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Luton Town 2-0 Coventry - October 27, 1998 / League Cup 1998/1999

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League Cup 1998/1999 - Round of 32

Kenilworth Road Stadium - Luton - England

October 27, 1998

9 051

Luton Town

2 - 0

Coventry

Phil Gray

50'

Steve Davis

78'

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50' - Goal Phil Gray50

61' - Substitution Paul Hallis substituted by Trond-Egil Soltvedt

78' - Goal Steve Davis78

89' - Substitution Stuart Douglasis substituted by Andrew Fotiadis89

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Luton Town

2 - 0

Coventry

Luton Town Coventry

Team line-ups

Luton Town

K. Davis

Kelvin Davis

England

B.date29/09/1976

Age22 years

H1m86

positionGoalkeeper

McGowan

Gavin McGowan

England

B.date16/01/1976

Age22 years

positionDefender

Johnson

Marvin Johnson

England

B.date29/10/1968

Age29 years

positionDefender

Steve Davis78

Steve Davis

England

B.date30/10/1968

Age29 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

Alexander

Graham Alexander

Scotland

B.date10/10/1971

Age27 years

H1m80

positionLeft full-back

Thomas

Mitchell Thomas

England

B.date02/10/1964

Age34 years

H1m88

positionLeft full-back

Spring

Matthew Spring

England

B.date17/11/1979

Age18 years

H1m83

positionCentre Midfield

Evers

Sean Evers

England

B.date10/10/1977

Age21 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

McKinnon

Ray McKinnon

Scotland

B.date05/08/1970

Age28 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Douglas89

Stuart Douglas

England

B.date09/04/1978

Age20 years

H1m75

positionStriker

Gray50

Phil Gray

Northern Ireland

B.date02/10/1968

Age30 years

H1m75

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Kelvin Davis		22	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gavin McGowan		22	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Marvin Johnson		29	88	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Davis	78	29	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Graham Alexander		27	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mitchell Thomas		34	125	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Matthew Spring		18	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sean Evers		21	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ray McKinnon		28	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Stuart Douglas	89	20	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Phil Gray	50	30	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Coventry

Hedman

Magnus Hedman

Sweden

B.date19/03/1973

Age25 years

H1m96

positionGoalkeeper

Breen

Gary Breen

Republic of Ireland

B.date12/12/1973

Age24 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Shaw

Richard Shaw

England

B.date11/09/1968

Age30 years

H1m76

positionCentral defender

Marcus Hall

England

B.date24/03/1976

Age22 years

H1m85

positionLeft full-back

Telfer

Paul Telfer

Scotland

B.date21/10/1971

Age27 years

H1m75

positionRight full-back

Boateng

George Boateng

Netherlands

B.date05/09/1975

Age23 years

H1m82

positionMidfield

Brightwell

Ian Brightwell

England

B.date09/04/1968

Age30 years

H1m78

positionRight Midfielder

Huckerby

Darren Huckerby

England

B.date23/04/1976

Age22 years

H1m78

positionVersatile Midfielder

McAllister

Gary McAllister

Scotland

B.date25/12/1964

Age33 years

H1m86

positionPlaymaker

Paul Hall61

Paul Hall

Jamaica

B.date03/07/1972

Age26 years

H1m75

positionStriker

Whelan

Noel Whelan

England

B.date30/12/1974

Age23 years

H1m80

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Magnus Hedman		25	30	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gary Breen		24	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Richard Shaw		30	118	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Marcus Hall		22	89	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Paul Telfer		27	130	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	George Boateng		23	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ian Brightwell		30	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Darren Huckerby		22	78	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Gary McAllister		33	67	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Paul Hall	61	26	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Noel Whelan		23	102	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Andrew Fotiadis	89	21	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	M		Trond-Egil Soltvedt	61	31	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Paul Hall

Dion Dublin

OUT

Marcus Hall

Roland Nilsson

OUT

Paul Telfer

David Burrows

OUT

Ian Brightwell

Steve Froggatt

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Lennie Lawrence

154

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

34 %

Lawrence vs Coventry

2 victories

5 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on October 27, 1998

Lawrence vs Strachan

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 27, 1998

Manager

Age

Match num

Gordon Strachan

Success rate in this team:

34 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

34 %

Strachan vs Luton Town

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 27, 1998

Strachan vs Lawrence

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 27, 1998

Referee

Clive Wilkes

1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Luton Town1 match	General total	Coventry2 matches	0 victory	1 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Luton Town1 match	Season total	Coventry1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on October 27, 1998					Latest figure on January 01, 2003

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Key figures

The last time Luton Town has ended with the score 2-0 in League Cup, It was on the 01/03/1989 (vs )

Luton Town keeps its 3 matches with at least 2 goals scored vs Coventry in League Cup running (since 25/09/1963). It's a record streak. The first of history

The last time Coventry has conceded at least 2 goals in League Cup, It was on the 22/10/1996 (vs )

