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Chelsea 2-0 Luton Town, EFL Cup

EFL Cup · Round 2Full time
Chelsea
  • Welbeck 50′
  • Odoffin 79′ (og)

2–0

xG 2.76 – 0.39

Half time 0–0

Luton Town
Kick-off
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Referee
Elliot Bell
Attendance
32,210
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Chelsea 2-0 Luton Town. xG 2.8-0.4. Chelsea deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Chelsea

4-2-3-1 · Xabi Alonso

Avg rating 7.31

Luton Town

5-4-1 · Jack Wilshere

Avg rating 6.34

  • Penders

    #39 · Goalkeeper · Chelsea

    90′ played

    7.2

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Chavarría

    #29 · Left-back · Chelsea

    90′ played

    7.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.17

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Lacroix

    #5 · Centre-back · Chelsea

    90′ played

    7.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
    Player page

  • Acheampong

    #34 · Centre-back · Chelsea

    90′ played

    8.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
    Player page

  • Gusto

    #27 · Right-back · Chelsea

    67′ played

    8.1

    1 assistOff 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.36

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Barco

    #4 · Defensive midfielder · Chelsea

    90′ played

    8.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.27

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • James

    #24 · Defensive midfielder · Chelsea

    67′ played

    7.1

    Off 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
    Player page

  • Rogers

    #17 · Left winger · Chelsea

    68′ played

    7.1

    Off 68′

    xG
    0.10

    Passing

    xA
    0.17
    Player page

  • Palmer

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Chelsea

    90′ played

    8.4

    Player of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.41

    Attack

    xG
    0.71
    Player page

  • Estêvão

    #41 · Right winger · Chelsea

    80′ played

    8.0

    Off 80′

    xG
    0.41

    Passing

    xA
    0.27
    Player page

  • Welbeck

    #18 · Forward · Chelsea

    73′ played

    7.6

    1 goalOff 73′

    xG
    0.49

    Passing

    xA
    0.19
    Player page

  • Keeley

    #24 · Goalkeeper · Luton Town

    90′ played

    7.9

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Benagr

    #31 · Left-back · Luton Town

    61′ played

    5.9

    Off 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.11

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
    Player page

  • Odoffin

    #2 · Centre-back · Luton Town

    90′ played

    5.5

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

  • Johnston

    #6 · Centre-back · Luton Town

    90′ played

    6.5

    Attack

    xG
    0.17
    Player page

  • Johnson

    #12 · Centre-back · Luton Town

    90′ played

    6.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Ashby

    #33 · Right-back · Luton Town

    90′ played

    6.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Lawrence

    #11 · Left midfielder · Luton Town

    61′ played

    6.0

    Off 61′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Walsh

    #8 · Midfielder · Luton Town

    90′ played

    5.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.34
    Player page

  • Palmer

    #45 · Midfielder · Luton Town

    78′ played

    6.8

    Off 78′

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
    Player page

  • Kodua

    #30 · Right midfielder · Luton Town

    45′ played

    6.1

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Marshall

    #9 · Forward · Luton Town

    78′ played

    6.5

    Off 78′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

Bench

  • Pedro Neto

    #7 · Substitute · Chelsea

    23′ played

    6.5

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
    Player page

  • Hato

    #21 · Substitute · Chelsea

    23′ played

    6.3

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Lavia

    #45 · Substitute · Chelsea

    22′ played

    6.2

    On 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • João Pedro

    #9 · Substitute · Chelsea

    17′ played

    6.0

    On 73′

    Attack

    xG
    0.38
    Player page

