Chelsea vs Luton Town 25/08/23 Tips:
Chelsea take on newly promoted Luton Town this Friday night as both teams target their first win of the new Premier League season.
Predicted score
Chelsea 3-1 Luton Town
Verdict
The current situation at Chelsea is truly extraordinary. After spending a preposterous amount of money in the transfer market, completely overhauling the squad, and appointing a high-profile new head coach, the Blues still can’t seem to get it right.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side kicked off the new season with a promising 1-1 draw against Liverpool, though they followed that up with a woeful 3-1 defeat at West Ham last weekend.
Chelsea are winless in six Premier League games if you include games from last season. One stat which epitomises their current struggles is the fact Enzo Fernandez has only enjoyed one win against a current Premier League club since arriving at Stamford Bridge in January – that sole success came against Bournemouth last May.
They say an animal is at its most dangerous when wounded, but it’s fair to say that Chelsea are more than just hurt – they’re damn near knocked out.
Luton Town will be looking to take full advantage of Chelsea’s sorry state when they arrive at the Bridge this Friday night.
The newly promoted side have just one competitive game under their belts this season as ongoing work at Kenilworth Road prevented them from playing last week.
That one outing was a 4-1 defeat at Brighton – far from an ideal start to life in the top tier.
While this may be a good time to play Chelsea, Luton are not exactly equipped to land much of a punch and there is a worry they could be swept aside by most Premier League clubs.
Chelsea are huge favourites to prevail and for all their woes, our recommendation is to back Pochettino to land his first win.
The Argentine called on supporters to ‘believe in the process’ following last weekend’s defeat.
No matter how far along the way the process may be, Chelsea have enough tools to take all three points against an ambitious, but also ill-equipped, Luton outfit.
