• London Chelsea, who were only 10th in the Premier League table before this game, met one of the weakest teams this season, Luton Town, who had two wins in the previous two rounds, beating Sheffield and Newcastle. .
• In the first half, “Chelsea’s” advantage in ball control was minimal (52%), but its players were much better at attacking goals, sending six shots on goal (Luton had none of five shots on goal).
• In the 12th minute of the game, Cole Palmer opened the score of the game, putting “Chelsea” in the lead, while in the 37th minute, Englishman Noni Madueke made it 2-0 in favor of the Londoners after Palmer’s pass.
• “Chelsea” also scored in the second half, making it 3-0. In the 69th minute of the match, the second goal of the game was scored by Palmer, who received a pass from Jackson and beat the “Luton” goalkeeper.
12 – Cole Palmer has been involved in 12 Premier League goals this season (8 goals, 4 assists) – the only player currently aged 21 or under to be involved in more in Europe’s top five leagues this term is Jude Bellingham (15). Cool. #LUTCHE pic.twitter.com/5NQkJCorR8
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• Palmer, who is a former Manchester City player, has already scored eight goals and provided four assists in the Premier League this season, becoming one of the team’s best players.
• The home team scored one goal in the 80th minute. Ross Barkley, who represented Chelsea between 2018 and 2022, headed in from a corner, while Luton striker Adebayo returned the favor in the 86th minute to make it 2-3.
• “Luton” desperately tried to fight back, creating dangerous moments in front of “Chelsea’s” goal, but the hosts failed to score. “Chelsea” won 3-2 and got to their eighth victory this season.
English Premier League, round 20
GameResult Scorers Luton – Chelsea 2:3 (0:2) Barkley 80′ Adebayo 86′ – Palmer 12′ 69′ Madueke 37′ Aston Villa – Burnley17:00Crystal Palace – Brentford17:00Man.City – Sheffield17:00Wolves – Everton17:00Nottingham – Man. United17:00Fulham – Arsenal16:00Tottenham – Bournemouth16:00Liverpool – Newcastle22:00West Ham – Brighton21:30
Overall rating
V.KomandaSUNZVārtiP1.Liverpool19126139:16422.Arsenal19124336:18403.Aston Villa19123440:25394.Manchester City18114343:21375.Tottenham Hotspur19113539:28366.West Ham United19103633:30337.Manchester United19101821:25318.Brighton & Hove Albion1986538:33309.Newcastle United1992837:252910.Chelsea2084834:312811.Wolverhampton Wanderers1974827:312512.Bournemouth1874727:322513.Fulham19631026:342114.Brentford1854924:241915.Crystal Palace1846818:261816.Nottingham Forest19451022:341717.Everton1982924:2516*18.Luton Town19431223:371519.Burnley19321418:381120.Sheffield United19231415:479
* – “Everton” deducted ten points due to financial violations.
Top goal scorers
VPlayerTeamNumber 1. Earling HollandMan. City14 (3)2.Dominic SolankeBournemouth12 (1)Mohamed SalahLiverpool124.Jarod BowenWest Ham11Hinmin SonsTottenham116.Hijchan HwanWolverhampton107.Ollie WatkinsAston Villa98.Alexander IsaacsNewcastle8Cole PalmerChelsea8
Used sources:
https://www.premierleague.com/
