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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 28 (setup 1, season 32)
Walsall
v.
Luton Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET1Charles-Hubert ITANDJE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón2Sébastien CORCHIA
Martin OLSSON736Benoît TRÉMOULINAS
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA4Marouane FELLAINI
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE57Unai NÚÑEZ Gestoso
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral67Omar GONZÁLEZ
Nabil BENTALEB7Jonathan BAMBA
Edimilson FERNANDES78Hatem BEN ARFA
Marouane CHAMAKH96Carlton COLE
James McCARTHY10Stéphane M'BIA Etoundi
Alejandro POZUELO Melero116Juan Miguel Jiménez López, JUANMI
Manager
Matthew PENNINGTON12Daniel Tawiah OPARE
Will GRIGG13Rod FANNI
Solomon MARCH614Mubarak WAKASO
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins15Lukas SCHMITZ
Ravel MORRISON16Jordan ROSSITER

Walsall 1 Luton Town 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 29,839, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Patrick MILLER 7½)
73 FernandesScorers
55 McCarthy <=> MarchSubstitutions
Sendings off
85 MarchBookings26 Juanmi, 65 Fellaini
4Corners6
12Fouls16
1Offsides6
5Shots on3
4Shots off9
9Total shots12
4Shots saved3
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Marouane FELLAINI
6The Walsall 'keeper dived to his left to block an accurate shot from Luton Town's BEN ARFA.
8ITANDJE was able to block a weak header from MCCARTHY.
14MCCARTHY beat NÚÑEZ and whacked the ball to FERNANDES who fired his shot wide.
16A cross from BAMBA left COLE in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
21An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of the 'keeper by JAVI GARCÍA.
23BEN ARFA steamed through the Walsall defence but shot straight at KEET.
24CHAMAKH was put clear by MCCARTHY and he nutmegged the Luton Town 'keeper but struck his shot wide.
26JUANMI given a yellow card for a high foul on PIRIS.
28TRÉMOULINAS headed over the bar.
40COLE poked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
45A poor strike from CHAMAKH bounced agonisingly wide.
 
47A pin-point pass found COLE and his looping shot flew narrowly wide.
51BEN ARFA scuffed an easy chance.
51JUANMI chipped the ball to COLE who flicked it just wide.
54A shot from OLSSON was smothered by the 'keeper.
54A header by BENTALEB at the near post was easily collected by ITANDJE.
55M'BIA worked the ball to FELLAINI, COLE latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of KEET.
65FELLAINI booked.
73GOAL!! After a useful build-up FERNANDES drove a low shot past the Luton Town 'keeper. (1-0 Walsall)
74COLE ran onto a wonderful ball from BEN ARFA but toe-poked his shot wide of the lefthand post.
84A good ball from FERNANDES on the left was collected by MARCH who scuffed his effort just beyond the near post.
85The referee yellow cards MARCH for a bad tackle.
88A free-kick from BEN ARFA flew wide.
90+2BEN ARFA hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.