  • Gittens

    #11 · Substitute · Chelsea

    10′ played

    6.3

    On 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.37
    Player page

Bench

  • Richards

    #7 · Substitute · Luton Town

    45′ played

    6.2

    On 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Jones

    #25 · Substitute · Luton Town

    29′ played

    6.2

    On 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Fox

    #44 · Substitute · Luton Town

    29′ played

    6.7

    On 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Wells

    #21 · Substitute · Luton Town

    12′ played

    6.1

    On 78′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Cole

    #22 · Substitute · Luton Town

    12′ played

    5.9

    On 78′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · NullReason / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Кирилл Венедиктов / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oscar0123 / CC BY 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 66%Possession34%
    CHE 66%, LUT 34%.
  • 2.76Expected goals (xG)0.39
    CHE 2.76, LUT 0.39.
  • 2.67Non-penalty xG0.39
    CHE 2.67, LUT 0.39.
  • 2.40xG on target0.02
    CHE 2.40, LUT 0.02.
  • 26Shots7
    CHE 26, LUT 7.
  • 7On target1
    CHE 7, LUT 1.
  • 6Big chances0
    CHE 6, LUT 0.
  • 697Passes365
    CHE 697, LUT 365.
  • 92%Pass accuracy81%
    CHE 92%, LUT 81%.
  • 9Corners3
    CHE 9, LUT 3.
  • 15Tackles16
    CHE 15, LUT 16.
  • 5Interceptions11
    CHE 5, LUT 11.
  • 3.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)12.5
    CHE 3.1, LUT 12.5.
  • 11Fouls6
    CHE 11, LUT 6.
  • 0Yellow cards1
    CHE 0, LUT 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    CHE 0, LUT 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

ChelseaLuton Town
  1. 46′
    Substitution, Richards (Off Kodua)
  2. Goal, Welbeck (Gusto)1–0
    50′
  3. 56′
    Yellow card, Johnson
  4. 61′
    Substitution, Jones (Off Lawrence / Benagr)
  5. 61′
    Substitution, Fox (Off Lawrence / Benagr)
  6. Substitution, Pedro Neto (Off James / Gusto)
    67′
  7. Substitution, Hato (Off James / Gusto)
    67′
  8. Substitution, Lavia (Off Rogers)
    68′
  9. Substitution, João Pedro (Off Welbeck)
    73′
  10. 78′
    Substitution, Wells (Off Marshall / Palmer)
  11. 78′
    Substitution, Cole (Off Marshall / Palmer)
  12. Own goal, Odoffin2–0
    79′
  13. Substitution, Gittens (Off Estêvão)
    80′

Photos: Кирилл Венедиктов / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oscar0123 / CC BY 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0

33 shots

Every shot

← LUT attack

CHE attack →

Welbeck 50′Chelsea · Goal · Open play · Header0.82xGOT0.31xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Chelsea2.76xG

Luton Town0.39xG

Full time1–1

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Welbeck 50′Odoffin 79′ (OG)

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Chelsea on top99%

Luton Town on top1%

HT0′–5′: Chelsea on top5′–10′: Chelsea on top10′–15′: Chelsea on top15′–20′: Chelsea on top20′–25′: Chelsea on top25′–30′: Chelsea on top30′–35′: Chelsea on top35′–40′: Chelsea on top40′–45′: Chelsea on top45′–50′: Chelsea on top50′–55′: Chelsea on top55′–60′: Chelsea on top60′–65′: Chelsea on top65′–70′: Chelsea on top70′–75′: Chelsea on top75′–80′: Chelsea on top80′–85′: Luton Town on top85′–90′: Chelsea on top90′–95′: Chelsea on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

45Palmer23Penders84Barco63Chavarría57Acheampong65Lacroix62James65Gusto36Estêvão37Rogers11Welbeck

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Chelsea · Starting XI until the first substitution (66')Busiest link: Chavarría and Barco, 41 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Barco made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
14Johnston19Johnson7Kodua13Ashby14Benagr25Keeley23Walsh9Odoffin4Lawrence11Marshall10Palmer

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Luton Town · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Johnston and Johnson, 10 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Keeley made 1.8× an even share of the passes.

Luton Town leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 84), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 41).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.