Luton Town 1-0 Newcastle United: Key stats
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Newcastle have lost their last four Premier League away games, as many as in their previous 21 games on the road. It is their longest losing streak since a run of five in December/January 2020-21.
Luton Town kept their first ever clean sheet in the Premier League (17th game) and they have now scored in eight of their nine home games this season.
Andros Townsend scored his first Premier League goal for Luton Town and he has now scored for six different sides in the competition (also QPR, Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Everton), with only Craig Bellamy scoring for more clubs (7).
Including penalties, 50% of Luton’s Premier League goals this season have come from set pieces (9 out of 18), the highest percentage in the competition.
With his assist for Luton’s goal, Ross Barkley has now been involved in more Premier League goals against Newcastle United than he has against any other opponent (6 – 5 goals, 1 assist).