English FA Cup

Luton Town vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fifth Round

· English FA Cup
Luton Town
  • 2': Reece Burke
  • 40': Harry Cornick
FT
2 - 3
Chelsea
  • 27': Saúl Ñíguez
  • 68': Timo Werner
  • 78': Romelu Lukaku

Timo Werner guides Chelsea to FA Cup fightback win over Luton Town

Timo Werner had a goal and two assists as Chelsea came from behind to beat Luton Town 3-2 in their FA Cup fifth round match at Kenilworth Road.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 2': Goal! Luton Town 1, Chelsea 0. Reece Burke (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Berry with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Foul by Kenedy (Chelsea).
  • 3': Peter Kioso (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Berry with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
  • 6': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 6': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Offside, Luton Town. Luke Berry tries a through ball, but Reece Burke is caught offside.
  • 14': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Isted replaces Jed Steer because of an injury.
  • 16': Foul by Kenedy (Chelsea).
  • 16': Peter Kioso (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
  • 22': Peter Kioso (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
  • 22': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Daniel Potts (Luton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Cornick with a cross.
  • 27': Goal! Luton Town 1, Chelsea 1. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 28': Foul by Peter Kioso (Luton Town).
  • 28': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
  • 31': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Isted.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Kenedy (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Isted.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Isted.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
  • 38': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea).
  • 38': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Peter Kioso (Luton Town).
  • 39': Kenedy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Goal! Luton Town 2, Chelsea 1. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Mendes Gomes with a through ball.
  • 41': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 43': Offside, Luton Town. Peter Kioso tries a through ball, but Carlos Mendes Gomes is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 45'+3': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
  • 45'+5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Reece Burke.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Luton Town 2, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Luton Town 2, Chelsea 1.
  • 46': Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Kenedy with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tom Lockyer.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town).
  • 57': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Carlos Mendes Gomes (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
  • 61': Carlos Mendes Gomes (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
  • 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Kenedy.
  • 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Harvey Vale replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 62': Substitution, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome replaces Harry Cornick.
  • 63': Substitution, Luton Town. Allan Campbell replaces Luke Berry.
  • 66': Foul by Allan Campbell (Luton Town).
  • 66': Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town).
  • 67': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Goal! Luton Town 2, Chelsea 2. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a through ball.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Harvey Vale (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 72': Offside, Luton Town. Peter Kioso tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Luton Town. Danny Hylton replaces Carlos Mendes Gomes.
  • 76': Substitution, Luton Town. Robert Snodgrass replaces Admiral Muskwe.
  • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Jorginho.
  • 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Daniel Potts.
  • 78': Goal! Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 82': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Luton Town).
  • 82': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
  • 86': Offside, Luton Town. Harry Isted tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
  • 89': Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
  • 90'+3': Offside, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome tries a through ball, but Amari'i Bell is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
8 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 6
75.4 Possession 24.6
17 SHOTS 5
9 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
505 Accurate Passes 97
608 Passes 192
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.5
7 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.4
58 Long Balls 63
22 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 15
8 Tackles 26
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 8
7 Effective Clearances 23
7 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 10,140

Line-Ups

LTN Luton Town (3-5-2)

No. Name
25 Jed Steer (GK)
15 Tom Lockyer
3 Dan Potts
16 Reece Burke
8 Luke Berry
14 Carlos Mendes
32 Gabriel Osho
29 Amari'i Bell
20 Peter Kioso
26 Admiral Muskwe Yellow Card
7 Harry Cornick
Luton Town Substitutes:
Jordan Clark, Robert Snodgrass, Elliot Morgan Thorpe, James Bree, Kal Naismith, Cameron Jerome, Harvey Isted, Allan Campbell, Danny Hylton.

CHE Chelsea (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
31 Malang Sarr Yellow Card
2 Antonio Rüdiger
17 Saúl Ñíguez
5 Jorginho
23 Kenedy
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
9 Romelu Lukaku
11 Timo Werner
19 Mason Mount
Chelsea Substitutes:
N'Golo Kanté, Dylan Williams, Reece James, Mateo Kovacic, Ross Barkley, Lewis Hall, Harvey Vale, Édouard Mendy, Christian Pulisic.

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