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Updated August 24, 2023

Match Preview: Chelsea FC VS Luton Town

TL;DR

After two disappointing matches in the English Premier League, Chelsea FC are very desperate to secure their first victory of the season tomorrow

Match Preview: Chelsea FC VS Luton Town

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Chelsea are one of the highest-spending clubs during the summer transfer window. No other clubs have signed more players than Chelsea. Despite their madness spending, Chelsea's start in the new campaign has been poor. After a draw against Liverpool FC in their opening game, West Ham United smashed Chelsea FC in the 2nd match. West Ham United defeated the Blues by a 3-1 margin at London Stadium. However, it is time for Chelsea FC to secure their first victory of the season. They will host the newly promoted club, Luton Town, tomorrow at Stamford Bridge.

Stats&Facts

Tomorrow's game will be the first meeting between the two clubs since 1992 when the Hatters Won against Chelsea by a 2-0 margin. But Chelsea have won their last three games against Luton Town, with all three victories coming from the FA Cup. However, Chelsea's recent form is not going well in the Premier League. They have won only one of their last 14 league games, losing eight and drawing the remaining five games. The home records are also poor for the Blues. They are winless in their last eight matches at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea tied their last three matches at their home ground.

Team News

Chelsea midfielder Chukwuemeka got injured during the match against West Ham United. He has undergone surgery and will be out at least for six weeks. New signing Romeo Lavia is also unavailable for tomorrow's clash, while Mykhaylo Mudryk is still in doubt. However, Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, Reece James, and Trevoh Chalobah are long absentees for Chelsea. Chelsea's injury list is expanding match by match. Manager Mauricio Pochettino also talked about Chelsea's injury problems. He said, "We have a lot of injuries, but that is football. Better all these things happen at the beginning of the season, and then we can become consistent, have all the players fit and start to compete better, and make the team stronger as we go on." "It’s true we are a little bit unlucky with many of the issues and the problems, but I am positive and for sure we will be able to compete well tomorrow," the manager added. As for Luton Town, Reece Burke, Gabriel Osho, Jordan Clark, and Dan Potts are unavailable for the match against Chelsea. The Possible Lineup for Chelsea: Sanchez; Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Gusto, Fernandez, Caicedo, Chilwell; Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson The Possible Lineup for Luton Town: Kaminski; Andersen, Lockyer, Bell; Kabore, Mpanzu, Nakamba, Chong, Giles; Adebayo, Morris

Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Luton Town

Apart from the defeat against West Ham United, Chelsea played really well against Liverpool. They are yet to win a match in the league and are desperate to secure their first victory tomorrow. Luton Town's chance to defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is very low as they are a new side in this competition.

Betfair Odds

Chelsea FC: 1.25 Draw: 6.89 Luton Town: 13.83

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