88% of offensive duels won: The Luton Town player who shone against Derby County

Reece Burke is proving to be an excellent addition at Kenilworth Road, with the 25-year-old enjoying his first season at Luton Town. 

Currently playing on the right of a back three, the defender had to bide his time before emerging as regular under Nathan Jones.

The former Hull City defender has appeared 19 times in the league for the Hatters this season, with 17 of those games coming from the very start. 

As well as consistently showing his defensive capabilities, he has also proven to be a threat going forward, with Burke often embarking on marauding runs down the right flank. 

He has grown somewhat of a reputation in recent weeks of being an over-lapping centre-back, with his performance against Derby County at the weekend a prime example. 

Using Wyscout to assess his performance against the Rams on Saturday, his attacking contributions were clear to see. 

Interestingly, Burke accumulated a higher expected goals figure (0.12) than Luton talisman Elijah Adebayo (0.07) at the weekend, and whilst Derby defended well, for the most part, the towering forward caused problems all afternoon.

Burke recorded two shots on Saturday, with none hitting the target, although, he did see a first half strike crash against the side netting with a well-struck effort. 

The 25-year-old completed six out of seven of his dribbles against the Rams, a figure and success rate that is not typically associated with defenders, but it does provide further proof of his attacking contributions. 

Another couple of standout statistics that arose from his display against the Rams, was first, his 88% success rate when it came to the number of offensive duels that he won. 

Secondly, he attempted four crosses, again, showing his confidence and desire to