Chelsea v Luton Town, 25 August 2023

Score3-0 to Chelsea
RefereeRobert Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,893
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 1 Chelsea won: 1 Drawn: 0 Luton Town won: 0 Chelsea scored: 3 Luton Town scored: 0 . This was the first league meeting since Luton Town's 2-0 win at Kenilworth Road in League Division One on 28 December 1991.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

0 Luton Town

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 17 G
Raheem Sterling 68 G
Nicolas Jackson 75 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper
Amari'i Bell Defender
Reece Burke Defender
Issa Kaboré Defender
Tom Lockyer Defender
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Tahith Chong Midfielder
Ryan Giles Midfielder
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Elijah Adebayo Forward
Carlton Morris Forward

Substitutions:

Lesley Ugochukwu for Nicolas Jackson 83
Ian Maatsen for Ben Chilwell 86
Mason Burstow for Raheem Sterling 90+2

Substitutions:

Jacob Brown for Elijah Adebayo 70
Alfie Doughty for Issa Kaboré 70
Mads Andersen for Reece Burke 77
Chiedozie Ogbene for Tahith Chong 77
Pelly Ruddock for Ross Barkley 77

Cards:

Enzo Fernández 73 Y
Ian Maatsen 90 Y

Cards:

Tom Lockyer 27 Y
Marvelous Nakamba 30 Y
Jacob Brown 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eddie Beach
Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Defender Bashir Humphreys
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Mason Burstow

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Mads Andersen
Defender Joe Johnson
Midfielder Luke Berry
Midfielder Alfie Doughty
Midfielder Chiedozie Ogbene
Midfielder Pelly Ruddock
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Brown
Forward Cauley Woodrow

Comments:

League position: 8th . Chelsea avoided beginning a season without a win in their first three games in the Premier League for the first time since 1998-99. . This was their first home league win since the visit of Leeds United on 4 March 2023; longer than any other current Premier League team. . This was the Blues' first win in their last team home games in all competitions; their longest such run since April 1988.

Comments:

League position: 20th . Luton Town became the second team to play away in each of their first two games in the Premier League after Blackpool in August 2010. . Carlton Morris failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in the opening two games of a team's debut season in the Premier League since Ricardo Fuller for Stoke City in 2008-09. . The Hatters had now lost consecutive league games for the first time since August 2022 when they dropped to 23rd position in the League Championship.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 17 G
Raheem Sterling 68 G
Nicolas Jackson 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Lesley Ugochukwu for Nicolas Jackson 83
Ian Maatsen for Ben Chilwell 86
Mason Burstow for Raheem Sterling 90+2

Cards:

Enzo Fernández 73 Y
Ian Maatsen 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eddie Beach
Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Defender Bashir Humphreys
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Mason Burstow

Comments:

League position: 8th . Chelsea avoided beginning a season without a win in their first three games in the Premier League for the first time since 1998-99. . This was their first home league win since the visit of Leeds United on 4 March 2023; longer than any other current Premier League team. . This was the Blues' first win in their last team home games in all competitions; their longest such run since April 1988.

0 Luton Town

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper
Amari'i Bell Defender
Reece Burke Defender
Issa Kaboré Defender
Tom Lockyer Defender
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Tahith Chong Midfielder
Ryan Giles Midfielder
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Elijah Adebayo Forward
Carlton Morris Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Brown for Elijah Adebayo 70
Alfie Doughty for Issa Kaboré 70
Mads Andersen for Reece Burke 77
Chiedozie Ogbene for Tahith Chong 77
Pelly Ruddock for Ross Barkley 77

Cards:

Tom Lockyer 27 Y
Marvelous Nakamba 30 Y
Jacob Brown 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Mads Andersen
Defender Joe Johnson
Midfielder Luke Berry
Midfielder Alfie Doughty
Midfielder Chiedozie Ogbene
Midfielder Pelly Ruddock
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Brown
Forward Cauley Woodrow

Comments:

League position: 20th . Luton Town became the second team to play away in each of their first two games in the Premier League after Blackpool in August 2010. . Carlton Morris failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in the opening two games of a team's debut season in the Premier League since Ricardo Fuller for Stoke City in 2008-09. . The Hatters had now lost consecutive league games for the first time since August 2022 when they dropped to 23rd position in the League Championship.