Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Chelsea & Luton Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Championship game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Brentford. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Chelsea form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the final.Chelsea have played 9 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager F. Lampard led his Chelsea to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Leicester City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stamford Bridge. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Fulham.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Chelsea as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Wolverhampton Wanderers are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Chelsea are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Chelsea have conceded 11 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Luton Town form and stats
Luton's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Playing away, Luton Town have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the Championship this season.
Luton Town are travelling again after losing away to Brentford in their previous match (0-1). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at AFC Bournemouth.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Luton Town's match history for similar games we find one match. The home team won zero of these as expected, zero of them by at least two goals. Luton managed one draw and zero surprise wins.
Luton are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 13 away games. As opposed to that, Luton have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Bakumo-Abraham 6 goals |   J. Collins 6 goals |  K. Zouma 4 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Luton Town missing players
| Chelsea | Luton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.1 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9.4 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | ||
| 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 United | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Burnley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 18 | Fulham | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -28 | 11 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 53 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Brentford | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 44 |
| 4 | Watford | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 43 |
| 5 | Reading | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 39 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 34 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -12 | 26 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 25 |
| 21 | Derby County | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |