Luton vs Chelsea: Chelsea looks to put their EFL Cup final loss on the backburner as they face Luton in their FA Cup Round 5 match on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Luton vs Chelsea
Venue: Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
Date: Thursday 3rd March, 2022
Time: 12:45 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Luton Town come into this this after a 1-0 win over Derby in their previous Championships clash on Saturday.
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Hylton scored the only goal of the clash to ensure a hat-trick of wins for the hosts as they jump to 6th in the league table with 54 points from 33 matches.
With 4 wins from their last 5 matches, Luton have picked up their form and look to continue their positive run.
In their previous FA Cup round match, they overcame Cambridge by a margin of 3-0. Burke, Mendes and Muskwe scored for the visitors to book their place in the next round.
On the other hand, Chelsea lost the EFL Cup final on penalties 11-10 to Chelsea and missed out on their 2nd silverware this season.
Kepa soared his penalty into the night sky as Liverpool became the team with record EFL Cup trophies (9).
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Chelsea looks to put away this minor blip and continue their good run of form as they’ve won 4 of their last 5 matches across competitions.
In their previous FA Cup match, Chelsea beat Plymouth 2-1 after extra time where Azpilicueta and Alonso scored.
Both sides last met in last season’s FA Cup Round 4, where Chelsea won 3-1 at home.
Form Guide
Luton: WWWLW
Chelsea: LWWWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Luton 1-0 Derby
Chelsea 0(10)-0(11) Liverpool
Chelsea have now lost five of their last six domestic cup finals:
❌ 1-2 vs Arsenal
✅ 1-0 vs. Man Utd
❌ 3-4 on pens vs. Man City
❌ 1-2 vs. Arsenal
❌ 0-1 vs. Leicester
❌ 10-11 on pens vs. LiverpoolThe Wembley woe continues. 😩 pic.twitter.com/7N6EhtiDYT
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 27, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Luton vs Chelsea in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 1
Team News
Clark and Bradley are out for the hosts due to injuries. Meanwhile; Christensen, Azpilicueta and Chilwell are side-lined through injury.
Ziyech is a doubt for the visitors as well.
Roman Abramovich will receive bids to buy Chelsea this week and will consider selling the club for the first time since becoming owner in 2003, per @Matt_Law_DT pic.twitter.com/wcfxTYrYOd
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 1, 2022
Luton possible 11:
Steer, Naismith, Burke, Lockyer, Bree, Campbell, Mpanzu, Berry, Bell, Cornick and Adebayo
Chelsea possible 11:
Kepa, Chalobah, Rüdiger, Sarr, Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho, Saul, Alonso, Pulisic, Werner and Lukaku
Prediction: Luton 0-2 Chelsea
Chelsea is expected to return to winning ways after the heart-break on Sunday vs Liverpool. However, Luton’s recent performances have shown an element of drive and resolve.
However, we do not see them fancying an upset as the Blue has far too many creative players in their ranks.
Players to watch out for: Adebayo, Bell, Saul and Jorginho.
