Chelsea vs Luton 2023-24 English Premier League
Sterling double fires Chelsea to first win of Pochettino era
Chelsea won their first competitive match under coach Mauricio Pochettino with a 3-0 home victory over Premier League new boys Luton Town on Friday thanks to two goals by Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson's first strike for the Londoners.
Match Commentary
- 17': Goal! Chelsea 1, Luton Town 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 27': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Luton Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Luton Town 0.
- 68': Goal! Chelsea 2, Luton Town 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 70': Substitution, Luton Town. Alfie Doughty replaces Issa Kaboré.
- 70': Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Elijah Adebayo.
- 73': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Goal! Chelsea 3, Luton Town 0. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 77': Substitution, Luton Town. Mads Andersen replaces Reece Burke.
- 77': Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Ross Barkley.
- 77': Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Tahith Chong.
- 78': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Ben Chilwell.
- 90': Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Burstow replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Luton Town 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,893
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
| +21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
 LTN |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.8 | Possession | 67.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 240 | Accurate Passes | 603 |
| 306 | Passes | 653 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 18 | Clearances | 12 |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 26 | Levi Colwill |
| 2 | Axel Disasi |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández  |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
Luton Town (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 4 | Tom Lockyer |
| 29 | Amari'i Bell |
| 16 | Reece Burke |
| 26 | Ryan Giles |
| 12 | Issa Kaboré |
| 13 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 6 | Ross Barkley |
| 14 | Tahith Chong |
| 9 | Carlton Morris |
| 11 | Elijah Adebayo |
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