Manchester United vs Luton Town: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

A Premier League clash between two of the oldest clubs in England

After securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Fulham at Craven Cottage, Manchester United will be eager to continue their ascent in the standings as they prepare to host Luton Town at Old Trafford on Saturday. The Red Devils have regained a much-needed confidence and a win over Luton will see them move closer to the Champions League berth. 

On the flip side, The Hatters managed to secure a commendable 1-1 draw against Liverpool in front of their home supporters. However, their challenges away from home still remain a concern. Luton Town are just above the relegation zone at 17th position on goal difference with 6 points, same as the 18th place Bournemouth. They have scored as many goals as clubs in the league but their defeats remain a matter of concern for the club.

Kick-Off:

Saturday, 11 November 2023 at 3:00 PM GMT (8:30 PM IST)

Location: Old Trafford

Form

Manchester United (Premier League): L-W-W-L-W

Luton Town (Premier League): L-L-D-L-D

Players to watch:

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United):

Fernandes being a central midfielder is capable of playing as a secondary striker and a right-winger as well. His extra-time winner against Fulham ensured a hard-fought victory for Manchester United in their last Premier League match. The United captain has proved at times why he is capable of captaining the team, he has played all 11 matches and has 3 goals and 2 assists in the ongoing season.

Carlton Morris (Luton Town):

A large part of Luton’s promotion to the Premier League was possible because Morris played an important role. He was there scoring goals for the club whenever it was necessary, even if Luton is not able to produce results this season he has been scoring goals for the club. He is the leading scorer for the club with 3 goals and 1 assist in 11 matches. He has scored couple of goals away from home this season.

Match facts:

• This will be the first-ever encounter between the two sides in the Premier League.
• Both the teams are coming from a hard fought match, United winning 1-0 against Fulham and Luton holding Liverpool to 1-1 draw.
• Luton town have conceded atleast one goal in every match this season.

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Injury & team news for Manchester United vs Luton Town:

Casemiro is unavailable for this match after he was forced to leave the field against Newcastle United, Erik ten Hag confirmed that he alongside Lisandro Martinez will not make an appearance till Christmas. Ten Hag also mentioned Rashford is fully fit and trained well with the team but due to Champions League midweek match it is unsure if he will make it to the starting XI.

The newly promoted side will be without at least six players, all of them being sidelined till late this month or the end of next month. Amari’i Bell missed their match against Liverpool but he is the only player expected to join the team in this match. Reece Burke and Luke Berry are amongst the players who could join the team by the end of this month or start of December.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 40

Manchester United wins – 29

Luton Town wins – 4

Draws – 7

Predicted Lineup:

Manchester United predicted lineup:

Onana; Wan Bissaka, Evans, Maguire, Reguilon; Mctominay, Eriksen, Fernandes; Garnacho, Hojlund, Antony

Luton Town predicted lineup:

Kaminski; Mengi, Lockyer, Osho; Kabore, Nakamba, Barkley, Doughty; Townsend, Ogbene; Morris

Match prediction for Manchester United vs Luton Town:

It is a clash of two opposite sides of the points table in the Premier League. Both teams will come with a lot of confidence in this match, United after their win and Luton handing Jurgen Klopp’s side another draw this season, Liverpool earned a point thanks to Luis Diaz’s header. Newly promoted, Luton, hopes to continue this form in this match as well. Manchester United will look to ensure a comfortable win against the bottom half club.

Prediction: Manchester United 2-0 Luton Town

Telecast

India – Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar

UK – Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime Video

US –  NBC, USA Network, Peacock

Nigeria – DSTV, Gotv, Star Times, Kwese TV

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