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Luton Town v Chelsea - as it happened

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Luton Town v Chelsea, matchday 20, Premier League 30/12/2023, lineups. BeSoccer
Luton Town v Chelsea, matchday 20, Premier League 30/12/2023, lineups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE coverage of the Premier League matchday 20 fixture between Luton Town and Chelsea at Kenilworth Road Stadium in Bedfordshire, England. Both teams will fight for the three points to improve their positions in the table.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
12'
Cole Palmer
0 - 2
37'
Noni Madueke
0 - 3
70'
Cole Palmer
Ross Barkley
80'
1 - 3
E. Adebayo
87'
2 - 3
Press

Match report in news

  • 97'
    FT (2-3): The Blues won 3-2 against Luton Town in the Premier League matchday 20 fixture at Kenilworth Road Stadium on Saturday. Thank you for joining us and see you soon!
  • 94'
    Gusto receives a yellow card for taking too long to kick off.
  • 92'
    Chelsea sub: Palmer is replaced by Gilchrist.
  • 88'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR LUTON! Adebayo scores Luton's second from a Petrovic rebound.
  • 83'
    Chelsea sub: Madueke makes way and Enzo Fernandez takes his place.
  • 80'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR LUTON! Barkley heads home from a corner-kick taken by Doughty.
  • 76'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR LUTON! Doughty crosses and Adebayo heads home from inside the box to score.
  • 70'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR CHELSEA! Palmer adds the third after dodging several Luton defenders from close range.
  • 67'
    Corner-kick for Chelsea! Caicedo takes it but his teammates are not on the same wavelength.
  • 65'
    Both teams are sharing possession but the home side are showing more of their claws.
  • 63'
    Chelsea sub: Broja goes off and Nkunku comes on.
  • 60'
    Luton Town sub: Townsend is replaced by Morris.
  • 58'
    Luton are performing much better than the Blues at the moment. They need two goals to get the game back on track.
  • 56'
    Corner-kick for Luton! Doughty takes it but Petrovic saves it once again!
  • 54'
    Chong tries his luck from the edge of the box but his effort goes wide.
  • 52'
    Corner-kick for Luton! Doughty takes it but Petrovic catches it.
  • 50'
    Malo Gusto tries to cross for Broja but the Albanian is unable to shoot!
  • 48'
    Luton Town double sub: Kabore and Brown OUT. Chong and Ogbene IN.
  • 46'
    The second period staaaaaarts!
  • 45'
    HT (0-2): The Blues took advantage of Luton Town's few mistakes to lead 2-0 at the Kenilworth Road Stadium. We'll see what happens in the second period!
  • 45'
    Five minutes added!
  • 42'
    Luton Town get a corner which the Blues deal with.
  • 40'
    Only five minutes left for Luton to try to go into half-time with at least one goal!
  • 38'
    Luton are looking for a reaction but their chances of winning have been reduced after Chelsea's second goal.
  • 36'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR CHELSEA! Madueke makes it two with a superb shot from inside the box after dribbling past several Luton defenders.
  • 33'
    Townsend tries to cross from the left flank but misses the target!
  • 31'
    Petrovic saves an effort from the hosts from the right flank!
  • 29'
    Corner-kick for Luton! The ball goes wide. What a pity!
Card

Yellow card

a Luton Town
  • 27'
    Brown receives a yellow card after a hard tackle on Gallagher.
  • 25'
    Free-kick to Luton 20 yards out from goal! Doughty takes it but the ball goes wide.
  • 23'
    The Blues have started the first half pressing high but are suddenly losing steam, while Luton are improving their performances.
  • 21'
    Both Sterling and Mudryk are warming up!
  • 19'
    Armando Broja seems to be injured. He is being treated by doctors on the pitch.
  • 17'
    Luton Town are slowly regaining possession as they want to find an equaliser!
  • 15'
    The hosts are fighting to get out of their box and not focusing on just defending. Good for them!
  • 13'
    GOAAAAAAAL FOR CHELSEA! Palmer capitalises on a mistake by the Luton defence near the hosts' box and opens the scoring to give the Blues the lead.
  • 11'
    Palmer has a pop from distance but nothing comes of it.
  • 9'
    The Blues are dominating possession but the Hatters are not lagging behind!
  • 7'
    Jackson tries to find Broja with space but the Luton defence doesn't let him through!
  • 5'
    The atmosphere at the Kenilworth Road Stadium is amazing! The home fans are giving their all to cheer on their team.
  • 3'
    The visitors are having all the ball here early on!
  • 1'
    Luton get us going in the orange from left to right while Chelsea are in light blue!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players make their way out here at Kenilworth Road Stadium!
  • PRVW
    Pochettino said in an interview ahead of Saturday's game that Romeo Lavia is unavailable after suffering a knock in his side's last game against Crystal Palace.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea starting XI: Petrovic (GK); Colwill, Silva, Disasi, Gusto; Madueke, Caicedo, Jackson, Gallagher, Palmer; Broja.
  • PRVW
    Luton Town starting XI: Kaminski (GK); Mengi, Osho, Bell; Lokonga, Barkley; Kabore, Townsend, Adebayo, Brown and Doughty.
  • PRVW
    Paul Tierney will be in the middle for this one, Jarred Gillett the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea possible lineup: Petrovic (GK); Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Sterling; Nkunku.
  • PRVW
    Luton Town possible lineup: Kaminski (GK); Osho, Mengi, Bell; Doughty, Barkley, Lokonga, Giles; Townsend, Morris; Adebayo.
  • PRVW
    "I'm an old man, I am romantic. I love football of the past and this kind of stadium makes you remember when I started to play," he told reporters on Friday.
  • PRVW
    Pochettino, whose team beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at home in their most recent game, acknowledged the David against Goliath clash stirred the football purist in his soul.
  • PRVW
    Luton are third bottom but wins over Newcastle and Sheffield United have pulled them to within one point of safety.
  • PRVW
    Pochettino's men head to unglamorous Kenilworth Road seeking to end their dismal run of four succesive away defeats in the Premier League. Chelsea have not won on the road since beating nine-man Tottenham in early November and sit in 10th place in the table amid a troubled first season in charge for Pochettino.
  • PRVW
    Both teams will fight for the three points to improve their positions in the table.
Info

Pre-match

30 December 2023, 13:30

Referee: Paul Tierney | VAR: Jarred Gillett

Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello everyone and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League matchday 20 fixture between Luton Town and Chelsea at Kenilworth Road Stadium!