All you need to know: Luton Town vs SAFC (Play-Off 2nd Leg)

Sunderland take a 2-1 lead in their Sky Bet Championship Play-Off semi-final against Luton Town as the two teams meet at Kenilworth Road.

The Lads and the Hatters will battle it out for a place at Wembley in the final where either side will meet Middlesbrough or Coventry City.

Here are all the key statistics, figures and recent history between the two sides...

Head-to-head:

Sunderland: 32

Draws: 15

Luton Town: 14

 

Last time out: Sunderland 2-1 Luton Town (Saturday 13 May 2023)

Amad 39’, Trai Hume 63’; Elijah Adebayo 11’

 

Form (Sunderland)

The Lads are on a ten-match unbeaten run heading into the Play-Offs (4W, 5D, 0L).

Tony Mowbray’s men have not lost in six at the Stadium of Light (2W, 4D, 0L).

The Lads have scored in 30 of their last 31 games in all competitions.

 

Form (Luton Town)

The Hatters defeat at the weekend was the first time they have tasted defeat in 14 games in the Sky Bet Championship.

They have only lost twice in their last 20 games in the league (18 Feb 2023, 1-0 vs Burnley).

Carlton Morris has scored in four of his last six games for Rob Edwards side. 20 goals in all competitions this season.

 

Statistics (Sunderland)

Anthony Patterson has featured in every minute of Sunderland’s season in the Sky Bet Championship.

The lads scored the fourth most goals in the league this season, level with Swansea City (68 goals).

Jack Clarke has now recorded 12 assists this season for Sunderland after providing the cross for Trai Hume’s header.  

 

Statistics (Luton Town)

Luton conceded the second fewest goals in the league this season alongside Sheffield United (39 goals).

Ethan Horvath kept the second most clean sheets in the Sky Bet Championship this season (19 clean sheets).

Carlton Morris ended the season on 20 goals, which saw him finish third in the league’s goalscoring charts behind Viktor Gyokeres (Coventry City) and Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).

 

A foot in both camps

 

Carlos Edwards

Luton Town (May 05-Jan 07): 74 appearances, 8 goals

Sunderland Jan 07-Sep 09): 56 appearances, 5 goals

 

Kazenga LuaLua

Sunderland (Jan 18-Sep 18): 6 appearances, 0 goals

Luton Town (Sep 18-Jul 21): 87 appearances, 8 goals

 

Don Hutchinson

Sunderland (Jul 00-Aug 01): 35 appearances, 8 goals

Luton Town (Jul 07-May 08): 26 appearances, 1 goal

 

Callum McManaman

Sunderland (Aug 17-Jul 18): 26 appearances, 1 goal

Luton Town (Jun 19-Nov 20): 26 appearances, 4 goals

 

Officials

Referee: Simon Hooper

Assistant referees: Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes

Fourth official: Andrew Madley

Reserve AR: Graham Kane

 

Ticketing

All available tickets for the game at Kenilworth Road are sold out. There will be no tickets available to purchase on the day.

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