Chelsea 3-0 Luton LIVE RESULT: Nicholas Jackson nets first goal for Blues in win after Sterling’s stunning double
RAHEEM STERLING scored a stunning double as Chelsea defeated Luton 3-0.
And Nicholas Jackson opened up his Blues account to complete the rout.
£115m British record signing Moises Caicedo made his first start for the club as Chelsea won at home in the Premier League for the first time since March.
- Result: Chelsea 3-0 Luton
- Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill, Enzo Fernandez, Caicedo, Chilwell, Gusto, Jackson, Sterling, Gallagher
- Luton XI: Kaminski, Burke, Lockyer, Bell, Kabore, Barkley, Nakamba, Chong, Giles, Adebayo, Morris
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All the hard work pays off
Any side looking to get promoted to the Premier League, is dreaming of fixtures like tonight.
Playing star-studded big teams and trying to create an upset.
It will feel like an achievement of sorts this evening, arriving at the ground, the preparation and the game itself.
Luton did it the hard way, via the play-offs, now they can go out there and show what they are all about.
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Things could not have gone worse for Pochettino last weekend as they were humbled by David Moyes’ West Ham.
Even the introduction of new record signing Moises Caicedo went south when the midfielder gave away a penalty which led to The Hammers’ third goal.
Despite dominating possession, The Blues did not create enough clear-cut chances and seem to be lacking firepower in front of goal, something they need to address.
Free hit for Premier League newcomers
When teams are planning for the season ahead, Luton would not be earmarking games against the bigger sides as ‘must win’ games.
Anything they can get from this fixture will be seen as a bonus to The Hatters.
It is tough to win on the road in this league, let alone against a side who are aiming to be in the mix at the top of the table.
Money does not maketh the man
Mauricio Pochettino will be under pressure to get his side’s first win of the season at the third time of asking this evening.
Given the owner’s heavy investment into the squad, Todd Boehly will want to see immediate results of from his Chelsea side.
Defeat last weekend will have hurt the American, he will be expecting to see vast improvements against The Hatters in this game.
Welcome to Chelsea vs Luton
Chelsea welcome Premier League new boys Luton Town to Stamford Bridge this evening with manager Mauricio Pochettino looking to get his first win as The Blues’ manager.
Carney Chukwuemeka scored on the weekend against West Ham but was forced off with a knee injury which will see him out for up to six weeks after undergoing surgery.
Christopher Nkunku, Wesley Fofana, Armando Broja, Reece James, Benoit Badiashile, Trevor Chalobah and Mykhaylo Mudryk are all ruled out of this one due to injury.
Moises Caicedo is expected to make a full debut, while the injury to Chukwuemeka may well see Conor Gallagher pushed further up the pitch and Romeo Lavia is still a few weeks away from first team selection according to the manager.
As for Luton, Reece Burke, Gabriel Osho, Jordan Clark and Dan Potts are all ruled out still and seem unlikely to feature in this one.
Rob Edwards is unlikely to make many changes, if any, to the side that lost at Brighton on the opening game of the season.
Ex-Chelsea man Ross Barkley is in contention to make his Luton debut against his former employers.
Jacob Brown is pushing Elijiah Adebayo to start up front alongside Carlton Morris.