Luton vs Chelsea

30 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Ross Barkley 80’
  • Elijah Adebayo 87’
  • Cole Palmer 12’, 70’
  • Noni Madueke 37’

Match summary

Chelsea took a 3-2 win at Luton. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 12th minute and Noni Madueke made it 0-2 in the 37th minute, set up by Cole Palmer. In the second half, Palmer made it 0-3 in the 70th minute, set up by Nicolas Jackson, Ross Barkley pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in the 80th minute, set up by Alfie Doughty, and Elijah Adebayo made it 2-3 in the 87th minute.

Luton can feel hard done by, creating 2.73 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Chelsea's 1.57 from 12.

Match stats

Luton Chelsea
15 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 8
7 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.64 xG 1.57
2.64 Non-penalty xG 1.57
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Luton Chelsea
Kick-off
12’
Cole Palmer0-1 (Chelsea)
37’
Noni Madueke
Assist: Cole Palmer0-2 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-2
70’
Cole Palmer
Assist: Nicolas Jackson0-3 (Chelsea)
Ross Barkley
Assist: Alfie Doughty1-3 (Luton)
80’
Elijah Adebayo2-3 (Luton)
87’
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Luton
  • Teden Mengi
  • Jacob Brown
Chelsea
  • Malo Gusto
  • Axel Disasi

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 1.57 12’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 0-1 12’ 37’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 0-2 37’ 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 0-3 70’ 80’ Ross Barkley (Luton), 1-3 80’ 87’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), 2-3 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 1.57 12’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 0-1 Palmer 12’ 37’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 0-2 Madueke 37’ 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 0-3 Palmer 70’ 80’ Ross Barkley (Luton), 1-3 Barkley 80’ 87’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), 2-3 Adebayo 87’
Luton 2.73 xGChelsea 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Luton attacking 
70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 87’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 80’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.60 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Carlton Morris (Luton), set piece, 0.42 xG, saved 83’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 42’ Jacob Brown (Luton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 48’ Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 80’ Ross Barkley (Luton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 5’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 77’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 87’ Alfie Doughty (Luton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 61’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 83’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 18’ Ross Barkley (Luton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 20’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Tahith Chong (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 87’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 80’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.60 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Carlton Morris (Luton), set piece, 0.42 xG, saved 83’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 42’ Jacob Brown (Luton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Ross Barkley (Luton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 48’ Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 5’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 77’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 87’ Alfie Doughty (Luton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 61’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 83’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 18’ Ross Barkley (Luton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 20’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Tahith Chong (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Ross Barkley (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Thomas Kaminski GK900 0.000.000
Amari'i Bell DEF900 0.000.041
Gabriel Osho DEF900 0.000.000
Teden Mengi DEF900 0.000.131
Issa Kabore MID500 0.000.000
Alfie Doughty MID9011 0.110.614
Albert Sambi Lokonga MID900 0.000.000
Ross Barkley MID9015 0.330.191
Andros Townsend MID660 0.000.121
Jacob Brown MID502 0.160.000
Elijah Adebayo FWD9013 1.360.000
Chiedozie Ogbene Sub401 0.120.743
Tahith Chong Sub401 0.040.000
Carlton Morris Sub242 0.610.000
Cauley Woodrow Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Luton win 17% Avg odds 5.50
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.46
Chelsea win 61% Avg odds 1.58

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

Form going into the game

Luton LLLWW
Chelsea LLWLW

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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.