Underneath the lights at Stamford Bridge on a Friday night, the Premier League is nicely and actually again!
Chelsea welcome league newcomers Luton City to The Bridge after their triumphant achievement of gaining promotion from The Championship final season.
Chelsea have really been drawn towards Luton within the FA Cup within the final two seasons, and the primary time occurred to be Frank Lampard’s final recreation in cost at Chelsea throughout his first spell as boss. Chelsea gained that recreation 3-1 however Lampard was nonetheless sacked proper after. He made Mason Mount captain of the workforce for the very first time in that recreation as nicely.
Then Thomas Tuchel was in cost final time and it took 78th minute aim from that man Romelu Lukaku to win the sport 3-2!
The final time Chelsea confronted Luton earlier than that was a 2-0 win in 1994, once more within the FA Cup.
They did used to fulfill rather a lot within the previous Division Two and Division One fairly a bit and have met 47 events in complete, with Chelsea profitable 19 and shedding 14. So traditionally, there isn’t an excessive amount of within the head-to-head document between the 2.
However on paper this can be a MUCH stronger Chelsea workforce than Luton can put up, and there can be a giant expectation of a Blues win on Friday night time.
Luton have solely performed one recreation to date this season and that was a 4-1 defeat to a robust Brighton facet.
Don’t get me improper, they are going to be coming to Stamford Bridge filled with perception and coming to get what they’ll. They are going to present no worry. They performed fairly open towards Brighton although and I’d anticipate they may have discovered one thing from that and may be a bit extra compact towards us. However lets see how they setup.
They lined up in a 3-5-2 formation and actually went for it towards Brighton, nevertheless it left the sport very open they usually have been tremendous susceptible on the again.
Mauricio Pochettino has some selections to make and a few accidents to take care of. I do hope he doesn’t arrange in the identical means he did towards West Ham, with a again three that was extra like a again 4 with Levi Colwill enjoying as a left again. If he’s utilizing wing-backs then I need to see them play AS wing-backs.
I feel he would possibly go for one thing like this, nevertheless it’s very arduous to name.
I feel Noni Madueke deserves the nod to interchange Carney Chukwuemeka, and Moises Caicedo is available in to begin over Conor Gallagher in an ideal alternative for Caicedo to make his full debut. Mykhailo Mudryk is out injured with a minor damage so misses the sport.
In the event that they hold on this form will probably be a significantly better setup for my part. I actually need to see Gusto extra concerned additional ahead somewhat than being restricted like he was towards West Ham. Clearly I’d somewhat we performed in a again 4 however I feel that can come when Romeo Lavia is totally match once more. Lavia has not but been coaching with the group as a consequence of getting his full health again.
Chelsea have greater than sufficient to get two or three targets tomorrow night time and get a convincing win underneath their belts. However in fact, we must be significantly better in entrance of aim than what we have been towards West Ham. I feel we are going to see it. I really feel like Jackson and Enzo are able to provide you with extra targets, and Sterling is stuffed with confidence and may discover a aim in him. Madueke regarded very energetic when he got here on towards West Ham and is hungry. So I feel we’ve greater than sufficient to win by rating on Friday night time.
Lets go, UTC!!
