Thank you all!
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
END OF MATCH | BLUE VICTORY TO CLOSE 2023
⏱️ 90+3'
Last three minutes. Luton Town are going to try until the end.
⏱️ 90'
In comes Alfie Gilchrist and Chelsea will end up with a line of five in defense. There will be six minutes of added time
⚽ GOOOOOAAALLL
LUTON TOWN GOAL. ADEBAYO'S GOAL.
Alfie Doughty's header was saved by Petrovic, but the rebound fell to Adebayo and he finished with pleasure.
⏱️ 85'
Petrovic and the crossbar prevented Morris from scoring after his header
This was Palmer's second goal
¡QUÉ CLASE TIENES, COLE PALMER! 🎩✨
La pisadita para sentar al portero del Luton, UNA LOCURA al alcance de los elegidos 😍#PremierLeagueDAZN ⚽🏴 pic.twitter.com/Khgsr6Mrkr — DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) December 30, 2023
🔄 81'
Pochettino brings on Enzo in place of Madueke
⚽ GOOOAAAALLL
LUTON TOWN GOAL. BARKLEY GOAL.
Barkley scores against his former team from a corner kick. A few seconds earlier Adebayo had hit the crossbar.
🟨 77'
Yellow card for Teden Mengi, the second of the match.
❌ ANNULLED GOAL
Elijah Adebayo scored, but the goal was ruled out for offside. The goal was disallowed by the VAR.
⚽ GOOOOOAAALLL
CHELSEA GOAL. GOAL FOR PALMER.
Pass to the hole from Jackson to Palmer, who solved getting rid of the goalkeeper and finishes with pleasure. Double of the former Manchester City player
🔄 64'
Changes in both teams. Carlton Morris and Nkunku are the players who enter the field.
⏱️ 60'
Nicolas Jackson's shot is saved by goalkeeper Kaminski.
⏱️ 51'
The corner ended with Cole Palmer's shot, which went high and wide.
⏱️ 46'
Double change for Luton Town at the start of the second half
This is how Madueke's goal was scored
Noni Madueke y cómo ganarse la confianza de Pochettino a base de golazos 🔥🎯#PremierLeagueDAZN ⚽🏴 pic.twitter.com/0y5YALNPe2 — DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) December 30, 2023
HALF TIME
First half ends 0-2 in favor of Chelsea
⏱️ 45'
The referee adds five minutes of stoppage time.
⏱️ 40'
Luton Town not giving up despite second blow to their fortunes
⚽ GOOOAAAALLL
CHELSEA GOAL. GOAL BY MADUEKE.
A good Chelsea counter-attack that culminated with a powerful shot from Madueke, which went into the top corner. Pochettino's men extend the lead.
⏱️ 30'
We reached the half-hour mark
🟨 27'
Yellow for Jacob Brown for a hard tackle on Gallagher, who has been left lying down
Here's how Palmer scored to put Chelsea ahead
Para regalo navideño, el de la defensa del Luton a Cole Palmer 🎁#PremierLeagueDAZN ⚽🏴 pic.twitter.com/UZHAdcEGhM — DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) December 30, 2023
⏱️ 20'
Adebayo gets a touch of the ball and Petrovic makes a good save.
⏱️ 18'
Barkley's free-kick is just over the bar.
⏱️ 17'
Good start from Brown and a dangerous foul for Luton Town.
⚽ GOOOOAAAAALLL
CHELSEA GOAL. GOAL BY PALMER.
Luton Town's gift and they gave the ball to Palmer, who took advantage to put Chelsea ahead.
⏱️ 5'
First dangerous arrival for the blues with Conor Gallagher's finish.
⏱️ 1'
THE MATCH BEGINS. The first possession of the match goes to Luton Town.
Chelsea's starting eleven
They play with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Luton Town's starting eleven
The home team plays with a 3-4-2-1 formation
All set
The players take the field. The match will start in a few moments
Match Referees
Paul Tierney: Head Referee
Jarred Gillett: VAR Referee
H. Lennard: Assistant
S. Ledger: Assistant
Craig Pawson: 4th Umpire
A victory to close 2023 out of relegation
Luton Town wants three points at home against Chelsea with the aim of finishing the year in the permanence positions
XI Chelsea
Several changes in Chelsea's eleven
XI Luton Town
This is the eleven that the home team will start with
Almost two months without winning away from Stamford Bridge
Chelsea have lost their last four games away from home. In this course they have added 10 points out of a possible 27 away from their stadium.
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Watch out for this Chelsea player
One of the Blues' signings last summer, Jackson, from Villarreal. In 22 games, he has scored eight goals and one assist this season. The Senegal international attacker has not scored since December 16 against Sheffield United. In his last match he scored, but the VAR disallowed it.
Watch out for this Luton Town player
Elijah Adebayo has four goals in this season 2023/24. The 25-year-old English striker is the reference in the attack of this team. He has not scored since last December 10 in his team's defeat against reigning Premier League champions Manchester City.
News - Chelsea
Chelsea left the three points at Stamford Bridge, but with suspense until the end. At the start of the match Mudryk put the blues ahead on the scoreboard. The Ukrainian could even have scored the second, but Henderson denied him. Just when it looked like the home side would go into the break with the lead, they conceded a goal in stoppage time. Olise made it 1-1 before the players went to the dressing room. After a second half with few chances except for Eze's free kick. The final stretch was crazy with a goal by Jackson, which was disallowed and with clear chances for both teams. However, everything was decided in the 89th minute with a penalty that Madueke took and converted it to give the three points to Pochettino's team.
With this victory, Chelsea moved into mid-table, in 10th position with 25 points, 11 points behind the European places and ten above the relegation zone. The London team has won only two of the last five matches they have played in the Premier League. They have not won away from home since November 6 and have lost their last four away games.
News - Luton Town
They have just won at home against Sheffield United, bottom of the English league. Duel between two teams recently promoted to the top flight of English soccer. The match started well for Luton, who took the lead with a goal by Doughty. Sheffield United warned in the final stretch of the first half and on the hour mark Mcburnie equalized. Eight minutes later the home side turned the game around with a goal from Ahmedhodziz. However, two own goals within four minutes of each other put the visitors back in front. In stoppage time, Slimane had a chance to equalize, but sent the ball over the top of the goal.
Despite two wins in a row, they find themselves in the relegation zone. They are 18th with 15 points, just one point out of the relegation places.
Background
A total of 42 times Luton Town and Chelsea have met, with the Blue side winning 19 times, Luton Town winning 12 times and Chelsea drawing 11 times. The last time they met was last August at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea won 3-0. The last time Chelsea played at Kenilworth Road in a Premier League fixture was in 1991 and they do not have fond memories as they lost 0-2.
The Stadium
The match will be played at Kenilworth Road, a stadium that was inaugurated in 1905 and has a capacity of 11,500 spectators.
Preview of the match
Luton Town and Chelsea will meet this Saturday, December 30 in the 20th Premier League match of the season.
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