On 3 April, one of the matches of the 31st round of the English football championship took place. Arsenal (London) and Luton Town (England) met.
English Championship, 31st round
Arsenal (London) - Luton Town (England) - 2:0 ( 2:0)
Goals: Edegor (24), D. Hashioka (44). Hashioka (44)
Warnings: Havertz (66), F. Onyedinma (74)
In a much-anticipated Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal faced Luton Town in a thrilling encounter. At half-time, the score was 2-0 in Arsenal's favour and M. Odegaard opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a brilliant goal. However, the second goal came for Luton in very unfortunate circumstances as D. Hashioka scored an own goal just before the break. In the second half, both teams made a number of substitutions: in the 54th minute, T. Chong came on in place of P. Mpanzu for Luton. Arsenal also made some changes: K. Havertz was replaced by E. Nketiah in the 66th minute and T. Partey gave way to D. Rice in the 67th minute. However, the score remained unchanged as the game progressed.
In the 74th minute F. Onyedinma received a yellow card for Luton, and Arsenal made another substitution: O. Zinchenko replaced T. Tomiyasu. As time ran out, both teams tried to score again, but it was Arsenal who made the decisive breakthrough, bringing on R. Nelson instead of G. Martinelli in the 75th minute. "Luton" also made some late substitutions: K. Woodrow replaced F. Onyedinma in the 75th minute, and A. Townsend came on in place of L. Berry in the 81st minute. In the final minutes of the game, Arsenal sealed the win when E. Smith-Rowe replaced Jorginho in the 85th minute. Overall, Arsenal secured an emphatic 2-0 victory over Luton in front of their fans at the Emirates Stadium. Thanks to this victory, Arsenal moved up the Premier League table, while Luton will be looking to bounce back in their next match.
In the next round, the rivals will face Brighton vs Arsenal and Luton Town vs Bournemouth.
| Arsenal | Luton Town | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks to the goal | 1 |
| 13 | Kicks | 4 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 9 | Penalty kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 2 |
| 12 | Offences | 8 |
| 3 | Corner | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 4 |
| 598 | Total assists | 400 |
| 530 | Accurate assists | 329 |
| 89% | Transmission accuracy | 82% |