Chelsea vs Luton Town, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· English Carabao Cup

Chelsea

50': Danny Welbeck
79': Hakeem Odofin (OG)

FT
2 - 0

Luton Town

Danny Welbeck scores on debut as Chelsea beat Luton in Carabao Cup

Danny Welbeck scored his first Chelsea goal as Xabi Alonso's side beat Luton Town 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup second round.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Handball by Estêvão (Chelsea).
4': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
6': Offside, Chelsea. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
8': Attempt missed. Benedict Benagr (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
10': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Johnson.
11': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Josh Keeley (Luton Town). Assisted by Estêvão.
11': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Keeley (Luton Town).
11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Josh Keeley.
12': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Estêvão following a corner.
13': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
13': Foul by Liam Walsh (Luton Town).
13': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
15': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Keeley (Luton Town). Assisted by Estêvão with a cross.
16': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
18': Foul by Callum Marshall (Luton Town).
18': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Josh Keeley (Luton Town). Assisted by Cole Palmer.
20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harrison Ashby.
25': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
25': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Callum Marshall.
26': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
27': Joe Johnson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
30': Attempt missed. Valentín Barco (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Estêvão with a cross.
31': Foul by Emilio Lawrence (Luton Town).
31': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
34': Liam Walsh (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
35': Gideon Kodua (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Pep Chavarría (Chelsea).
36': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Estêvão.
37': Attempt blocked. Benedict Benagr (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gideon Kodua.
37': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Luton Town).
37': Mike Penders (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentín Barco with a through ball.
41': Attempt blocked. Pep Chavarría (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
41': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gideon Kodua.
41': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
43': Joe Johnson (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
44': Attempt saved. Hakeem Odoffin (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Penders (Chelsea).
44': Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Estêvão.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Luton Town 0.
45': Substitution, Luton Town. Jake Richards replaces Gideon Kodua.
45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Luton Town 0.
46': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Valentín Barco.
47': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Walsh with a cross following a corner.
50': Goal! Chelsea 1, Luton Town 0. Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Josh Keeley.
54': Kasey Palmer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
55': Hakeem Odoffin (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Chelsea).
56': Foul by Joe Johnson (Luton Town).
56': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Joe Johnson (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
61': Jake Richards (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
61': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Fox replaces Emilio Lawrence.
61': Substitution, Luton Town. Isaiah Jones replaces Benedict Benagr.
63': Attempt missed. Isaiah Jones (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Fox.
64': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
66': Harry Fox (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
67': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
67': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Malo Gusto.
67': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Reece James.
68': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Morgan Rogers.
69': Callum Marshall (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
71': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Luton Town).
71': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Chelsea. João Pedro replaces Danny Welbeck.
75': Joe Johnson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
76': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Acheampong.
77': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Barco.
77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
78': Substitution, Luton Town. Nahki Wells replaces Callum Marshall.
78': Substitution, Luton Town. Devante Cole replaces Kasey Palmer.
79': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
79': Own Goal by Hakeem Odoffin, Luton Town. Chelsea 2, Luton Town 0.
80': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Estêvão.
89': Offside, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Keeley (Luton Town). Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
90'+1': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Keeley (Luton Town).
90'+2': Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Valentín Barco following a fast break.
90'+3': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
90'+4': Attempt missed. George Johnston (Luton Town) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Walsh with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Luton Town 0.
0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Luton Town 0.

Statistics

LTN		CHE
6	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	1
34.3	Possession	65.7
7	SHOTS	26
1	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
295	Accurate Passes	641
364	Passes	696
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	6
7	Crosses	20
0.7	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	28
17	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	11
16	Tackles	15
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	5
29	Effective Clearances	15
29	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,210

Line-Ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
39	Mike Penders (GK)
5	Maxence Lacroix
34	Josh Acheampong
29	Pep Chavarría
27	Malo Gusto
10	Cole Palmer
4	Valentín Barco
24	Reece James
18	Danny Welbeck
17	Morgan Rogers
41	Estêvão

Chelsea Substitutes:

Aaron Anselmino, Pedro Neto, Romeo Lavia, Jorrel Hato, Jamie Gittens, Robert Sánchez, Reggie Watson, João Pedro, Emmanuel Emegha.

Luton Town (5-4-1)

No.	Name
24	Joshua Keeley (GK)
6	George Johnston
12	Joseph Johnson
2	Hakeem Odofin
31	Benedict Benagr
33	Harrison Ashby
45	Kasey Palmer
8	Liam Walsh
11	Emilio Lawrence
30	Gideon Kodua
9	Callum Marshall

Luton Town Substitutes:

Harry Fox, Christian Chigozie, Devante Cole, Jake Richards, Isaiah Jones, Mads Andersen, Kal Naismith, James Shea, Nahki Wells.

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