Luton Town vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fifth Round
· English FA Cup
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Timo Werner guides Chelsea to FA Cup fightback win over Luton Town
Timo Werner had a goal and two assists as Chelsea came from behind to beat Luton Town 3-2 in their FA Cup fifth round match at Kenilworth Road.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 2': Goal! Luton Town 1, Chelsea 0. Reece Burke (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Berry with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Foul by Kenedy (Chelsea).
- 3': Peter Kioso (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Berry with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
- 6': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 6': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Offside, Luton Town. Luke Berry tries a through ball, but Reece Burke is caught offside.
- 14': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Isted replaces Jed Steer because of an injury.
- 16': Foul by Kenedy (Chelsea).
- 16': Peter Kioso (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
- 22': Peter Kioso (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
- 22': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
- 26': Attempt saved. Daniel Potts (Luton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Cornick with a cross.
- 27': Goal! Luton Town 1, Chelsea 1. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 28': Foul by Peter Kioso (Luton Town).
- 28': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
- 31': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Isted.
- 32': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek following a corner.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
- 32': Attempt saved. Kenedy (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Isted.
- 35': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Isted.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea).
- 38': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Peter Kioso (Luton Town).
- 39': Kenedy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Goal! Luton Town 2, Chelsea 1. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Mendes Gomes with a through ball.
- 41': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 43': Offside, Luton Town. Peter Kioso tries a through ball, but Carlos Mendes Gomes is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 45'+3': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
- 45'+5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Reece Burke.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Luton Town 2, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 2, Chelsea 1.
- 46': Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
- 49': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
- 53': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Kenedy with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tom Lockyer.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Foul by Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town).
- 57': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Carlos Mendes Gomes (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
- 61': Carlos Mendes Gomes (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Kenedy.
- 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Harvey Vale replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 62': Substitution, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome replaces Harry Cornick.
- 63': Substitution, Luton Town. Allan Campbell replaces Luke Berry.
- 66': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
- 66': Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town).
- 67': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Goal! Luton Town 2, Chelsea 2. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a through ball.
- 70': Attempt saved. Harvey Vale (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 71': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 72': Offside, Luton Town. Peter Kioso tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Luton Town. Danny Hylton replaces Carlos Mendes Gomes.
- 76': Substitution, Luton Town. Robert Snodgrass replaces Admiral Muskwe.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Jorginho.
- 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Daniel Potts.
- 78': Goal! Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
- 82': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Luton Town).
- 82': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 86': Offside, Luton Town. Harry Isted tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
- 89': Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Offside, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome tries a through ball, but Amari'i Bell is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3.
- 0': Match ends, Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3.
Statistics
 CHE |
LTN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 75.4 | Possession | 24.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 505 | Accurate Passes | 97 |
| 608 | Passes | 192 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 24 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 8 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 7 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,140
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,140
Line-Ups
Luton Town (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jed Steer (GK) |
| 15 | Tom Lockyer |
| 3 | Dan Potts |
| 16 | Reece Burke |
| 8 | Luke Berry |
| 14 | Carlos Mendes |
| 32 | Gabriel Osho |
| 29 | Amari'i Bell |
| 20 | Peter Kioso |
| 26 | Admiral Muskwe  |
| 7 | Harry Cornick |
Chelsea (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 31 | Malang Sarr |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 17 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 23 | Kenedy |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
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