Luton Town 2 - 3 Chelsea
Reece Burke 2' 27' Saul, ast by Werner
Harry Cornick 40' 68' Werner, ast by Loftus-Cheek
78' Lukaku, ast by Werner
3 Shots on Target 9
2 Shots off Target 8
3 Corners 8
10 Fouls 10
5 Offsides 0
6 Saves 1
1 Yellow Cards 0
25% Possession 75%
Cards
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Admiral Muskwe 67'
球場: Kenilworth Road, Luton
觀眾: 10,140
開賽: 19:15 Wed, 02 Mar 2022
主裁: Peter Bankes
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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/03/03/
the-debrief--patient-blues-march-on-as-saul-and-werner-shine
The Debrief: Patient Blues march on as Saul and Werner shine
03 Mar 2022
The Blues navigated our way through a tricky FA Cup tie at Luton on
Wednesday evening and here we take a closer look at the match statistics
and talking points…
https://i.imgur.com/LTXNTul.png
Chelsea marched onto the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 3-2 away
victory against Luton, where Thomas Tuchel's side had to remain patient to
see off the challenge of the valiant Hatters by twice coming from behind
to secure the win.
Saul, Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku were all on target for the Blues and
all impressed, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek was another Chelsea player to earn
rave reviews as our stats below highlight…
== Slow start ==
After the news just before kick-off that Roman Abramovich announced he
would look to sell the club, the last thing Chelsea needed was a fast
start from our Championship hosts.
That's what happened, however, with Luton heading home through Reece Burke
inside the opening two minutes, with a cup shock on the agenda at that
point.
https://i.imgur.com/6gbyBaD.jpg
The Blues went behind early against the Hatters
It was uncharacteristic of Tuhel's Blues and was, in fact, the quickest
goal we had conceded this season in all competitions.
== Saul shines ==
It may have taken longer than he would have liked, but Saul opened his
Chelsea account with a tidy finish to cap off an excellent performance in
the centre of midfield.
The Spaniard latched onto the ball on the edge of the area, after Werner
had worked it into his path, and nonchalantly guided the ball past Harry
Isted and into the far corner.
It came at an important time for the Blues, with a partisan home crowd
roaring Luton on, as Saul's strike did just enough to quieten down the
atmosphere and allowed us to settle into the game more.
https://i.imgur.com/fkiGb1k.jpg
Saul impressed in midfield
Saul was at the heart of everything Chelsea did, registering a game-high
six shots of which four were on target including his goal. He was tidy in
possession and recorded one key pass in an impressive outing.
== Ruben dominates in new role ==
While Saul was in charge in midfield, there was a new role for another of
our midfielders in Loftus-Cheek.
Ruben started in an unfamiliar position of centre-back, flanked either
side by Toni Rudiger and Malang Sarr.
It may not be where we are used to seeing the Cobham graduate, but he took
it in his stride and was able to dictate attacks from a deeper position.
https://i.imgur.com/Dpqj5CK.jpg
Ruben saw plenty of the ball from a deeper role
He made 86 passes, with a 93 per cent accuracy, and sent over a
perfectly-weighted chip for Werner to latch onto and score. Defensively
Ruben was solid too, making two important clearances.
== Terrific Timo ==
The sight of Werner taking Loftus-Cheek's high pass on his chest before
steadying himself and firing into the bottom corner was a joy to behold.
He did it time and time again for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga and showed
exactly why he is still one of Europe's most-feared strikers.
It wasn't just his potent touch in front of goal that impressed, Timo also
had a hand in our other two goals – working the ball to Saul for our
opener and then setting up Lukaku for our winner.
https://i.imgur.com/TKYtLXK.jpg
Werner finds the corner
A goal and two assists deservedly earning Werner the Man of the Match
award.
== Lukaku gets the job done ==
Werner's strike partner, Lukaku, certainly deserves a mention too.
Romelu didn't see huge amounts of the ball but when he did, he used it
wisely and, of course, was in the right place, at the right time to add
the finishing touch to Werner's low cross for our winner.
https://i.imgur.com/nYs5fGb.jpg
Lukaku was in the right place for the Blues
The striker looked sharp throughout and on another day could have scored
more, with his two other shots both forcing the goalkeeper into a save.
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