Chelsea vs Luton: Blues look to bounce back from Hammers horror show against Prem new boys – stream, TV, team news

Chelsea vs Luton: Blues look to bounce back from Hammers horror show against Prem new boys – stream, TV, team news

CHELSEA welcome Premier League freshmen Luton to West London THIS weekend – and pressure is mounting on Mauricio Pochettino.

Goals from Nayef Aguerd, Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta saw the Blues suffer a 3-1 defeat to West Ham last Sunday.

Moises Caicedo failed to impress on his Chelsea debutRex

And British record signing Moises Caicedo got off to the worst possible start having conceded a penalty less than 20 minutes into his debut.

However, Pochettino will be confident that his men can get their first win of the season against a Luton side who were dismantled by Brighton on the opening weekend.

But the Hatters’ stadium refurbishment has given them the advantage of more rest time than the Blues.

When is Chelsea vs Luton?

Chelsea’s Premier League fixture against Luton will take place on Friday, August 25.It is scheduled to get underway at 8pm BST.Stamford Bridge in West London is the allocated arena for this match and it can host approximately 40,341 fans.The Blues ran out 3-2 winners when the sides last met in a 2022 FA Cup 5th round encounter.

What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?

Chelsea vs Luton will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in the UK.Coverage is set to commence from 7pm BST – a whole hour before kick-off.Fans also have the option to stream the match through NOW TV.Alternatively, SunSport will have minute-by-minute coverage of the entire game through our live blog.

Team news

Chelsea’s injury woes continue as it has now been confirmed that Carney Chukwuemeka is expected to be unavailable for around six weeks after undergoing knee surgery.

Carney Chukwuemeka sustained a knee injury against West HamRex

And the midfielder will join Reece James, Christopher Nkunku, Armando Broja, Benoit Badiashile, Malang Sarr, Trevoh Chalobah and Wesley Fofana who are all already in the Blues treatment room.

Meanwhile, Luton boss Rob Edwards has some injury issues of his own as Dan Potts, Gabriel Osho, Jordan Clark and Reece Burke are set to miss out.

While former Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley is in a race against time to feature at Stamford Bridge again.

Latest odds

Chelsea to win 1/4Draw 24/5Luton to win 9/1

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*Odds from Ladbrokes are correct at time of publication

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