Kenilworth Road hosts Luton Town and Everton in the Premier League’s Friday Night football this weekend. The Hatters are within touching distance of safety and Everton are still looking to put some more distance between themselves and the relegation zone.
Date: 03/05/2024
Kick off time: 20:00
Location: Kenilworth Road
The relegation battle is heating up with three games to go, with Luton in the thick of it as them, Burnley and Nottingham Forest all fight for 17th. Everton have managed to put themselves further out of harm's way with some big wins recently.
Luton Town currently sit 18th in the Premier League after 35 games. The Hatters have six wins, seven draws and 22 losses, leaving them on 25 points, one point from safety.
The Hatters have performed much better in front of goal this season, scoring 48 goals in 35 games, an average of 1.37 goals a game. Luton have struggled defensively, conceding 77 goals and keeping two clean sheets.
Everton sit just above Luton in 15th in the Premier League. In 35 games, The Toffees have 12 wins, eight draws and 15 losses which leaves them on 36 points, 11 points from the relegation zone and officially safe.
The Toffees have struggled in front of goal this season, scoring 37 goals in 35 games, an average of 1.06 goals a game. Everton have been much better defensively, conceding 47 goals and keeping 12 clean sheets.
This will be the 50th meeting between Luton and Everton, with the first meeting coming back in the 1933 FA Cup. Everton have the better record in the fixture with 23 wins in comparison to Luton’s 17 wins. The other nine games ended in a draw.
The last five games in this fixture have seen two wins for Luton, two wins for Everton and one draw. However, before this season, the last time the two sides met was back in 2007. Since their promotion, Luton have won both meetings, though both teams were on the scoresheet.
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