Luton grab last-gasp draw at Blackburn

Published on: 11 September 2021

Luke Berry equalled his tally of goals last season against Blackburn

Luke Berry scored a 98th-minute equaliser as Luton Town came from two goals down to draw at Blackburn Rovers in the Championship.

Berry tapped home Cameron Jerome's headed pass at the death.

The midfielder had pulled a goal back in the 73rd minute, converting Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu's cross.

Blackburn had taken a 2-0 lead with goals in four first-half minutes from teenager Tyrhys Dolan and defender Harry Pickering.

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Luton were blown away in the first half, a period which also saw Hatters midfielder Allan Campbell limp off after a heavy challenge with Darragh Lenihan.

The visitors' comeback nearly began in the 54th minute when Town's Cameron Jerome had the ball in the back of the net, only for his effort to be chalked off by referee Oliver Langford for a foul in the build-up.

Blackburn had chances to kill off the game with Ben Brereton striking the inside of the post just before the hour mark.

And after Berry's first goal, Blackburn again had opportunities to net a third with Sam Gallagher seeing his shot cleared off the line by defender Gabriel Osho.

Referee Langford went off in the 90th minute with what appeared to be cramp, with fourth official Andy Haines taking over for the final stages.

And Blackburn were made to pay for their wastefulness, as Berry's late goal sunk a boisterous home crowd in additional time at the end of stoppage time.

Five minutes of stoppage time were initially added but referee Langford's injury led to three extra minutes being played

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsBlackburn

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Kaminski2Nyambe26Lenihan5Ayala3Pickering27Travis8Rothwell10Dolan21Buckley22Brereton Díaz9Gallagher

    1Kaminski2Nyambe26LenihanBooked at 8mins5Ayala3Pickering27Travis8RothwellSubstituted forMagloireat 80'minutes10DolanBooked at 48mins21BuckleySubstituted forDavenportat 74'minutes22Brereton DíazBooked at 49mins9GallagherBooked at 67mins

Substitutes

    6Davenport7Khadra13Pears14Butterworth19Clarkson33Cirino36Magloire

Luton

Formation 4-2-3-1

12Sluga2Bree16Burke4Naismith3Potts22Campbell32Osho7Cornick17Mpanzu14Mendes Gomes35Jerome

    12SlugaBooked at 49mins2Bree16Burke4NaismithBooked at 36mins3PottsSubstituted forBradleyat 45'minutes22CampbellSubstituted forLansburyat 11'minutesBooked at 61mins32OshoBooked at 59mins7Cornick17Mpanzu14Mendes GomesSubstituted forBerryat 59'minutes35JeromeBooked at 50mins

Substitutes

    1Shea5Bradley8Berry15Lockyer19Pereira23Lansbury

Referee:Oliver LangfordAttendance:11,241Match StatsHome TeamBlackburnAway TeamLutonPossessionHome47%Away53%ShotsHome11Away10Shots on TargetHome5Away4CornersHome1Away4FoulsHome11Away11Live TextPost update

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 2.

90'+10'Full Time

Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 2.

90'+8'goalGoal!

Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 2. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Jerome with a headed pass.

90'+7'Post update

Henri Lansbury (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+7'Post update

Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).

90'+6'Post update

Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

90'+6'Post update

Attempt saved. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan.

90'+5'Post update

Offside, Luton Town. Kal Naismith tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.

90'Post update

Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'Post update

Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).

90'Post update

Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Davenport.

88'Post update

Attempt missed. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke Berry.

86'Post update

Offside, Luton Town. Simon Sluga tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.

84'Post update

Attempt saved. Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.

81'Post update

Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Tyler Magloire.

80'Substitution

Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Magloire replaces Joe Rothwell.

77'Post update

Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan tries a through ball, but Ben Díaz is caught offside.

74'Substitution

Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces John Buckley.

73'goalGoal!

Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 1. Luke Berry (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu with a cross.

70'Post update

Attempt saved. Cameron Jerome (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Cornick.

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Source: bbc.com

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