Read the next 10 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VLuton Town 1-0 Burnley05/09/1998

VLuton Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers12/09/1998

VLuton Town 4-2 Ipswich Town22/09/1998

LLuton Town 0-1 Walsall26/09/1998

VLuton Town 2-0 Oldham Athletic17/10/1998

VLuton Town 1-0 Northampton Town20/10/1998

Overall

LLuton Town 0-1 Walsall26/09/1998

VFulham 1-3 Luton Town03/10/1998

DYork City 3-3 Luton Town10/10/1998

VLuton Town 2-0 Oldham Athletic17/10/1998

VLuton Town 1-0 Northampton Town20/10/1998

LGillingham 1-0 Luton Town24/10/1998

Current form

Away

LNottingham Forest 1-0 Coventry22/08/1998

LLiverpool 2-0 Coventry09/09/1998

LManchester United 2-0 Coventry12/09/1998

VSouthend 0-4 Coventry22/09/1998

DCharlton 1-1 Coventry26/09/1998

LSouthampton 2-1 Coventry24/10/1998

Overall

LCoventry 1-5 Newcastle United19/09/1998

VSouthend 0-4 Coventry22/09/1998

DCharlton 1-1 Coventry26/09/1998

LCoventry 1-2 Aston Villa03/10/1998

VCoventry 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday18/10/1998

LSouthampton 2-1 Coventry24/10/1998

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	2	0
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	7	3
Scoring streak	2	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	2	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	2	1
Drawless streak	1	3
Scoring streak	3	7
Conceding streak	2	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

4	Number of games (Competition total)	2
2	Number of games (Home / Away)	1
2	Victories (Competition total)	2
1	Victories (Home / Away)	1
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
2	Losses (Competition total)	0
1	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

10	Goals scored (Competition total)	5
6	Goals scored (Home / Away)	4
8	Goals conceded (Competition total)	0
5	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
2.5	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.5
3	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	4
2	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0
2.5	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

4	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	1
2	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	1
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	2
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
4	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0
2	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
2-3 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	4-0 (1 times)

Bookings

3	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
2	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Graham Alexander	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	George Boateng
Graham Alexander	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	George Boateng
Graham Alexander	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)		-
Graham Alexander	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Stuart Douglas	2 goals during the last 2 matches	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	George Boateng

Historical head to head

Home

22 matches

10 v

3 d

9 l

36 gf

35 ga

Away

19 matches

1 v

2 d

16 l

12 gf

42 ga

Total

41 matches

11 v

5 d

25 l

48 gf

77 ga

Historical head to head

Home

19 matches

16 v

2 d

1 l

42 gf

12 ga

Away

22 matches

9 v

3 d

10 l

35 gf

36 ga

Total

41 matches

25 v

5 d

11 l

77 gf

48 ga

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 1	October 27, 1987
Home	3 - 1	October 27, 1987

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	August 21, 1991
Away	4 - 1	February 19, 1938

Latest head to head

December 20, 1991 - Division 1 1991/1992

Luton Town

1 - 0

Coventry

August 21, 1991 - Division 1 1991/1992

Coventry

5 - 0

Luton Town logo Luton Town

March 13, 1991 - Division 1 1990/1991

Coventry

2 - 1

Luton Town logo Luton Town

September 22, 1990 - Division 1 1990/1991

Luton Town

1 - 0

Coventry

March 07, 1990 - Division 1 1989/1990

Luton Town

3 - 2

Coventry

Best historical scorers against Coventry

Brian Stein	5 goals	1982 - 1987
Iain Dowie	2 goals	1990 - 1990
John Dreyer	1 goal	1989 - 1989
Mal Donaghy	1 goal	1983 - 1983
Jimmy Ryan	1 goal	1974 - 1974
Raymond Daniel	1 goal	1984 - 1984

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/09/1974. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Luton Town

Brian Kilcline	3 goals	1985 - 1988
Terry Gibson	3 goals	1983 - 1984
Cyrille Regis	3 goals	1988 - 1990
Steve Whitton	3 goals	1982 - 1983
Kevin Gallacher	2 goals	1991 - 1991
Brian Alderson	2 goals	1975 - 1975

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/09/1974. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Coventry

David Preece	12 matches	1985 - 1991
Tim Breacker	12 matches	1984 - 1990
Ricky Hill	11 matches	1982 - 1989
Les Sealey	11 matches	1983 - 1988
Mick Harford	10 matches	1984 - 1991
Mal Donaghy	10 matches	1983 - 1988

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/09/1974. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Luton Town

Steve Ogrizovic	15 matches	1984 - 1991
Brian Borrows	13 matches	1985 - 1991
Micky Gynn	13 matches	1983 - 1991
Trevor Peake	13 matches	1983 - 1991
Cyrille Regis	10 matches	1984 - 1991
Brian Kilcline	10 matches	1984 - 1990