Chelsea vs Luton

25 August 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raheem Sterling 17’, 68’
  • Nicolas Jackson 75’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Luton. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Raheem Sterling put Chelsea ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Malo Gusto, Sterling made it 2-0 in the 68th minute, set up by Malo Gusto, and Nicolas Jackson made it 3-0 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 3.41 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Luton's 0.47 from 11.

Match stats

Chelsea Luton
19 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.41 xG 0.47
3.41 Non-penalty xG 0.47
17 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Chelsea Luton
Kick-off
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Malo Gusto1-0 (Chelsea)
17’
Half-time1-0
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Malo Gusto2-0 (Chelsea)
68’
Nicolas Jackson3-0 (Chelsea)
75’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Enzo Fernández
  • Ian Maatsen
Luton
  • Tom Lockyer
  • Marvelous Nakamba
  • Jacob Brown

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.41 0.47 17’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 1-0 17’ 68’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 2-0 68’ 75’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 3-0 75’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.41 0.47 17’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 1-0 Sterling 17’ 68’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 2-0 Sterling 68’ 75’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 3-0 Jackson 75’
Chelsea 3.41 xGLuton 0.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking Chelsea attacking 
75’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 68’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 55’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, hit the woodwork 66’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 51’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 5’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 17’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 53’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 84’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 63’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 15’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Ryan John Giles (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 56’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Tahith Chong (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Ross Barkley (Luton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Jacob Brown (Luton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Issa Kabore (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Ross Barkley (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Axel Disasi (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 68’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 55’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, hit the woodwork 66’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 51’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 5’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 17’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 53’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 84’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 63’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 15’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Ryan John Giles (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 7’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Tahith Chong (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Ross Barkley (Luton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Jacob Brown (Luton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Issa Kabore (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Ross Barkley (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Axel Disasi (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.000
Axel Disasi DEF901 0.030.000
Levi Colwill DEF901 0.060.061
Malo Gusto MID9021 0.020.612
Ben Chilwell MID881 0.120.294
Moisés Caicedo MID900 0.000.000
Conor Gallagher MID901 0.130.291
Enzo Fernández MID904 0.620.242
Raheem Sterling MID9025 1.250.562
Nicolas Jackson FWD8515 1.200.562
Chimuanya Ugochukwu Sub50 0.000.000
Ian Maatsen Sub20 0.000.000
Mason Burstow Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 76% Avg odds 1.26
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.12
Luton win 8% Avg odds 12.06

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea LLDDL
Luton L

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Luton 2-3 Chelsea, 30 Dec 23  All Chelsea vs Luton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.