Luton Town v Chelsea - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the FA Cup last 16 tie between Luton Town and Chelsea at Kenilworth Road. Will the Championship side cause an upset?
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Match report in news
End of match
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93'FT: Luton 2-3 Chelsea! All over in Luton and Chelsea go through, but not without a fright. Burke gave Luton an early lead, Saul levelled, but Cornick made it 2-1 Luton before the break. Chelsea were the better side in the second half and in the end, their class told. Werner levelled the scores in the 68th minute and then set up Lukaku, who got the winner, 11 minutes from time. Thanks for your company and see you again soon!
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93'Luton have one last throw of the dice, but there's an offside in there.
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93'Time's running out for the Hatters and Chelsea are defending easily.
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92'Luton get a free-kick here.
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90'The Luton fans want a penalty for handball, but the ref says no. Wasn't a pen. 3 added minutes.
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89'Kepa is injured after getting caught by Hylton.
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87'Time running out for the Hatters here.
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85'Luton are going hard looking for a leveller, but I think Chelsea will win now.
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83'Chelsea get a corner here.
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80'Luton get a corner, but it's cleared.
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78'Lukaku makes it 2-3!!! Good play by Chelsea sees the ball given to Werner and he squares for the Belgian to tap in!!!
Substitution
at Chelsea
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76'Luton double sub: Snodgrass on for Muskwe and Hylton replaces Mendes Gomes.
Substitution
at Chelsea
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76'Chelsea sub: James is on for Jorginho.
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75'Chelsea attack again, but Werner goes for goal from a tight angle instead of cutting back to Lukaku.
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74'Chelsea attack again and Tuchel's men are finishing the stronger.
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72'Jerome is flagged offside.
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70'Vale has a curling shot which is saved.
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 68'
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Statistics of Timo Werner in FA Cup520.4400
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68'Werner levels it up!!!! A long ball forward by Loftus-Cheek is controlled by Werner and he beats the GK!!
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67'Muskwe is carded for a foul on Loftus-Cheek. The first card of the game.
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67'Vale puts a ball in looking for Werner, but the German can't reach it.
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64'Mount's cross lands on the slanted roof, but it comes back into the stadium.
Substitution
at Chelsea
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62'Luton double sub: Campbell and Cameron Jerome on for Berry and Cornick.
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61'Chelsea double sub: Vale and Pulisic are on for Kenedy and Hudson-Odoi.
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58'Chelsea are trying, but they are creating little here.
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54'Corner for the Blues and Loftus-Cheek heads wide.
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53'Saul goes for the flick into the net and it goes over.
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52'Hudson-Odoi's centre is blocked behind for a corner.
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51'The rain is falling here now.
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49'Saul goes for goal rom distance and Isted catches.
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48'Rudiger crosses one in for Lukaku, but Luton head away.
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48'Chelsea attack and Luton force them back.
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46'Free-kick to Luton here.
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46'Luton get us going again!
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45'HT: Luton 2-1 Chelsea!! Half-time at Kenilworth Road in a thrilling cup tie. The hosts started brilliantly and took the lead after two minutes through Burke. Chelsea picked up after 15 minutes and Saul levelled in the 27th minute. The visitors then dominated and had several chances to score, but Cormick put Luton ahead again in the 40th minute. Luton lost Steer to injury, but the back up GK has been brilliant. Back shortly!
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45'45+5: Chelsea threaten through Saul and he wins a corner off the defender.
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45'45+2: Werner is down after getting caught in the face by Potts.
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45'45+2: Chelsea send a ball into the box and Luton get the ball away.
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45'Five extra minutes.
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43'Could we be in for a special night at Kenilworth Road??
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41'Totally against the run of play, Luton are 2-1 up.
Goaaaaaal!
de Luton Town en el 40'
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Statistics of H. Cornick in FA Cup210.5100
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40'Cornick puts Luton back in front!! A lovely pass finds Cornick who is one on one and he beats Kepa to put Luton ahead once again!
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38'Isted makes a mistake at the back and Lukaku nearly scores!
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35'Lukaku!!!! The ball finds Lukaku just outside the box and it's well saved by Isted for a corner!
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32'What an insane save by the number 2 GK!! Isted makes an amazing save to prevent Kenedy from scoring with a powerful shot!
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31'Saul nearly makes it 1-2!!! The Blues go forward, Mount plays in Saul and his effort is well saved by Isted for a corner at the near post.
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29'Chelsea had picked up in the last 10 minutes and they now have their goal.
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 27'
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Statistics of Saúl in FA Cup310.33010
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27'Saul levels for Chelsea!! Luton lose the ball stupidly, Werner gets the ball and miscontrol lays it off to Saul in the D and he beats Isted!
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26'Chance for Luton again!!! The cross from the far side sees Potts get a free header, but it's stopped by Kepa.
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25'Chelsea are picking up here, but a lack of communication between Kepa and Sarr leads to a Luton corner.
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24'The ball into the box is headed by Saul at the back stick for a goal kick.
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21'Chelsea attack, but Luton are looking comfortable so far.
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17'Luton get a free-kick just inside Chelsea's half.
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15'Luton sub: Isted replaces Steer.
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14'Kepa has also gone over to give Steer encouragement. Good to see.
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14'Steer is leaving the pitch on a stretcher and it's a sad sight. The crowd give the injury goalie a round of applause as he goes off.
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12'Steer is in serious pain and Harry Isted is set to come on.
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11'The Luton GK is down after getting his foot stuck in the turf as he looked to cut out a pass aimed at Lukaku.
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10'Another Luton move sees the ball end up in the hands of Kepa.
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7'Luton attack and the flag's up.
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7'Luton win another free-kick here.
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5'Chelsea put a ball from this near side which the hosts clear.
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3'Free-kick for the Hatters and the header goes over!
Goaaaaaal!
de Luton Town en el 2'
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Statistics of Reece Burke in FA Cup320.67000
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2'Luton take the lead!!!!! The corner comes in and Burke's head goes in off the far post! What a start!
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1'Chelsea get us going in the blue from right to left while Luton are in orange!! Chelsea took the knee while Luton stood together on the edge of the centre-circle.
Start of match
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PRVWThe players make their way out here!
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PRVWLuton make five alterations from the 1-0 win over Derby on Saturday. Naimsmith, Bree, Campbell, Lansbury and Adebayo are replaced by Potts, Mendes Gomes, Berry, Kioso and Muskwe.
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PRVWChelsea make nine changes from the Carabao Cup final defeat on penalties to Liverpool on Sunday. Rudiger and Mount are the only players to remain in the XI.
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PRVWLuton are 6th in the Championship and in a play-off place. They are seven points off automatic promotion.
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PRVWWe'll have extra-time and penalties if required.
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PRVWIt's 5 degrees and raining in Luton for this one.
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PRVWPeter Bankes is the ref for this one and there is no VAR as it's not a Premier League ground. From the quarters, every game has VAR.
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PRVWChelsea XI: Kepa (GK); Kenedy, Rudiger, Sarr, Hudson-Odoi; Saul, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek: Mount; Werner and Lukaku.
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PRVWLuton XI: Steer (GK); Potts, Lockyer, Burke; Bell, Osho, Mendes Gomes, Berry, Kioso; Cornick and Muskwe.
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PRVWThe big news is that Roman Abramovich has revealed that he will sell Chelsea. The Russian says the sale will not be fast-tracked, he will not ask for any loans to be re-paid and all net proceeds from the sale will be given to help victims of the war in Ukraine.
Pre-match
02 March 2022, 20:15
Referee: Peter Bankes
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the FA Cup last 16 tie between Luton and Chelsea!