Chelsea FC picked up a midweek win, and well, this type of thing just doesn’t happen very often. The Blues turned in a very solid performance against Crystal Palace, but the good vibes could easily be washed away this weekend at Luton Town.
Whenever Chelsea take on a newly promoted side, one who possess just a tiny fraction of their player payroll, and would define success this season just by staying up, it’s sort of a no win situation.
Chelsea FC at Luton Town FYIs
Kick: Sat. Dec 30, 12:30 pm, Kenilworth Road
Chelsea Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
Google Result Probability: Chelsea FC win 58% Draw 23% Luton Town 19%
PL Standing, Form Guide: Chelsea FC 10th, 25 pts, WLWLL Luton Town 18th, 15 pts, WWLLL
A win for Chelsea is just pretty much expected. A draw would be considered awful, and feel like a loss. Meanwhile a loss would just be disastrous. Here is the lineup that we think Mauricio Pochettino should go with in order to try and avoid calamity.
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Luton Town
Djorde Petrovic; Levi Colwill, Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Malo Gusto; Conor Gallagher, Moises Caicedo; Nicolas Jackson, Mykhailo Mudryk, Armando Broja; Christopher Nkunku
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