Luton Town 2-1 Watford - May 02, 1988 / Division 1 1987/1988
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LT
0' - Goal
David Oldfield
0' - Goal
Danny Wilson0
0' - Own goal
Marvin Johnson
LT
46' - Substitution
Wilf Rostronis substituted by Tim Sherwood
46' - Substitution
Gary Porteris substituted by Glyn Hodges
WAT
WAT
Team line-ups
Luton Town
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Andy Dibble | 22 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marvin Johnson | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Foster | 30 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rob Johnson | 26 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tim Breacker | 22 | 138 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Grimes | 30 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Oldfield | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Wilson | 28 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ricky Hill | 29 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kingsley Black | 19 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Allinson | 30 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
64
Watford
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tony Coton | 26 | 141 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilf Rostron | 46 | 31 | 231 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Kenny Jackett | 26 | 220 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Morris | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McClelland | 32 | 141 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Gibbs | 22 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Porter | 46 | 22 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Rod Thomas | 17 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rick Holden | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Iwan Roberts | 19 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stuart Rimmer | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
92
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Tim Sherwood | 46 | 19 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Glyn Hodges | 46 | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Marvin Johnson
IN
Mal Donaghy
OUT
David Oldfield
IN
Mark Stein
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Rod Thomas
IN
Glyn Hodges
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
42
53
Success rate in this team:
53 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Harford vs Watford
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Watford after 3 consecutive matches without a loss (since 15/04/1988).
Luton Town keeps its 12 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 05/03/1988). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 25/09/1984-01/12/1984 time period (14 matches).
It's the first time in his career that David Oldfield scores at least 1 goals during the same game in Premier League
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VLuton Town 4-1 Stoke City01/03/1988 | VLuton Town 2-1 Swindon Town08/03/1988 | VLuton Town 3-1 Portsmouth12/03/1988 | VLuton Town 4-1 Portsmouth29/03/1988 | DLuton Town 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday05/04/1988 | VLuton Town 2-1 Queens Park Rangers19/04/1988 |
| Overall | DLuton Town 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday05/04/1988 | LWimbledon FC 2-1 Luton Town09/04/1988 | LManchester United 3-0 Luton Town12/04/1988 | VLuton Town 2-1 Queens Park Rangers19/04/1988 | VLuton Town 3-2 Arsenal24/04/1988 | DNorwich City 2-2 Luton Town30/04/1988 |
Current form
| Away | LWimbledon FC 2-1 Watford12/03/1988 | LWest Ham 1-0 Watford19/03/1988 | DChelsea 1-1 Watford29/03/1988 | LCharlton 1-0 Watford04/04/1988 | LNewcastle United 3-0 Watford12/04/1988 | VArsenal 0-1 Watford15/04/1988 |
| Overall | LCharlton 1-0 Watford04/04/1988 | VWatford 3-0 Oxford United09/04/1988 | LNewcastle United 3-0 Watford12/04/1988 | VArsenal 0-1 Watford15/04/1988 | DWatford 1-1 Newcastle United19/04/1988 | DWatford 1-1 Derby County30/04/1988 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 15 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 19 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 14 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
34 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
39 |
|
18 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
19 |
|
13 |
Victories (Competition total) |
7 |
|
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
11 |
|
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
14 |
Losses (Competition total) |
21 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
10 |
Goals
|
50 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
26 |
|
37 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
51 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
49 |
|
19 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
25 |
|
1.47 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
2.06 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.58 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.26 |
|
1.06 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.32 |
Betting aid
|
18 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
12 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
8 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
11 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
20 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
15 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
15 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
2-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Mark Stein | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Luther Blissett |  |
| Brian Stein | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Worrell Sterling | |
| Danny Wilson | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Malcolm Allen | |
| Danny Wilson | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Malcolm Allen | |
| Danny Wilson | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Iwan Roberts | |
Historical head to head
Home
21 gf
11 ga
Away
18 gf
24 ga
Total
39 gf
35 ga
Historical head to head
Home
24 gf
18 ga
Away
11 gf
21 ga
Total
35 gf
39 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
September 26, 1981 |
| Home | 4 - 1 |
September 26, 1981 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
March 19, 1985 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
December 26, 1986 |
Latest head to head
December 12, 1987 - Division 1 1987/1988
April 21, 1987 - Division 1 1986/1987
December 26, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987
April 26, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
November 23, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
Best historical scorers against Watford
 |
Mick Harford | 3 goals | 1986 - 1986 |
 |
Frankie Bunn | 2 goals | 1983 - 1984 |
|
Paul Walsh | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
|
Clive Goodyear | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
|
Brian Horton | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
|
Brian Stein | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
Best historical scorers against Luton Town
|
Luther Blissett | 5 goals | 1983 - 1985 |
|
Nigel Callaghan | 4 goals | 1983 - 1985 |
 |
John Barnes | 2 goals | 1983 - 1987 |
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Kevin Richardson | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
 |
Brian Talbot | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
 |
Kenny Jackett | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
Players with most games played vs Watford
|
Mal Donaghy | 10 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
|
Brian Stein | 9 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
|
Ricky Hill | 9 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
|
Les Sealey | 7 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
 |
Tim Breacker | 6 matches | 1985 - 1987 |
|
Peter Nicholas | 5 matches | 1985 - 1987 |
Players with most games played vs Luton Town
|
Wilf Rostron | 10 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
|
John Barnes | 10 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
|
David Bardsley | 8 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
|
Kenny Jackett | 8 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
|
Nigel Callaghan | 6 matches | 1982 - 1985 |
|
Luther Blissett | 6 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
They played in both sides
1 match
1 match
They played in both sides
1 match
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
March 16, 1988
May 02, 1988
May 03, 1988
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