Chelsea vs Luton Town Preview

Chelsea host Luton Town at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening in a Carabao Cup second round tie that sees the Blues welcome League One opposition on the back of a strong start to their own season.

Chelsea arrive full of confidence after a productive summer. Their most recent outing brought a 3-2 win away at Fulham in the league. Prior to that, a 3-1 home win over Real Sociedad continued the good form. Before that, a 3-3 draw away at Johor DT which was a blemish in an otherwise strong pre-season. Earlier in this run, a 3-0 home win over AC Milan and a 0-1 home defeat to Juventus complete a five-match sequence of three wins, one draw and a single loss.

Luton head into the tie in reasonable shape of their own. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-2 draw at home to Notts County. Prior to that, a 4-3 win away at Reading was a thrilling result. Before that, a 3-0 win away at Gillingham continued a solid league start. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 defeat at home to G.A. Eagles was the only setback in a five-game spell that otherwise yielded three wins, started by a 2-0 home win over Al Kholood.

The head-to-head record favours Chelsea, who have won four of the last five meetings, with no draws and a single win for Luton Town. Most recently, Chelsea won 3-2 away at Luton. In the previous encounter, Chelsea won 3-0 at home. History is firmly in the hosts’ favour heading into this one.

In the UK and Ireland, the match is live on Sky Sports+. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on Paramount+. Coverage also extends to Japan on DAZN Japan and to France via beIN Sports 2 and myCANAL.

Possible Lineups

Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Sanchez, Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill, Gusto, James, Lavia, Hato, Palmer, Rogers, Joao Pedro

Luton Town (4-1-4-1): Keeley, Naismith, Johnston, Andersen, Jones, Walsh, Lawrence, Palmer, Clark, Richards, Wells

Chelsea Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Fulham	2-3	Chelsea	Premier League	24.08.26
✅	Chelsea	3-1	Real Sociedad	Club Friendly	15.08.26
🤝	Johor DT	3-3	Chelsea	Club Friendly	09.08.26
✅	Chelsea	3-0	AC Milan	Club Friendly	08.08.26
❌	Chelsea	0-1	Juventus	Club Friendly	05.08.26

Luton Town Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Luton	2-2	Notts County	League One	22.08.26
✅	Reading	3-4	Luton	League One	15.08.26
✅	Gillingham	0-3	Luton	EFL	08.08.26
❌	Luton	0-1	G.A. Eagles	Club Friendly	02.08.26
✅	Luton	2-0	Al Kholood	Club Friendly	25.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Luton	2-3	Chelsea	Premier League	30.12.23
Chelsea	3-0	Luton	Premier League	25.08.23
Luton	2-3	Chelsea	FA Cup	02.03.22
Chelsea	3-1	Luton	FA Cup	24.01.21
Luton	2-0	Chelsea	Premier League	28.12.91

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Sky Sports+
Ireland Republic	Sky Sports+
USA	Paramount+
France	beIN Sports 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, myCANAL
Japan	DAZN Japan
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	beIN SPORTS 2, beIN Sports Connect
Portugal	Sport TV3, Sport TV Multiscreen
Denmark	Viaplay Denmark
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden