English Premier League

FT Friday, August 25, 2023
Luton Town LWWDL 0
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Chelsea DWDDL 3
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Stamford Bridge · 39,893 att.

Match Report

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Sterling double fires Chelsea to first win of Pochettino era

Chelsea won their first competitive match under coach Mauricio Pochettino with a 3-0 home victory over Premier League new boys Luton Town on Friday thanks to two goals by Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson's first strike for the Londoners.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
32.8
Possession
67.2
11
SHOTS
19
1
ON GOAL
8
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
240
Accurate Passes
603
306
Passes
653
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
48
17
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
9
18
Effective Clearances
12
18
Clearances
12

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-0

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 26Levi ColwillCD-L
  4. 2Axel DisasiCD-R
  5. 25Moisés CaicedoCM-L
  6. 23Conor GallagherCM-R
  7. 21Ben ChilwellLM
  8. 27Malo GustoRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 8Enzo FernándezCF-L
  11. 7Raheem SterlingCF-R

LTN · 5-3-2

  1. 24Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 4Tom LockyerCD
  3. 29Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 16Reece BurkeCD-R
  5. 26Ryan GilesLB
  6. 12Issa KaboréRB
  7. 13Marvelous NakambaCM
  8. 6Ross BarkleyCM-L
  9. 14Tahith ChongCM-R
  10. 9Carlton MorrisCF-L
  11. 11Elijah AdebayoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Chelsea 1, Luton Town 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
  2. 27' Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 68' Goal! Chelsea 2, Luton Town 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
  5. 70' Substitution, Luton Town. Alfie Doughty replaces Issa Kaboré.
  6. 70' Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Elijah Adebayo.
  7. 73' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Goal! Chelsea 3, Luton Town 0. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  9. 77' Substitution, Luton Town. Mads Andersen replaces Reece Burke.
  10. 77' Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Ross Barkley.
  11. 77' Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Tahith Chong.
  12. 78' Jacob Brown (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  14. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Ben Chilwell.
  15. 90' Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Burstow replaces Raheem Sterling.

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