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Chelsea have won the last three meetings with Luton in all competitions, with all of these games coming in the FA Cup between 1994 and 2022.<\/p>\n
Will they make it four wins from four tonight? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In truth, we could be talking about any clubs. In truth, this applies to several fixtures across the coming weekend in the Premier League. But it perhaps has most relevance to the Stamford Bridge clash on Friday night, where Chelsea are hosting Luton Town, a meeting of financial Goliaths and Davids, of monetary men and mice, of the extravagant and the efficient.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a simple statement, but it holds undeniable truth: as early as it is in the 2023\/24 season, given their respective objectives can these clubs afford to be wasting early opportunities to get points on the board?<\/p>\n
Of course, for Luton the very notion of taking their first top-flight point since 1996 away to Chelsea might be considered unlikely to many. They had until this month, after all, been in the Conference Premier more recently than they had been in the former Premier League, the old First Division.<\/p>\n
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The two clubs\u2019 transfer budgets are poles apart but they meet early on in 2023\/24 with just one point between them <\/p>\n
Latest odds ahead of the match at Stamford Bridge:<\/p>\n
Chelsea win 2\/9<\/p>\n
Draw 6\/1<\/p>\n
Luton win 14\/1<\/p>\n
Prediction: Chelsea emerge relatively comfortable winners to earn Mauricio Pochettino his first win of the Premier League season. Chelsea 3-1 Luton<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea XI: <\/strong>Sanchez; Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Gusto, Fernandez, Caicedo, Gallagher, Chilwell; Sterling, Jackson.<\/p>\n Luton XI: <\/strong>Kaminski; Andersen, Lockyer, Bell; Kabore, Mpanzu, Nakamba, Chong, Giles; Morris, Adebayo.<\/p>\n Chelsea remain without captain Reece James, who is set to miss a few weeks of action with a hamstring injury. Christopher Nkunku is a longer term absentee after undergoing knee surgery, while Carney Chukwuemeka will also reportedly miss about six weeks of football after sustaining a knee injury against West Ham. Benoit Badiashile, Wesley Fofana and Armando Broja are also sidelined.<\/p>\n Ankle injuries continue to keep Jordan Clark and Dan Potts out of Luton\u2019s squad, while Gabriel Osho and Reece Burke are also absent. Veteran goalkeeper Tim Krul could figure for the first time after completing his move from Norwich.<\/p>\n Chelsea vs Luton is due to kick off at 8pm BST on Friday 25 August at Stamford Bridge in London.<\/p>\n Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage on the channels from 7pm BST. Subscribers can stream the game via Sky Go.<\/p>\nChelsea vs Luton predicted line-ups<\/h3>\n
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