Manchester City successfully secured victory in Week 33 of the 2023/2024 Premier League. Facing Luton Town, The Cityzens were able to win with a score of 5-1.
City's winning goal was scored by Daiki Hashioka's own goal and goals from Mateo Kovacic, penalties from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Josko Gvardiol. Meanwhile Luton reduced the position thanks to Ross Barkley's goal.
Thanks to these additional three points, Manchester City rose to first place in the 2023/2024 EPL standings with 73 points. Meanwhile, Luton Town had to stay in 18th place with 25 points.
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First round
Playing in front of their own fans, Manchester City immediately stepped on the gas from the start of the match. As a result, after only two minutes of the match, City were already ahead over the visitors.
Starting from Erling Haaland's overhead kick, the ball hit Luton Town defender Daiki Hashioka so the ball turned and became a goal. City lead 1-0 over the visitors.
This goal made City more confident in attacking. They attacked the Hatters, making it difficult for Luton Town to develop their game.
City had a number of neat opportunities. One of them was made by Matheus Nunes in the 26th minute with a narrow angle shot, but the ball only hit the goal post.
At the end of the first half, Kevin De Bruyne also almost scored with a shot from outside the penalty box, but the ball was saved by Keminski. The 1-0 score lasted until halftime.
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Second round
Entering the second half, the course of the match did not change. Manchester City dominated the match from the start, while Luton Town focused on defending against City's attack.
In the 64th minute, City successfully doubled their lead to 2-0. Starting from Julian Alvarez's cross, the ball was struck by Mateo Kovacic's volley and entered the top left corner of Luton's goal.
Not long ago, The Hatters experienced disaster after Onyedinma brought down Jeremy Doku in the forbidden box. Erling Haaland, who took the penalty, did his job well, giving City a 3-0 lead over the visitors.
Even though they were three goals behind, Luton Town didn't want to just give up. In the 81st minute, The Hatters successfully broke into City's goal. Taking advantage of Matheus Nunes' mistake, Ross Barkley successfully grabbed the ball, pushed into the City penalty box and fired a shot which Ederson failed to block. The score changed to 3-1.
City didn't seem to accept their goal being broken into by the guest. As a result, six minutes later, City widened the position to 4-1. Jeremy Doku made a move on the left side, penetrated the City penalty box then fired a placing shot into the bottom left corner of Luton's goal and scored a goal.
In injury time, City perfected their victory to 5-1. Josko Gvardiol successfully got his name on the scoreboard after his shot in the Luton Town penalty box failed to be blocked by Keminski. The score 5-1 closed this duel at the Etihad.
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Composition of Players for Both Teams
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Gvardiol, Akanji, Dias, Lewis; Kovacic, Nunes; Doku, De Bruyne, Alvarez; Haaland
Coach: Josep Guardiola
Luton Town (4-3-3): Kaminski; Doughty, Burke, Hashioka, Onyedinma; Clark, Barkley, Berry; Chong, Morris, Townsend
Coach: Rob Edwards
Match Statistics
Manchester City - Luton Town
Goals: 5-1
Total Shots: 37-4
Shots on Target: 13-2
Possession: 74-26%
Fouls: 7-6
Offsides: 0-1