Newcastle v Luton Town: Pick of the stats
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This is the first time Newcastle United are hosting Luton Town in a league match since September 1992, when they beat them 2-0 in the second tier under Kevin Keegan.
Luton are looking to complete a league double over Newcastle for the first time since 1937-38. However, they are winless in their past 21 league visits to the Magpies (D5 L16).
Newcastle have lost just one of their past 17 Premier League games against promoted sides (W9 D7), though it was their most recent match in the reverse fixture against Luton. Luton could be just the second promoted side to do the double over the Magpies in the past seven seasons, after Leeds United in 2020-21.
Newcastle have lost their past two Premier League home games, as many as in their previous 16 at St James' Park (W13 D1). They last lost three in a row in January/February 2021 under Steve Bruce.
Luton have won three of their past five Premier League matches (D1 L1), more than they managed in their first 16 league games this season (W2 D3 L11). They are averaging 2.2 goals in these games (11 in five games), double their average in their first 16 games (1.1, 17 goals).
Carlton Morris is the only Luton player to score more than once away from home in the Premier League this season (three). Luton's joint top scorer on the road this term is "own goals", with the Hatters benefitting from three of these in away games so far.
