Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chelsea FC vs Luton Town FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 4

FA Cup · 2020-21
Chelsea FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sun 24 Jan 2021 · 12:00 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 85' Jordan Clark

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Luton Town FC — FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

3
Chelsea FC 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-24 Chelsea FC 3–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Luton Town FC H 3–1 W
19 Jan Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
16 Jan Fulham FC A 1–0 W
10 Jan Morecambe FC H 4–0 W
03 Jan Manchester City FC H 1–3 L
28 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Chelsea FC A 1–3 L
20 Jan Brentford FC A 0–1 L
16 Jan AFC Bournemouth A 1–0 W
12 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
09 Jan Reading FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Bristol City FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Pedro Neto 4 G 2 A
Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chelsea FC is hosting Luton Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The 30-year-old Andreas Christensen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 11' What composure from Tammy Abraham! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 16' Chelsea FC have won 654 goals from 409 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 17' Against the run of play, Tammy Abraham has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chelsea FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' Mason Mount is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Jordan Clark gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chelsea FC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Luton Town FC make a change. Glen Rea trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Potts on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Hakim Ziyech needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' Pelly Ruddock has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 60' James Collins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harry Cornick on 60 minute.
  • 61' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 61 minute. James Bree leaves to be changed by Kazenga Lualua.
  • 66' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Christian Pulisic as he leaves the pitch. Callum Hudson-Odoi steps in for Chelsea FC.
  • 74' Tammy Abraham adds to his 0 season tally! Chelsea FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 75' The whistle greets Kal Naismith as he departs to be replaced by George Moncur.
  • 77' Chelsea FC ring the changes. Tammy Abraham has done his job and it is now time for Olivier Giroud to step up.
  • 82' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 84' Mateo Kovacic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mason Mount at the 84 minute mark.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Luton Town FC player. Jordan Clark gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • 3-1 the final result. Luton Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tammy Abraham 3
Cole Palmer 2
Raheem Sterling 2
Noni Madueke 1
Ross Barkley 1
Elijah Adebayo 1
Jordan Clark 1
Nicolas Jackson 1

Head to Head

2021-01-24 Chelsea FC 3–1 Luton Town FC

Chelsea FC Form

2021-01-24 Chelsea FC 3–1 Luton Town FC W 2021-01-19 Leicester City FC 2–0 Chelsea FC L 2021-01-16 Fulham FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2021-01-10 Chelsea FC 4–0 Morecambe FC W 2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC L 2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D

Luton Town FC Form

2021-01-24 Chelsea FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-01-20 Brentford FC 1–0 Luton Town FC L 2021-01-16 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2021-01-12 Luton Town FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-01-09 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2020-12-29 Luton Town FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC56% Draw24% Luton Town FC20%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Luton Town FC
44%
Chelsea FC or Luton Town FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC40% Draw44% Luton Town FC16%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.