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'New rules affecting Leicester'

Danny Simpson says Leicester are struggling to get to grips with the Premier League crackdown on set-piece defending.

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Battle for No 1 suits Karius

Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is aware the competition for places means he cannot afford to be complacent having won the first battle to be Jurgen Klopp's first choice.

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Wilshere 'will be massive'

Eddie Howe has backed Jack Wilshere to have a "massive impact" on Bournemouth's season.

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Dropped Rooney not affected - Smalling

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney remains the club's "main man" despite being dropped, says defender Chris Smalling.

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Smalling: Rooney the main man

Chris Smalling has backed Manchester United and England's 'main man' Wayne Rooney to start firing again after being dropped by Jose Mourinho.

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Sterling: Stay humble, City

Raheem Sterling says Manchester City's best route to trophies is to "stay humble" despite 10 wins from 10 games under Pep Guardiola.

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Why full-backs were key for super Saints

Southampton's attacking display in their 3-0 victory at West Ham deserves credit, says MOTD2 pundit Kevin Kilbane.

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Mazzarri expects 'charged' Burnley

Walter Mazzarri has prepared Watford for an "aggressive" Burnley on Monday Night Football after "archiving" the win over Manchester United.

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2 points for a win
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points

Original team names during this season:
Leyton Orient were known as Orient
England Division Two (old)	Home		Away
1	Crystal Palace	42	+27	57	L0-1	L1-3
2	Brighton and Hove A	42	+33	56	D1-1	L1-3
3	Stoke City	42	+27	56	D0-0	D0-0
4	Sunderland	42	+26	55	L0-3	L0-1
5	West Ham United	42	+31	50	L1-4	L0-1
6	Notts County	42	-12	44	W6-0	L1-3
7	Preston North End	42	+2	42	L1-2	D2-2
8	Newcastle United	42	-4	42	W2-0	L0-1
9	Cardiff City	42	-14	42	W7-1	L1-2
10	Fulham	42	+3	41	W2-0	L0-1
11	Leyton Orient	42	0	40	W2-1	L2-3
12	Cambridge United	42	-8	40	D1-1	D0-0
13	Burnley	42	-11	40	W4-1	L1-2
14	Oldham Athletic	42	-9	39	W6-1	L0-2
15	Wrexham	42	+3	38	W2-1	L0-2
16	Bristol Rovers	42	-12	38	W3-2	L0-2
17	Leicester City	42	-9	37	L0-1	L0-3
18	Luton Town	42	+3	36
19	Charlton Athletic	42	-9	35	W3-0	W2-1
20	Sheffield United	42	-17	34	D1-1	D1-1
21	Millwall	42	-19	32	D2-2	W2-0
22	Blackburn Rovers	42	-31	30	W2-1	D0-0

2 points for a win
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points

Original team names during this season:
Leyton Orient were known as Orient

England Division Two (old)

Home

Away

Res

+27

+33

+27

+26

+31

-12

-4

-14

-8

-11

-9

-12

-9

-9

-17

-19

-31

	Luton Town
League Record
Rank	18th	9th	22nd
Played	42	21	21
Won	13	11	2
Drawn	10	5	5
Lost	19	5	14
Form (6 games)
Rank	15th	8th	20th
Record (W-D-L)	1-3-2	3-2-1	0-2-4
Goals (F-A)	6-7	11-6	3-8
Attack
Rank	4th	1st	20th
Goals scored	60	46	14
Failed to score	15	4	11
Since failing to score	0	4	0
Defence
Rank	12th	17th	11th
Goals conceded	57	24	33
Clean sheets	9	5	4
Current clean sheets	0	1	0
Goal Difference
Rank	6th	3rd	15th
Goal difference	+3	+22	-19
Goal Total
Rank	4th	1st	16th
Goal total	117	70	47
Over 2.5 goals	22	13	9
Under 2.5 goals	20	8	12
Sequence Summary
Full	lost last game
Home	unbeaten in last 4
Away	w/o win in last 11
Season Longest Sequences
W-D-L	2-3-4	3-2-2	1-2-5
w/o Loss-w/o Win	6-6	6-2	2-11
Score Distribution
Most common	L0-1	W2-1 D1-1	L0-1
Occurence	6	3	4
	Luton Town

Luton Town

Full

Home

Away

League Record

Rank

18th

9th

22nd

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Form (6 games)

Rank

15th

8th

20th

Record (W-D-L)

1-3-2

3-2-1

0-2-4

Goals (F-A)

6-7

11-6

3-8

Attack

Rank

4th

1st

20th

Goals scored

Failed to score

Since failing to score

Defence

Rank

12th

17th

11th

Goals conceded

Clean sheets

Current clean sheets

Goal Difference

Rank

6th

3rd

15th

Goal difference

+22

-19

Goal Total

Rank

4th

1st

16th

Goal total

117

Over 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals

Sequence Summary

Full

lost last game

Home

unbeaten in last 4

Away

w/o win in last 11

Season Longest Sequences

W-D-L

2-3-4

3-2-2

1-2-5

w/o Loss-w/o Win

6-6

6-2

2-11

Score Distribution

Most common

L0-1

W2-1
D1-1

L0-1

Occurence

Luton Town


English Division Two (old)	18th	42	13	10	19	9	15	60	57	+3	.432
English FA Cup	Third Round	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	-2	.333
English League Cup	Fifth Round	4	3	0	1	2	0	7	5	+2	.667
	TOTAL	47	16	10	21	11	16	67	64	+3	.449

Competition

Position / Round

FtS

Pct

English Division Two (old)

18th

.432

English FA Cup

Third Round

-2

.333

English League Cup

Fifth Round

.667

TOTAL

.449

Luton Town 1978-1979

News Headlines

'New rules affecting Leicester'

Battle for No 1 suits Karius

Wilshere 'will be massive'

Dropped Rooney not affected - Smalling

Smalling: Rooney the main man

Sterling: Stay humble, City

Why full-backs were key for super Saints

Mazzarri expects 'charged' Burnley

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