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Luton — Stockport County: 2:0, League One

League One
Luton L27 Aug · Away Chelsea · 0:2L30 Aug · Away Mansfield Town FC · 2:5W2 Sep · Home Stockport County · 2:0D5 Sep · Home Leyton Orient · 1:1L10 Sep · Away Stevenage · 1:2L19 Sep · Home Bradford · 0:1
2:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Stockport County L22 Aug · Home Blackpool · 1:2W29 Aug · Home Wycombe · 5:1L2 Sep · Away Luton · 0:2W5 Sep · Away Wigan · 4:0L12 Sep · Home Leicester · 3:4D19 Sep · Away Sheffield Wednesday FC · 0:0
Venue: Kenilworth Road City: Luton

In the League One game on 2 September 2026, Luton beat Stockport County 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 5:2, corners 2:8.

Match report

Luton Hold Firm Against Stockport in League One

Luton Hold Firm Against Stockport in League One

Luton saw off Stockport County 2:0 at home in the fourth round of League One on Tuesday evening. The hosts took the lead just after half-time through Nahki Wells and sealed the result with a second goal from Callum Marshall. Both sides stood on four points apiece after the opening three rounds, so this shift in momentum matters.

Wells opened the scoring in the 50th minute, catching Stockport off-guard after a period of sustained pressure. The visitors had been more active in possession but failed to create clear opportunities. Marshall doubled the advantage in the 76th minute, and by then Stockport's attempts to respond had run out of steam. Three substitutions followed in quick succession as the hosts took control.

Statistics tell a particular story here. Stockport enjoyed 62% possession and launched 99 attacks, yet registered only two shots on target against Luton's five. The visitors created zero big chances compared to three for the hosts. Many shots with one goal — or in this case, two — means chances went begging. Luton's 71% shot accuracy speaks for itself.

The yellow cards came at either end: Dan Gore for Luton in the 56th minute, Oliver Norwood for Stockport in the 68th. Neither dismissal disrupted the pattern of play. The matches themselves were decided by moments, not sustained dominance. Things came to a head when Luton stopped defending and started finishing.

The result leaves Luton on seven points in seventh place and Stockport on six in ninth. Both sides have played four games now. Luton's recent form included a heavy defeat to Mansfield and a loss to Chelsea, but they've found a rhythm. Stockport's run of wins has stalled against a side that refused to fall apart after the opener.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 38 – 62
Shots on target 5 – 2
Shots off target 1 – 7
Big chances 3 – 0

Match events

  1. 45' 0:0 Luton Substitution Benedict Benagr off: Isaiah Jones
  2. 50' 1:0 Luton Goal Nahki Wells
  3. 56' 1:0 Luton Yellow card Dan Gore
  4. 64' 1:0 Stockport County Substitution Josh Cogley off: Ryan Glover
  5. 65' 1:0 Stockport County Substitution Adetayo Edun off: Ben Osborn
  6. 65' 1:0 Luton Substitution Nahki Wells off: Callum Marshall
  7. 65' 1:0 Luton Substitution Dan Gore off: Jake Richards
  8. 68' 1:0 Stockport County Yellow card Oliver Norwood
  9. 74' 1:0 Stockport County Substitution Lewis Bate off: Mikael Mandron
  10. 75' 1:0 Stockport County Substitution Harry Wood off: Benoný Breki Andrésson
  11. 75' 1:0 Luton Substitution Kasey Palmer off: Gideon kadua
  12. 76' 2:0 Luton Goal Callum Marshall assist: Jamie Donley
  13. 77' 2:0 Stockport County Substitution Jack Diamond off: Jason Adigun

Statistics

38 Possession, % 62
5 Shots on target 2
1 Shots off target 7
3 Big chances 0
61 Attacks 99
2 Corners 8
7 Fouls 13
13 Free kicks 7
3 Offsides 6
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
10 Goal kicks 4
20 Throw-ins 17
All statistics
10/3231% Aerial duels 22/3269%
64 Backward passes 103
1 Blocked shots 2
22 Clearances 9
2/729% Crosses 6/2425%
7/1547% Dribbles 6/1155%
91 Failed passes 90
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
8 Interceptions 8
5 Key passes 9
18/7424% Long passes 26/6838%
35 Passes into the final third 92
145 Passes in the opposition half 285
243 Passes in own half 363
0.71 Shot accuracy 0.18
1 Shots from outside the box 2
6 Shots inside the box 9
15/2268% Tackles 9/1850%
381 Total passes 624

Line-ups

Luton

Starting XI
# Player number
24 Joshua Keeley 24
2 Hakeem Ademola Odoffin 2
5 Mads Andersen 5
31 Benedikt Benagr 31
33 Harrison Charles Ashby 33
6 George Johnston 6
8 Liam Walsh 8
10 J. Donley 10
16 Daniel Gore 16
45 Kasey Remel Palmer 45
21 Nahki Michael Wells 21
Substitutes
# Player number
1 James Shea 1
3 Kallum Lachlan Alexander Naismith 3
7 J. Richards 7
9 Callum Marshall 9
17 Tudor Mendel-Idowu 17
25 Isaiah Benjamin Montell Jones 25
30 Gideon Mensah Kodua 30
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Stockport County

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Oliver Whatmuff 1
5 Ethan Pye 5
6 Eoghan O'Connell 6
24 Kyron Silveria Gordon 24
2 Joshua Jacob Dacres-Cogley 2
4 Lewis Michael Bate 4
10 Oliver Norwood 10
7 Jack Tyler Diamond 7
16 Harry Wood 16
19 Kyle Wootton 19
Substitutes
# Player number
12 Thomas Wilson-Brown 12
15 Ryan Glover 15
18 Lewis Fiorini 18
20 Jason Adigun 20
23 Ben Osborn 23
9 Benoný Breki Andrésson 9
22 Mikaël Yann Mathieu Mandron 22
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Recent form

Luton

L27 Aug · Away Chelsea · 0:2L30 Aug · Away Mansfield Town FC · 2:5W2 Sep · Home Stockport County · 2:0D5 Sep · Home Leyton Orient · 1:1L10 Sep · Away Stevenage · 1:2L19 Sep · Home Bradford · 0:1

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L22 Aug · Home Blackpool · 1:2W29 Aug · Home Wycombe · 5:1L2 Sep · Away Luton · 0:2W5 Sep · Away Wigan · 4:0L12 Sep · Home Leicester · 3:4D19 Sep · Away Sheffield Wednesday FC · 0:0

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