Manchester City overcome Luton Town 5-1 in Premier League: Stats
Manchester City humbled Luton Town on matchday 33 of the Premier League 2023-24 season on Saturday at the Etihad. Daiki Hashioka's own goal after just 65 seconds handed City the lead. Mateo Kovacic made it 2-0 in the 67th minute. Erling Haaland converted a 76th-minute penalty. Luton pulled one goal back through Ross Barkley before Jeremy Doku and Josko Gvardiol helped City add more.
City go ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool
Manchester City picked up their 22nd win of the season from 32 matches played (D7 L3). Pep Guardiola's men have 73 points and are two points ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool (71 points each). Both Arsenal and Liverpool have their matches on Sunday. Meanwhile, Luton remain 18th with 25 points from 33 matches after suffering their 20th defeat of the campaign.
Most goals this season
Manchester City have raced to 76 league goals this season. It's the most this season as they surpassed Arsenal (75). Meanwhile, Liverpool have 72 goals this season. City's goal difference has improved to +44.
31 goals for Haaland this season in all competitions
Making his 61st Premier League appearance, Haaland owns 56 goals (A13). The ongoing season has Haaland scoring 20 league goals (A5). Notably, Haaland raced to 31 goals in all competitions for City this season (A6). In his second season at City, the young forward has already raced to 83 goals for the club. He scored a whopping 52 goals last season.
20-plus league goals in five successive seasons for Haaland
As mentioned, Haaland owns 20 league goals this season. He has now scored 20-plus league goals in five successive seasons in his club career. He scored 36 goals for City last season. For Borussia Dortmund, he scored 22 and 27 goals in seasons before that. He also scored 29 goals combined for RB Salzburg (16) and Dortmund (13) in 2019-20.
How did the match pan out?
Haaland's acrobatic effort took a deflection off Hashioka for an own goal to put City ahead in no time. Kovacic unleashed a superb volley after Julian Alvarez fired the ball into the box. Jeremy Doku was fouled inside the Luton box and Haaland made it 3-0. Barkley pulled one back for Luton but City ran riot through Doku and Gvardiol who assisted each other.
Key stats for Doku and Gvardiol
Doku has now been involved in 10 goals (G3 A7) in the Premier League 2023-24 season in what was his 23rd appearance. Fellow new signing Gvardiol registered his maiden league goal and assist this season. He scored his second goal in successive appearances across competitions.
City clock 37 attempts and 105 touches in Luton's box
City made 37 attempts which is the second-highest in the last eight seasons in a Premier League match. Manchester United clocked 38 shots against Burnley in 2016. City had 3.86 expected goals with 13 shots being on target. Notably, the hosts had 105 touches in Luton's box. City also managed 74% ball possession and a 92% pass accuracy, clocking 750 passes.
