Luton v Chelsea, Premier League Round 20, is scheduled for Saturday 30th December from 2.30pm at Kenilworth Road and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1 and First Sport 1.
Luton, who are fighting for relegation, and Chelsea, who are far from expected at the start of the season, open the 20th stage of the Premier League in a match that looks unbalanced at first glance, but in which anything can happen.
Luton are 18th with 15 points and are the best of the newly promoted teams (Burnley are 19th with 11 points and Sheffield United 20th with 9 points), although they have played less games (at Bournemouth, away, suspended in the second half of a 1-1 draw after their captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch, will play again).
Rob Edwards’ side have the third-worst defensive record in the league with 34 goals conceded but have won two in a row, 1-0 at home to Newcastle and 3-2 away to Sheffield United (they have won three and lost three in their last six legs Premier League).
Luton have won two, drawn two and lost five at home this season, with Elijah Adebayo as their top scorer with four goals this season in the Premier League.
Chelsea sit in 10th place with 25 points, 12 off the Champions League, after winning two and losing three of their last five Premier League games, with a home win at Crystal Palace in the previous round. score 2-1.
Chelsea have scored in each of their last four games and have scored 18 of their 31 league goals in their last nine games (however, they have just three successes in the previous eight stages).
Mauricio Pochettino’s side reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in the middle of last week, beating Newcastle 1-1 at home after 90 minutes and 4-2 on penalties (no extra time played), as they set to play for a place in the final, this time in two-legged, with the Championship team “Middlesbrough” (the other match – “Liverpool” – “Fulham”).
Chelsea have won three, drawn one and lost five of their away games in the Premier League this season, with Nicholas Jackson as the team’s top scorer with seven league goals.
In a tour match on 25 August 2023, Chelsea beat Luton 3-0 at home with goals from Sterling (17, 68) and Jackson (75).
Superbet offers odds of 1.55 on prediction 2: the visitors will win the match Luton – Chelsea.
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Source: Hot News
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