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      Luton Town vs Crystal Palace

      Luton 2 Palace 1

      Luton2
      Mengi72'
      Brown83'
      Palace1
      Olise74'
      Sat 25 Nov 15:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

      Premier LeagueKenilworth Road

      Full-Time

      Match Summary

      Summary:

      • Two changes for Palace: Olise makes first start of the season, Doucouré returns
      • Olise bends narrowly wide in opening 40 seconds
      • Edouard’s poked effort saved by Kaminski as Eagles start brightly
      • Kaminski double save denies Eze and Schlupp
      • Chances begin to dry up as both teams battle for possession
      • Schlupp has another drilled effort kicked away
      • HT: Luton 0-0 Palace
      • Double injuries at the start of second-half see Eze and Doucouré come off
      • Ogbene threatens for Luton but fails to reach hanging cross
      • Edouard’s solo goal disallowed for handball midway through the half
      • Mengi laces Luton into the lead moments later, converting a corner
      • Olise equalises immediately with a special effort; Palace’s 600th in the Premier League
      • Edouard’s header saved as Palace press for the winner
      • Brown restores Luton’s lead late on with sliding finish
      • Andersen’s low strike saved at the near post
      • Olise heads onto the roof of the net
      • Lerma glances header onto the post with Palace’s last attack
      • FT: Luton 2-1 Palace

      For the first time since the final game of last season, Roy Hodgson was able to name both 2022/23’s top scorer in Ebere Eze, and last season’s chief creator in Michael Olise, in the same starting XI, with Player of the Season Cheick Doucouré also returning to the starting line-up.

      Amidst a bitingly cold Kenilworth Road – hosting its first-ever Premier League match between the two teams, and becoming the 52nd ground the Eagles had played on in the competition – there were moving scenes as Olise wrapped his warm-up jacket around his accompanying young mascot on the pitch.

      The Palace No. 7 almost made a red-hot start, as well, collecting Eze’s lay-off and bending narrowly wide of the far corner with a low shot inside 40 seconds.

      Having already won away at Luton’s fellow newly-promoted sides this season, Palace’s bright start continued, some superb passing around the hosts’ area leading to Odsonne Edouard’s poked effort forcing a low stop from goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.

      Up the other end, a fervent noise rang around Kenilworth Road every time the hosts got the ball into the final third, but a lack of quality in the final third saw openings at a premium in the first-half.

      Indeed, it was Palace who ought to have scored after 22 minutes, Eze lining a strike up on his left foot 30 yards from goal. The strike – which took a small nick on its way through – forced Kaminski to beat away with two hands, the ball rolling out to Jeffrey Schlupp who saw his follow-up effort – from a tight angle – tipped away by the ‘keeper.

      After an exciting opening, the match became more scrappy as the half wore on, the two teams trading shots from distance – Schlupp seeing one effort deflect wide – but creating few clear opportunities.

      Palace’s best opportunity in the remainder of the half fell to Schlupp who found space in a crowded box, but saw his low effort across goal kicked away by Kaminski.

      The Eagles’ second-half would sadly get off to the worst possible start with a double injury blow in the opening few minutes, both Eze and Doucouré going down off the ball and having to be replaced; Jordan Ayew and Will Hughes their replacements.

      The scrappy nature of the first-half looked set to persist as few chances were created in the game’s third quarter – Chiedozie Ogbene coming close for Luton with a hanging header – but events exploded into life as the game reached its closing chapter.

      A long ball forwards found Edouard up against defender but, showing superb strength to hold off his man and finish after his initial strike looped over the goalkeeper, the dropping ball sadly brushed the striker’s hand, and his subsequent finish was disallowed by VAR.

      That sparked the game into life – but sadly also did for Luton, who took the lead moments later when a corner somehow found its way through to Teden Mengi at the far post, who lashed a finish into the bottom corner from close range.

      Then, Palace’s box-office moment: mere seconds after going behind, Olise had drawn them level with a moment of magic, a fitting 600th Premier League goal for the club.

      Teasing his marker on the right flank, Olise chopped inside his man and unleashed a delightful, dipping curler into the top corner: a quality moment more than befitting the occasion.

      Palace looked the more likely to score again thereafter as Olise’s deep free-kick found Edouard well-placed to head goalwards at the back post. His initial effort forced Kaminski into a good save and Guéhi nodded the rebound over – but was then judged to be offside.

      The sting in the tale came courtesy of Luton’s Jordan Brown. A low ball in from the right from Ogbene was allowed to travel all the way across the Palace six-yard box, and the striker stole in at the far post to poke home the eventual winner.

      Palace poured everybody forwards in the search for an equaliser, coming close when Joachim Andersen’s low shot – from Jean-Philippe Mateta’s knock-down – was kicked away at the near post by Kaminski.

      Olise almost produced Palace’s second goal of the game, planting a firm header onto the roof of the net, moments before crossing for Jefferson Lerma – in the final minute of 12 added on – to glance a header against the upright.

      Sam Johnstone was forced into a low stop from Elijah Adebayo as Luton countered at pace, but it was all to no avail, Palace slipping to a 2-1 defeat in frustrating circumstances.

