Chelsea expected to show superhero qualities when Luton Town visits

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Fri 25.Aug
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stamford Bridge (41798 seats)

Chelsea open their doors to Luton Town for another exciting Premier League game here at Stamford Bridge.

This has all the signs of an engaging game with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Chelsea form and stats

A Premier League draw at home so far for Chelsea. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats from 19 matches.

In their previous game, the manager Pochettino led his Chelsea to a defeat away at West Ham United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stamford Bridge. The penalty miss from Fernández in the defeat against West Ham United was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen. Sterling, a natural forward, was the declared top player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 8.1 (out of 10). Sterling hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times.

Before that, Chelsea drew at home versus Liverpool.

Early season league goal statistics from Chelsea's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 1 conceded.

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Luton Town form and stats

Let's have a look at how Luton Town performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 17 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 57 and conceded {39 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 8 and lost 4 with 26/18 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the Premier League ended in defeat. Last season Luton Town had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 11, drew 8 and lost 4.

Luton play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Brighton & Hove Albion (placed 1st). It's not a good sign for Luton Town that their goalie Kaminski pulled off eight saves in the Brighton & Hove Albion match, but still could not save them from a defeat.

Ahead of that match was the Championship away draw versus Coventry City (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) that ended 1-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gillingham in just four days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Luton Town has managed {1 goals} and let in 4 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings with these participants: Chelsea won two, Luton Town were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ChelseaC. Chukwuemeka
C. Chukwuemeka
1 goals
ChelseaA. Disasi
A. Disasi
1 goals
Luton TownC. Morris
C. Morris
1 goals

Chelsea missing players

Luton Town missing players

Chelsea Luton Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 1 0 Scored S 0 1 1
4 1 0 Conceded C 0 4 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 7
3.5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 6
3 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.5 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9
4 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
25% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 33%
 
12.5 13 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 27 27
3.5 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 12 12
Chelsea Last season Luton Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   25 49
11 6   Won W   11 22
11 7   Drew D   9 18
16 6   Lost L   5 9
38 20   Scored S   28 61
47 19   Conceded C   21 42
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 90%
66% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 69%
42% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   24% 31%
21% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   4% 14%
5% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
47% 42%   BTTS BTTS   44% 47%
26% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   44% 43%
37% 37%   Failed to Score F T   20% 20%
 
5.5 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5.8
4.8 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.8
2.1 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2
3 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
12.9 13.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.4 12.2
4.2 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4
24% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 31%
 
11.8 11.3   Shots against (avg) S A   11.5 11
4.3 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 2.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 2 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 6 6
2 Manchester City 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
3 Brentford 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
4 West Ham United 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
5 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
6 Liverpool 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
7 Newcastle United 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3
8 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 3
11 Nottingham Forest 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
12 Manchester United 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
13 Fulham 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
14 AFC Bournemouth 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
15 Chelsea 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
16 Sheffield United 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
17 Luton Town 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
18 Burnley 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
20 Everton 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 94 33 19 17 1 1 60 17 19 11 4 4 34 16 61 89
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 19 14 3 2 53 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 19 15 3 1 36 10 19 8 3 8 22 33 15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 19 11 6 2 36 14 19 8 8 3 32 19 35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 19 13 5 1 46 17 19 6 5 8 29 30 28 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 19 10 4 5 37 21 19 8 4 7 35 32 19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 19 12 2 5 33 21 19 6 5 8 18 25 5 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 19 12 1 6 37 25 19 6 5 8 33 38 7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 19 10 7 2 35 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 7 2 10 24 24 2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 19 7 7 5 21 23 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 19 6 7 6 20 19 19 5 4 10 18 28 -9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 19 9 3 7 19 20 19 2 5 12 12 38 -27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 19 8 4 7 26 24 19 3 3 13 16 31 -13 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 19 6 4 9 20 28 19 5 2 12 17 43 -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 19 8 6 5 27 24 19 1 5 13 11 44 -30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 19 6 3 10 16 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -23 36
18 Leicester City 38 9 7 22 51 68 19 5 4 10 23 27 19 4 3 12 28 41 -17 34
19 Leeds United 38 7 10 21 48 78 19 5 7 7 26 37 19 2 3 14 22 41 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 6 7 25 36 73 19 2 5 12 19 37 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 25
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.