Cambridge United vs Luton: EFL Trophy Showdown

Cambridge United ✓

3–1Match Finished

HT 1–1

Luton

Match Summary

In the EFL Trophy match at Abbey Stadium, Cambridge United secured a decisive 3-1 victory against Luton. The game kicked off at 18:00 on October 7, 2025, and saw Cambridge demonstrate strong performance and skill to outplay their opponents. The final score reflected their dominance on the pitch, with Cambridge United emerging as the clear winners in this compelling fixture.

Match Events

15'M. Andersen (N. Lonwijk) Luton
33'G. McConnell (K. Smith) Cambridge United
44'Shayden Morris Foul Luton
46'B. Knight (A. Mayor) Cambridge United
46'E. Kachunga (B. Purrington) Cambridge United
60'M. Andersen (L. Fanne) Luton
60'Z. Nelson (J. Richards) Luton
60'C. Bramall (J. Yates) Luton
64'J. Brophy (K. Kouassi) Cambridge United
65'K. Smith (P. Mpanzu) Cambridge United
73'S. Morris (G. Kodua) Luton
80'E. Kachunga (K. Kouassi) Cambridge United
86'G. McConnell (L. McDougald) Cambridge United
86'J. Clark (J. Gbode) Luton

Statistics

Cambridge United		Luton
6	Shots on Goal	7
3	Shots off Goal	7
12	Total Shots	17
3	Blocked Shots	3
10	Shots insidebox	12
2	Shots outsidebox	5
10	Fouls	14
5	Corner Kicks	7
1	Offsides	0
43%	Ball Possession	57%
0	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
6	Goalkeeper Saves	2
366	Total passes	483
283	Passes accurate	413
77%	Passes %	86%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Cambridge United

25 B. Hughes
2 L. Bennett D
23 M. Jobe D
16 Z. Ibsen Rossi D
3 B. Purrington D
8 K. Smith M
38 G. Hoddle M
14 B. Knight M
27 G. McConnell M
7 J. Brophy M
10 E. Kachunga F

Substitutes

1 J. Eastwood G
26 J. Gibbons D
6 K. Watts D
39 L. McDougald
17 P. Mpanzu M
20 K. Kouassi F
15 A. Mayor F

Coach: Neil Harris

Luton

1 J. Shea G
17 N. Lonwijk D
5 M. Andersen D
15 T. Mengi D
33 C. Bramall D
3 K. Naismith M
14 S. Morris M
18 J. Clark M
37 Z. Nelson M
7 M. Alli M
20 L. Nordas F

Substitutes

24 J. Keeley G
22 L. Fanne M
44 H. Fox
27 J. Richards M
31 J. Gbode F
30 G. Kodua F
9 J. Yates F

Coach: Jack Wilshere

Player Stats

Top Rated: Elias Kachunga (highest match rating)

Cambridge United

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Ben Hughes	G	90'	—	0	7.5
Liam Bennett	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Mamadou Jobe	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Zeno Ibsen Rossi	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Ben Purrington	D	90'	—	1	7
Korey Smith	M	65'	—	1	7.2
George Hoddle	M	90'	—	0	7
Ben Knight	M	45'	—	0	6.7
Glenn McConnell	M	86'	1	0	8
James Brophy	M	64'	—	0	7
Elias Kachunga ★ Top Rated	F	90'	2	0	8.9
Adam Mayor sub	F	45'	—	0	7.5
Kylian Kouassi sub	F	26'	—	1	6.6
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu sub	M	25'	—	0	6.6
Lohan Mcdougald sub	M	11'	—	0	6.5
Jake Eastwood sub	G	—	—	—	—
Kelland Watts sub	D	—	—	—	—
James Gibbons sub	D	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Ben Hughes	—	38/–/21%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Liam Bennett	—	23/1/17%	1	6/16	1/4	1/–	0/0
Mamadou Jobe	—	50/–/36%	1	10/18	—	3/1	0/0
Zeno Ibsen Rossi	—	53/1/43%	—	3/5	—	–/1	0/0
Ben Purrington	—	44/1/32%	2	6/14	—	–/1	0/0
Korey Smith	—	24/2/19%	2	4/5	—	2/–	0/0
George Hoddle	—	30/–/27%	7	9/16	—	2/2	0/0
Ben Knight	—	19/–/18%	2	4/6	—	—	0/0
Glenn McConnell	2/3	22/3/18%	1	5/11	–/1	3/2	0/0
James Brophy	–/1	19/1/16%	—	3/5	2/2	1/–	0/0
Elias Kachunga	3/4	19/1/17%	1	7/13	1/2	1/2	0/0
Adam Mayor	1/1	8/–/7%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Kylian Kouassi	—	12/1/8%	—	1/4	—	–/1	0/0
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	—	4/–/3%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Lohan Mcdougald	—	1/–/1%	—	–/2	–/1	—	0/0
Jake Eastwood	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kelland Watts	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
James Gibbons	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Luton

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
James Shea	G	90'	—	0	6
Nigel Cello Lonwijk	D	90'	—	1	6.2
Mads Juel Andersen	D	60'	1	0	8.2
Teden Mengi	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Cohen Bramall	D	60'	—	0	6.3
Kal Naismith	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Shayden Morris	M	73'	—	0	6.7
Jordan Clark	M	86'	—	0	6.9
Zack Nelson	M	60'	—	0	6.5
Millenic Alli	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Lasse Selvåg Nordås	F	90'	—	0	6.3
Jake Richards sub	M	30'	—	0	6.3
Lamine Dabo sub	M	30'	—	0	6.6
Jerry Yates sub	F	30'	—	0	6.5
Gideon Kodua sub	F	17'	—	0	6.3
Joseph Gbode sub	F	11'	—	0	6.7
Josh Keeley sub	G	—	—	—	—
Harry Fox sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
James Shea	—	34/–/23%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nigel Cello Lonwijk	—	50/3/41%	3	5/10	—	2/1	0/0
Mads Juel Andersen	1/1	53/–/48%	2	5/8	—	—	0/0
Teden Mengi	–/1	60/–/56%	—	3/3	—	1/–	0/0
Cohen Bramall	—	33/–/21%	2	3/7	—	—	0/0
Kal Naismith	—	69/–/63%	1	4/10	—	2/1	0/0
Shayden Morris	1/1	19/1/14%	1	5/8	4/6	–/1	1/0
Jordan Clark	–/1	42/2/38%	1	3/6	–/1	—	0/0
Zack Nelson	1/1	20/1/19%	1	3/8	–/1	2/3	0/0
Millenic Alli	–/3	32/6/27%	2	10/23	5/8	–/5	0/0
Lasse Selvåg Nordås	2/3	22/–/19%	—	10/22	4/5	2/2	0/0
Jake Richards	—	18/2/14%	1	1/3	–/1	—	0/0
Lamine Dabo	1/2	15/–/14%	3	5/5	2/2	—	0/0
Jerry Yates	—	9/–/9%	1	1/3	—	—	0/0
Gideon Kodua	—	6/–/6%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Joseph Gbode	1/1	1/1/1%	1	2/3	—	–/1	0/0
Josh Keeley	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Harry Fox	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: EFL Trophy
Round: Southern - 3
Venue: Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
Referee: J. Miles