Chelsea faced off against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road earlier this afternoon as they looked to earn all three points on the road in the Premier League. The Blues made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute via Cole Palmer’s effort. Noni Madueke doubled his team’s advantage in the 37th minute as the West London club went into the half-time break 2-0 upon the scoreline.
Cole Palmer scored a wonderful solo goal in the 70th minute. However, Ross Barkley got a goal back for Luton just ten minutes later before Elijah Adebayo scored again for them in the 87th minute. However, Mauricio Pochettino’s men hung on to their slender advantage and secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the contest against Luton Town.
GK: Dorde Petrovic – 7/10
He made some solid saves at the back but won’t be pleased about conceding two goals in the second half.
RB: Malo Gusto – 6.5/10
Gusto cleared the danger when he could and managed to create one key chance going forward.
CB: Axel Disasi – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well but failed to keep the opposition attackers quiet during the game.
CB: Thiago Silva – 7/10
Silva made a lot of clearances at the back and was good on the ball.
LB: Levi Colwill – 7/10
He worked his socks off on the defensive end of the field but offered very little in the Luton half.
CM: Conor Gallagher – 7/10
Gallagher caught the eye at times in both halves but failed to make a difference in the final third.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 7.5/10
He got stuck in with some crunching tackles and made a few decent runs with the ball from midfield.
RW: Noni Madueke – 8.5/10
Madueke came back to defend when needed and was a constant menace in the opponent’s half. He managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 37th minute.
CAM: Cole Palmer – 9/10
He caused all sorts of problems for the Luton defenders. Palmer ended the game with two goals and an assist to his name.
LW: Nicolas Jackson – 7.5/10
Jackson made some good runs with the ball and set up some inviting chances for others around him.
ST: Armando Broja – 6.5/10
Broja was a threat at times but failed to register a goal today.
Substitutes:
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – N/A
CB: Alfie Gilchrist – N/A
