anel Ahmedhodzic
- 77'Yellow card · George Baldock
- 77'Own goal · Jack Robinson
- 79'Yellow card · Jack Robinson
- 81'Own goal · Anis Slimane
- 90+4'Yellow card · Oliver Norwood
Team news
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Sheffield United line-up (4-4-2)
Wes Foderingham, George Baldock, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Jack Robinson, Auston Trusty, James McAtee, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Andre Brooks, Gustavo Hamer, Oli McBurnie, Cameron Archer
Luton Town line-up (3-4-2-1)
Thomas Kaminski, Teden Mengi, Gabriel Osho, Amari'i Bell, Alfie Doughty, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Ross Barkley, Ryan Giles, Andros Townsend, Jacob Brown, Elijah Adebayo