English Carabao Cup

FT Thursday, August 27, 2026
Luton Town WWWWD 0
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Chelsea LWDWW 2
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CHE022
Stamford Bridge · 32,210 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Danny Welbeck scores on debut as Chelsea beat Luton in Carabao Cup

Danny Welbeck scored his first Chelsea goal as Xabi Alonso's side beat Luton Town 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup second round.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
1
34.3
Possession
65.7
7
SHOTS
26
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
295
Accurate Passes
641
364
Passes
696
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
6
7
Crosses
20
0.7
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
28
17
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
8
12
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
5
29
Effective Clearances
15
29
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:08 Xabi Alonso 'expects' Enzo Fernandez to feature in Carabao Cup for Chelsea Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 39Mike PendersG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD-L
  3. 34Josh AcheampongCD-R
  4. 29Pep ChavarríaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 10Cole PalmerAM
  7. 4Valentín BarcoLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 17Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 41EstêvãoAM-R

LTN · 5-4-1

  1. 24Joshua KeeleyG
  2. 6George JohnstonCD
  3. 12Joseph JohnsonCD-L
  4. 2Hakeem OdofinCD-R
  5. 31Benedict BenagrLB
  6. 33Harrison AshbyRB
  7. 45Kasey PalmerCM-L
  8. 8Liam WalshCM-R
  9. 11Emilio LawrenceLM
  10. 30Gideon KoduaRM
  11. 9Callum MarshallF

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Luton Town. Jake Richards replaces Gideon Kodua.
  2. 50' Goal! Chelsea 1, Luton Town 0. Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
  3. 56' Joe Johnson (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Fox replaces Emilio Lawrence.
  5. 61' Substitution, Luton Town. Isaiah Jones replaces Benedict Benagr.
  6. 67' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Malo Gusto.
  7. 67' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Reece James.
  8. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Morgan Rogers.
  9. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. João Pedro replaces Danny Welbeck.
  10. 78' Substitution, Luton Town. Nahki Wells replaces Callum Marshall.
  11. 78' Substitution, Luton Town. Devante Cole replaces Kasey Palmer.
  12. 79' Own Goal by Hakeem Odoffin, Luton Town. Chelsea 2, Luton Town 0.
  13. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Estêvão.

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