Luton Town have won just one game this season and are favourites to be relegated. However, at home, the Premier League newcomers have given Liverpool a hard time. Luton Town were so close to winning that Liverpool only escaped defeat thanks to Luis Diaz's stoppage-time strike.
According to Whoscored statistics, Liverpool controlled the ball with a rate of nearly 75%. The away team launched a total of 24 shots with a rate of hitting the target of 25%. However, in a completely overwhelming match, Liverpool took very poor advantage of the opportunities.
Luis Diaz helped Liverpool equalize. (Photo: Getty Images)
No player had more shots than Darwin Nunez in this match (9). However, the Uruguayan striker kept missing in all kinds of scenarios, from long shots, close shots, headers... The best situation Nunez had was a shot that hit the crossbar at the beginning of the match.
The game became more entertaining in the second half as Luton Town began to mount some notable counter-attacks. The home side actually had more shots on target than Liverpool. As the visitors increased the pressure, they left more openings for their opponents to counter-attack.
Liverpool conceded the goal in such a way. After clearing the opponent's corner, Luton Town responded very quickly. Tahith Chong finished accurately in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper to finish off a counter-attack involving only 3 home players.
Liverpool went all out in stoppage time, with Luis Diaz - the last player to come on - saving the visitors with a header from Harvey Elliott's cross.
It was an emotional moment for the Colombian, who has endured a turbulent week. Luis Diaz's father was released just days ago after being kidnapped by terrorists.
Luis Diaz's goal helped Liverpool salvage a point.
Result: Luton Town 1-1 Liverpool
Score
Luton: Chong (80')
Liverpool: Diaz (90+5')
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