Kenilworth Road Stadium
Wednesday, 01 January 2025, 18:00
Luton Town will welcome Norwich City to the Kenilworth Road Stadium on Wednesday for their first game of 2025. The hosts are unbeaten in their last six games at this venue. Can they continue this run? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.
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Luton Town suffered a 2-1 loss to Swansea in their last game. Carlton Morris scored the game's first goal just 5 minutes in, but the lead didn’t last till halftime. Joseph Johnson was sent off of the game in the 68th minute after receiving a second booking.
Luton lost their last two games and saw two wins in their previous eight games. However, they remain unbeaten in their last six games at home. Interestingly, they have scored in all their home games this season. The Hatters sit 19th on the table with 25 points in 24 games, scoring 26 goals and conceding 41. They have conceded the second most goals in the Championship this season. Meanwhile, Liam Walsh and Joseph Johnson will miss this game due to suspension. Due to injuries, Teden Mengi, Alfie Doughty, Reece Burke, Tom Lockyer, and Shandon Baptiste are all out of this game.
Norwich City
Norwich City secured a 1-1 draw in their last game against QPR. Ante Crnac's own goal had put QPR just before the halftime break before Marcelino Nunez rescued a point for the Yellows.
The Canaries have seen just one win in their last six games and remain winless in their previous eight games on the road. They sit 12th on the table with 30 points in 24 games, scoring 40 goals and conceding 36. Meanwhile, Jacob Lungi Sorensen is a doubt for this game while Christian Fassnacht, Joshua Sargent, Gabriel Forsyth and Liam Gibbs are confirmed out of this game.
Possible Starting 11
Luton Town — Thomas Kaminski, Daiki Hashioka, Mark McGuinness, Tom Holmes, Victor Moses, Tom Krauß, Jordan Clark, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Tahith Chong, Elijah Adebayo, Carlton Morris.
Norwich City — Angus Gunn, Kellen Fisher, Shane Duffy, Callum Doyle, Ben Chrisene, Anis Ben Slimane, Marcelino Núñez, Kenny McLean, Oscar Schwartau, Ante Crnac, Borja Sainz.
Interesting Facts
- Luton Town have the second most goals (41) in the Championship this season. Only Plymouth (51) have conceded more.
- Luton are without a clean sheet in their last eight games.
- Norwich are without a clean sheet in 14 of their last 15 games.
- Seven of the last eight games between Luton Town and Norwich City have seen at least three goals scored.
- The Hatters have scored in all their home games this season.
- Norwich have scored the third most goals (40) in the Championship this season.
Expert Betting Tips
Both sides have not been experiencing exceptional records this season, but Luton are still very much reliable playing at home. They remain unbeaten in their last six home games, so I don’t think they will lose this game. Also, both sides are good in front of goals and no doubt this game will see lots of goals from both sides.
- BTTS for 1.73 odds
- Luton DNB for 1.80 odds
- Over 2.5 for 1.95 odds