English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 30, 2023
Chelsea LWWLW 3
–
Luton Town LLLWW 2
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CHE213
LTN022
Kenilworth Road · 11,041 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Alastair Grant

Palmer double helps Chelsea to 3-2 win amid Luton fightback

Chelsea survived a late Luton Town fightback to return to winning ways on the road on Saturday with a 3-2 win at Kenilworth Road.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
5
48.6
Possession
51.4
12
SHOTS
15
8
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
339
418
Passes
406
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
11
2
Crosses
36
0.0
Cross %
0.3
73
Long Balls
46
39
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
16
Effective Tackles
13
26
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
10
25
Effective Clearances
4
25
Clearances
4

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-0

Lineups

LTN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 2Gabriel OshoCD
  3. 29Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 15Teden MengiCD-R
  5. 6Ross BarkleyCM-L
  6. 28Albert Sambi LokongaCM-R
  7. 45Alfie DoughtyLM
  8. 12Issa KaboréRM
  9. 11Elijah AdebayoF
  10. 19Jacob BrownCF-L
  11. 30Andros TownsendCF-R

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 2Axel DisasiCD-R
  4. 26Levi ColwillLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 23Conor GallagherRM
  9. 19Armando BrojaF
  10. 15Nicolas JacksonAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Luton Town 0, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 27' Jacob Brown (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Goal! Luton Town 0, Chelsea 2. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  4. 45' Substitution, Luton Town. Tahith Chong replaces Issa Kaboré.
  5. 45' Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Jacob Brown.
  6. 62' Substitution, Luton Town. Carlton Morris replaces Andros Townsend.
  7. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Armando Broja.
  8. 70' Goal! Luton Town 0, Chelsea 3. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson with a through ball.
  9. 77' Teden Mengi (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Goal! Luton Town 1, Chelsea 3. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
  11. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Noni Madueke.
  12. 87' Goal! Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  13. 87' Axel Disasi (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Chelsea. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Cole Palmer.
  15. 90'+4' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.

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