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Cardiff City vs Luton Town

Championship
Cardiff
5-2-1
4-1
Final
Luton
3-2-3
Ninian Park

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'LTN
57%Possession43%
17Shots13
9On target8
7Corners11
7Saves10
10Fouls8

Who won: Cardiff 4-1

Cardiff City beat Luton Town 4-1 on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at Ninian Park. Goals for Cardiff: Darren Purse (10' pen), Paul Parry (30') and Michael Chopra (58', 77'). Goals for Luton: Rowan Vine (45'+3').

What it means

  • Luton has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Luton13th in English League One
Lineup
  1. 1Marlon BeresfordG
  2. 2Kevin FoleyD
  3. 3Markus HeikkinenD
  4. 4Leon BarnettD
  5. 5Sol DavisD
  6. 6Lewis EmanuelD
  7. 7Steve RobinsonM
  8. 8Richard LangleyM
  9. 9Carlos EdwardsM
  10. 10Rowan VineF
  11. 11Sam ParkinF
Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Neil AlexanderG
  2. 2Kerrea GilbertD
  3. 3Darren PurseD
  4. 4Glenn LoovensD
  5. 5Kevin McNaughtonD
  6. 6Riccardo ScimecaD
  7. 7Paul ParryM
  8. 8Stephen McPhailM
  9. 9Joe LedleyM
  10. 10Michael ChopraF
  11. 11Steven ThompsonF

Head to head

LTN leads series 2-0-2
Last meeting: Luton 0, Cardiff 0 (Aug 26)

Last 5

LTN
  • Tvs COL1-1
  • Wvs CRY2-1
  • L@ WOL0-1
  • T@ BRI1-1
  • Tvs STK2-2
CAR
  • T@ PLY3-3
  • L@ PNE1-2
  • Wvs BIR2-0
  • Lvs BAR0-2
  • W@ LEE1-0

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Game info

Venue
Ninian Park, Wales · Attendance 14,108
Officials
P Melin (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesLTN leads series 2-0-2

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