      Luton: Kaminski (GK), Osho, Lockyer, Barkley, Ogbene, Morris (Adebayo, 74), Mengi, Ruddock (Clark, 61), Bell, Townsend (Chong, 61), Doughty (Brown, 79)

      Subs: Krul (GK), Berry, Giles, Nelson, Luker

      Palace: Johnstone (GK), Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell, Lerma, Doucouré (Hughes, 53), Eze (Ayew, 49), Olise, Edouard (Mateta, 80), Schlupp (Ahamada, 80)

      Subs: Matthews (GK), Holding, Clyne, Richards, França

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Luton Town 2, Crystal Palace 1.
      90'+13'

      offside

      Offside, Luton Town. Tahith Chong tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
      90'+13'

      post

      Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
      90'+12'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a headed pass.
      90'+11'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a headed pass.
      90'+10'

      Yellow Card

      Kaminski(24)
      Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
      90'+10'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma with a cross.
      90'+7'

      free kick won

      Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+6'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+5'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      90'+4'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Tahith Chong (Luton Town).
      90'+1'

      Yellow Card

      Adebayo(11)
      Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      90'+1'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      88'

      free kick won

      Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      88'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
      87'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Elijah Adebayo.
      87'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
      87'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
      86'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
      83'

      Luton Town Goal

      Luton Town
      Goal!
      Luton Town
      Jacob
      Brown(19)
      Goal! Luton Town 2, Crystal Palace 1. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
      83'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
      82'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
      80'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Odsonne Édouard
      Odsonne
      Édouard(22)
      off
      Jean-Philippe Mateta
      Jean-Philippe
      Mateta(14)
      on
      80'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey Schlupp
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      off
      Naouirou Ahamada
      Naouirou
      Ahamada(29)
      on
      79'

      Substitution

      Luton Town
      Alfie
      Doughty(45)
      off
      Jacob
      Brown(19)
      on
      79'

      free kick won

      Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      79'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
      78'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
      77'

      free kick won

      Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      74'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Michael
      Olise(7)
      Michael Olise
      Goal! Luton Town 1, Crystal Palace 1. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joel Ward.
      74'

      Substitution

      Luton Town
      Carlton
      Morris(9)
      off
      Elijah
      Adebayo(11)
      on
      72'

      Luton Town Goal

      Luton Town
      Goal!
      Luton Town
      Teden
      Mengi(15)
      Goal! Luton Town 1, Crystal Palace 0. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris following a corner.
      72'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
      71'

      corner

      Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joel Ward.
      69'

      Yellow Card

      Clark(18)
      Jordan Clark (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      69'

      free kick won

      Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      68'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: No Goal Luton Town 0-0 Crystal Palace.
      66'

      VAR cancelled goal

      GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
      66'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
      62'

      free kick won

      Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      61'

      Substitution

      Luton Town
      Andros
      Townsend(30)
      off
      Tahith Chong
      Tahith
      Chong(14)
      on
      61'

      Substitution

      Luton Town
      Pelly Ruddock
      Mpanzu(17)
      off
      Jordan
      Clark(18)
      on
      60'

      free kick won

      Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      60'

      free kick won

      Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      59'

      Yellow Card

      Barkley(6)
      Ross Barkley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
      59'

      free kick won

      Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      57'

      corner

      Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joel Ward.
      57'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
      55'

      free kick won

      Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      54'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      54'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Cheick Doucouré
      Cheick
      Doucouré(28)
      off
      Will Hughes
      Will
      Hughes(19)
      on
      50'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
      50'

      Yellow Card

      Osho(2)
      Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      50'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      49'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Eberechi Eze
      Eberechi
      Eze(10)
      off
      Jordan Ayew
      Jordan
      Ayew(9)
      on
      48'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      47'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Luton Town 0, Crystal Palace 0.
      45'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      44'

      Yellow Card

      Lockyer(4)
      Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      44'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      43'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      42'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
      41'

      corner

      Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Cheick Doucouré.
      40'

      free kick won

      Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      39'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
      38'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
      33'

      free kick won

      Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      31'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      29'

      free kick won

      Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      29'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
      27'

      free kick won

      Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      27'

      free kick won

      Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      25'

      corner

      Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
      23'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      22'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      22'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Doucouré.
      21'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      15'

      free kick won

      Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      13'

      Yellow Card

      Lerma(8)
      Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      13'

      free kick won

      Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      9'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
      6'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Doucouré.
      4'

      free kick won

      Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      1'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      24
      Thomas Kaminski
      GK
      90'+10'
      2
      Gabriel Osho
      DF
      50'
      4
      Tom Lockyer
      DF
      44'
      15
      Teden Mengi
      DF
      72'
      45
      Alfie Doughty
      MF
      substitution icon79'
      6
      Ross Barkley
      MF
      59'
      29
      Amari'i Bell
      MF
      17
      Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
      MF
      substitution icon61'
      30
      Andros Townsend
      S
      substitution icon61'
      7
      Chiedozie Ogbene
      S
      9
      Carlton Morris
      S
      substitution icon74'

      Substitutes

      8
      Luke Berry
      11
      Elijah Adebayo
      substitution icon74'
      90'+1'
      14
      Tahith Chong
      substitution icon61'
      18
      Jordan Clark
      substitution icon61'
      69'
      19
      Jacob Brown
      substitution icon79'
      83'
      23
      Tim Krul
      26
      Ryan Giles
      43
      Zack Nelson
      47
      Jayden Luker
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      24
      10
      4
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      6
      12
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      57
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      9
      WHUWest Ham United
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      10
      14
      60
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      52
      10
      CRYCrystal Palace
      38
      13
      10
      15
      57
      58
      -1
      49
      11
      BHABrighton and Hove Albion
      38
      12
      12
      14
      55
      62
      -7
      48
      12
      BOUBournemouth
      38
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      9
      16
      54
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      13
      FULFulham
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      8
      17
      55
      61
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      14
      WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
      38
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      7
      18
      50
      65
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      15
      EVEEverton
      38
      13
      9
      16
      40
      51
      -11
      40
      16
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      38
      10
      9
      19
      56
      65
      -9
      39
      17
      FORNottingham Forest
      38
      9
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      20
      49
      67
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      18
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      24
      52
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      26
      19
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