LUTON. Chelsea prevailed over Luton Town 3-2 thanks to C. Palmer who scored in the 12th and 70th minute.

The match was played at the Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium in Luton on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the support of Harry Lennard and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.66 degrees Celsius or 49.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Luton Town

2 - 3

Chelsea

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 84
  • 75 Dangerous attack 24
  • 84 Ball safe 96
  • 22 Free Kicks 20
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 21
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Luton Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Chelsea that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Luton Town was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Chelsea was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Luton Town shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 12 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Teden Mengi and Jacob Brown). Regarding the opposition, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Axel Disasi and Malo Gusto).

Match Timeline

12'
Cole Palmer(goal)
Jacob Brown- Yellow
27'
37'
Noni Madueke(goal)Cole Palmer
Tahith Chong- sub ->Issa Kaboré
46'
Chiedozie Ogbene - sub ->Jacob Brown
46'
Carlton Morris- sub ->Andros Townsend
62'
62'
Christopher Nkunku - sub ->Armando Broja
70'
Cole Palmer(goal)Nicolas Jackson
Elijah Adebayo(VAR)
74'
Teden Mengi- Yellow
77'
Ross Barkley(goal)Alfie Doughty
80'
81'
Enzo Fernández - sub ->Noni Madueke
Elijah Adebayo(goal)
87'
87'
Axel Disasi - Yellow
90'
Alfie Gilchrist- sub ->Cole Palmer
90'
Malo Gusto- Yellow
Cauley Woodrow- sub ->Albert Sambi Lokonga
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Luton Town stays with 15 points to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Chelsea will has 28 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Luton Town will play away against Burnley on the 13th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Burnley (3 draws).

Chelsea will host Fulham on the 13th of January with a 15-2 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (9 draws).

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Thomas Kaminski 24.Belgium
6.8
D
Gabriel Osho 2.England
6.3
D
Teden Mengi 15.England
7.0
77'
D
Amari'i Bell 29.Jamaica
6.4
M
Ross Barkley 6.England
7.7
80'
M
Jacob Brown 19.Scotland
7.1
46' 27'
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 28.Belgium
7.1
90'
M
Andros Townsend 30.England
7.0
62'
M
Alfie Doughty 45.England
7.9
M
Issa Kaboré 12.Burkina Faso
6.4
46'
F
Elijah Adebayo 11.England
6.7
87'
Substitutes
G
Tim Krul 23.Netherlands
D
Mads Andersen 5.Denmark
M
Ryan Giles 26.England
M
Tahith Chong 14.Netherlands
6.7
46'
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
M
Jordan Clark 18.England
F
Chiedozie Ogbene 7.Republic of Ireland
7.0
46'
F
Carlton Morris 9.England
6.8
62'
F
Cauley Woodrow 10.England
90'

Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski (6.8), Teden Mengi (7.0), Gabriel Osho (6.3), Amari’i Bell (6.4), Issa Kaboré (6.4), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.1), Ross Barkley (7.7), Alfie Doughty (7.9), Andros Townsend  (7.0), Jacob Brown (7.1) and Elijah Adebayo (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mads Juel Andersen, Ryan Giles, Chiedozie Ogbene (7.0), Carlton Morris (6.8), Cauley Woodrow, Tahith Chong (6.7), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Jordan Clark and Tim Krul.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 4 changes: Issa Kaboré for Tahith Chong (46′), Andros Townsend  for Carlton Morris (62′), Jacob Brown for Chiedozie Ogbene (46′) and Albert Sambi Lokonga for Cauley Woodrow (90′).

Player of the match: Alfie Doughty​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Alfie Doughty.

His rating is 7.9 with 37 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 20 crosses.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Djordje Petrovic 28.Serbia
7.5
D
Axel Disasi 2.France
7.0
87'
D
Benoît Badiashile 5.France
D
Levi Colwill 26.England
7.0
D
Malo Gusto 27.France
6.8
90'
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
7.5
M
Noni Madueke 11.England
8.5
81' 37'
M
Cole Palmer 20.England
9.4
90' 12', 70'
M
Conor Gallagher 23.England
7.1
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
7.3
M
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
7.5
F
Armando Broja 19.Albania
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Marcus Bettinelli 13.England
G
Lucas Bergström 47.Finland
D
Ian Maatsen 29.Netherlands
D
Alfie Gilchrist 42.England
90'
M
Enzo Fernández 8.Argentina
6.1
81'
M
Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine
F
Raheem Sterling 7.England
F
Christopher Nkunku 18.France
6.4
62'
F
Alex Matos 52.England

Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Benoît Badiashile, Djordje Petrovic (7.5), Malo Gusto (6.8), Axel Disasi (7.0), Thiago Silva (7.5), Levi Colwill (7.0), Conor Gallagher (7.1), Moisés Caicedo (7.3), Noni Madueke (8.5), Cole Palmer (9.4) and Nicolas Jackson (7.5), Armando Broja (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Raheem Sterling, Enzo Fernández (6.1), Mykhaylo Mudryk, Marcus Bettinelli, Christopher Nkunku (6.4), I. Maatsen, Alfie Gilchrist, Lucas Bergström and Alex Matos.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: Armando Broja for Christopher Nkunku (62′), Cole Palmer for Alfie Gilchrist (90′) and Noni Madueke for Enzo Fernández (81′).

Player of the match: Cole Palmer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Cole Palmer.

His rating is 9.4 with 2 goals, 27 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​