League Two (Week 18) : Portsmouth beats Luton 3-1
ENGLAND, Nov. 22, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 18: After two straigth victories against Accrington Stanley and Morecambe, the Hatters lost 3-1 against Portsmouth.
Luton Town opened the score in the score in the 7th minute thanks to Hylton Danny, before Portsmouth regained the advantage with Smith Michael ('11) and Evans Gareth ('45). Leading 2-1 at the break, Pompey further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Naismith Kal with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Portsmouth FC climbed to fourth place with 31 points from 18 games, 2 points behind Doncaster Rovers FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League Two table (as of November 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 24 |
| 11 | Barnet | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Notts County | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 22 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 20 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 20 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 20 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 20 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 19 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 18 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 |
| 24 | Newport County | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Luton Town FC
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Luton Town 4-1 Wycombe Wanderers (3 Sep.)
- Previous game:Morecambe 0-2 Luton Town (19 Nov.)
- Next game:Exeter City - Luton Town (26 Nov.)
Portsmouth FC
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Portsmouth 5-1 Barnet (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cheltenham Town 1-1 Portsmouth (19 Nov.)
- Next game:Portsmouth - Stevenage (26 Nov.)
Luton Town
1:3
Portsmouth
1:3 (1:2)
- 22 November 2016
- 19:45
- Luton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 35 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 33 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 31 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 30 |
Week 18 Results
| Tuesday 22 November 2016 | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 0-2 | Barnet | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 0-3 | Colchester United | ||
| Luton Town | 1-3 | Portsmouth | ||
| Notts County | 0-1 | Cambridge United | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2-2 | Carlisle United | ||
| Mansfield Town | 1-0 | Blackpool |  | |
| Leyton Orient | 0-1 | Exeter City | ||
| Newport County | 0-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2-1 | Morecambe | ||
| Hartlepool United | 2-0 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Saturday 3 December 2016 | ||||
| Stevenage | 15:00 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Yeovil Town | 15:00 | Crawley Town | ||