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Luton
Chelsea vs Luton: match report
Chelsea hosted Luton Town at Stamford Bridge on Thursday 27 August 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 2). Elliot Bell is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.
Result and scorers
Chelsea 2-0 Luton. Goals: Danny Welbeck 50' for Chelsea; Hakeem Odofin 79' (own goal) for Chelsea. Attendance: 32,210.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 50' Goal: Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) 1-0
- 56' Yellow card: Joseph Johnson (Luton)
- 79' Own goal: Hakeem Odofin (Chelsea) 2-0
Match stats (contains the result)
| 65.7% | Possession | 34.3% |
| 26 | Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 9 | Corners | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Chelsea 4-2-3-1
Coach: Xabi Alonso
- 39 Mike Penders GK
- 27 Malo Gusto DEF
- 34 Josh Acheampong DEF
- 5 Maxence Lacroix DEF
- 29 Pep Chavarría DEF
- 24 Reece James DEF
- 4 Valentín Barco MID
- 41 Estêvão FWD
- 10 Cole Palmer MID
- 17 Morgan Rogers MID
- 18 Danny Welbeck FWD
Bench
- 21 Jorrel Hato DEF
- 7 Pedro Neto FWD
- 45 Roméo Lavia MID
- 9 João Pedro FWD
- 11 Jamie Gittens FWD
- 1 Robert Sánchez GK
- 30 Aaron Anselmino DEF
- 31 Reggie Watson MID
- 22 Emanuel Emegha FWD
Luton 5-4-1
Coach: Jack Wilshere
- 24 Josh Keeley GK
- 2 Hakeem Odoffin DEF
- 6 George Johnston DEF
- 12 Joseph Johnson DEF
- 33 Harrison Ashby DEF
- 31 Benedict Benagr DEF
- 30 Gideon Kodua FWD
- 8 Liam Walsh MID
- 45 Kasey Palmer MID
- 11 Emilio Lawrence FWD
- 9 Callum Marshall FWD
Bench
- 7 Jake Richards FWD
- 25 Isaiah Jones DEF
- 44 Harry Fox MID
- 22 Devante Cole FWD
- 21 Nahki Wells FWD
- 42 Christian Chigozie
- 1 James Shea GK
- 3 Kal Naismith DEF
- 5 Mads Juel Andersen DEF
Previous meetings
- Saturday 30 December 2023: Luton Town 2-3 Chelsea
- Friday 25 August 2023: Chelsea 3-0 Luton Town
- Wednesday 2 March 2022: Luton Town 2-3 Chelsea
- Sunday 24 January 2021: Chelsea 3-1 Luton Town