Both Chelsea and Luton Town are looking for their first win of the Premier League season as the two sides meet in the first fixture of Matchweek 3.
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The meeting features the League’s biggest spenders, in Chelsea, facing one of the lowest, while there could also be a familiar face returning to Stamford Bridge.
Former Blues midfielder Ross Barkley may return to the Bridge for the first time since his contract expired at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. Following a season at Nice in Ligue 1, the midfielder joined Luton this summer.
Chelsea lost 3-1 to West Ham United in Matchweek 2, when Enzo Fernandez missed a penalty with the score at 1-1 and Moises Caicedo then conceded a spot-kick in second-half stoppage time.
Due to redevelopment of their stadium, Luton have only played once this season, a 4-1 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion in Matchweek 1.
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Team news
Carney Chukwuemeka is ruled out for Chelsea after sustaining a knee injury against West Ham, while Mykhailo Mudryk was injured in training this week.
Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Marcus Bettinelli, Armando Broja and Benoit Badiashile are continuing with their rehabilitation.
Luton's trio of Dan Potts, Gabriel Osho and Jordan Clark are all set to miss the fixture.
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Recent FA Cup meetings
2 Mar 2022: Luton 2-3 Chelsea
24 Jan 2021: Chelsea 3-1 Luton
9 Apr 1994: Chelsea 2-0 Luton
Key facts
- Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has won 85 per cent of his Premier League matches against promoted sides (W34 D4 L2), the joint-best win rate of any manager with 10+ such contests.
- Chelsea have won their last three meetings with Luton in all competitions, with each of these matches coming in the FA Cup between 1994 and 2022.
- After his penalty against Brighton on Matchday 1, Luton striker Carlton Morris could become the first player to score in a team’s first two Premier League fixtures since Ricardo Fuller for Stoke City in 2008/09.
What the managers said
Mauricio Pochettino: "It is going to be tough game. I think they are a strong team. They run really fast in transition and are strong in set-pieces. We need to be humble and ready to match them in how they are going to be." More details
Rob Edwards: "Really looking forward to it. It's what we've all worked hard for. We as a football club have been out of the top-flight for a long time, everyone's been dying for this so let's go and enjoy it.
"I've got huge respect for what Mauricio has done in his career so far and he's proved to be one of the best in the world. It's great, and I'll say this all the time." More details