TAMMY ABRAHAM gave Chelsea comfort in their FA Cup fourth round tie with a fantastic hat-trick.
But it was not all joy for the Blues as Kepa Arrizabalaga’s butter fingers appeared again and Timo Werner saw a late penalty saved, while Luton kept things tight at Stamford Bridge.
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THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
Chelsea managed to see off mid-table Championship side Luton Town thanks to a hat-trick from academy product Tammy Abraham.
Plenty of FA Cup action to come with Manchester United taking on rivals Liverpool in the fourth-round of the FA Cup.
We’ve got you covered here at SunSport, we’ll have a live dedicated minute-by-minute match blog with coverage starting from 4.30pm!
Have a good one!
TAMMY TREBLE
TAMMY ABRAHAM scored the hat-trick which finally eased Chelsea’s nerves and put them into the fifth round of the Cup.
But yet again Chelsea’s performance raised more questions than it answered for troubled boss Frank Lampard.
For the Premier League side wasted several chances to make this victory against a mid-table Championship side far less worrying than it needed to be.
And erratic Kepa Arrizabalaga’s now trademark blunder followed by a world-class save only fuelled the debate around their enigmatic reserve keeper.
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W-EARNED IT
Agreed. Despite the penalty miss, Werner had a decent game! He was always looking for the ball an running at opponents.
KEP THAT OUT
Kepa pulled off a brilliant save to keep the game at 2-1!
FULL-TIME STATS
Chelsea continued to dominate the ball in the second half (67.5 per cent), limiting luton’s share of possession to 32.5 per cent.
The Blues also had 21 shots in total, with seven of those on target, scoring three goals.
And Luton had eight shots, three on target, with one goal.
Chelsea (left) were all over the pitch and clearly won the midfield battle today.
Luton (right) barely got inside Chelsea’s penalty area, they had just SEVEN touches inside the box.
FT: CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
Luton tried to fight their way back into the game, but Kepa stood tall to deny them.
Abraham would complete his hat-trick after some willing running from Hudson-Odoi to square the ball on a plate for him.
Werner failed to get on the scoresheet, missing from the penalty spot casting a shadow over what was a good performance from the German.
Luton can leave with their heads held high, they put in a good performance despite losing.
Up next for Chelsea is Championship side Barnsley!
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
THE FULL-TIME WHISTLE GOES AT STAMFORD BRIDGE!
JOB DONE FOR LAMPARD’S MEN!
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
90+2. Chelsea are almost over the line and into the fifth-round.
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
90. Three additional minutes at the end of the second half.
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
89. Emerson charges down the left-hand side before cutting the ball back to Hudson-Odoi.
The youngster shifts the ball onto his right foot and sends a bending effort wide of the far post.
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
87. We’re inside the last five minutes and Luton are not giving up as they break down Chelsea’s left.
The ball is swung in but no-one’s there to meet it and Chelsea regain possession.
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
85. SAVE!
Sluga saves Werner’s penalty to his left!
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
84. PENALTY!
Kovacic plays a lovely ball slicing the Luton defence wide open and Werner runs onto the ball.
Clark gets back and sticks a foot in, but he was the wrong side of Werner and he’s conceded a penalty and picked up a booking!
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
83. Kovacic is on for Mount.
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
82. Werner skips away down the far side and cuts inside onto his favoured right foot.
Collins sticks a foot in, but the ball falls to Giroud who tries to dink the ball over the keeper.
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
80. Chelsea are in cruise control.
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CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
77. Jones is trying to encourage his side to push on and find a way back into the game.
There’s just over ten minutes left at the end of the second half, will Luton find a way back into the game?
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
75. One last roll of the dice from Jones as he brings on Moncur for Naismith.
And Lampard is making more changes of his own as Giroud and Havertz replace hat-trick hero Abraham and Ziyech.
CHELSEA 3-1 LUTON TOWN
73. Gilmour plays a lovely pass out-wide to Hudson-Odoi on the left-hand side.
The winger cuts inside onto his right foot and plays a one-two with Gilmour to find some room inside the penalty area.
Hudson-Odoi gets to the by-line and drills the ball across the face of goal for Abraham to tap home! Hat-trick hero!
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!
CHELSEA RESTORE THEIR TWO-GOAL LEAD!!
ABRAHAM HAS HIS HAT-TRICK!!
CHELSEA 2-1 LUTON TOWN
72. Chelsea are still in the driving seat with the one-goal advantage. Less than 20 minutes to go.
And they have to thank Kepa for his crucial saves!
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CHELSEA 2-1 LUTON TOWN
70. Pulisic makes way for Hudson-Odoi.
CHELSEA 2-1 LUTON TOWN
69. Penalty appeal!
Werner controls James’ driven pass inside the penalty area and he gets away from Ruddock before going down appealing for a penalty.
He appears to have gone down far too easy for the referees liking.
CHELSEA 2-1 LUTON TOWN
68. Emerson loses his marker with the step-overs and he manages to win Chelsea a free-kick just inside the Luton half.
CHELSEA 2-1 LUTON TOWN
66. Mount drives Chelsea forward before attempting to play a through ball, but Abraham lets it run across him and the attack breaks down.
Lampard could look to change the dynamics up front, the frontline are starting to look leggy and out of ideas.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
