On the evening of December 30, Beijing time, the 20th round of the English Premier League was played first, and the promoted Madrid Luton, which is worth only 100 million euros, sat at home to face Chelsea, which was worth 980 million. In the 17th minute, Palmer scored.
In the 37th minute, Palmer assisted Madueke to extend the score. In the 70th minute, Jackson made a clever pass to Palmer. In the 80th minute, veteran Ross Barkley pulled one back. In the 87th minute, Bam Adebayo scored with a follow-up shot. In the end, Chelsea won 3-2 away at Luton Town.
【Highlights】
1. Maduekai is in full form, and after scoring in this game, he has scored in two consecutive games. Palmer completed 2 shots and 1 pass in one game, shining all over the field.
2. In the face of Luton, Chelsea changed the previous problem of inefficient attack, with 7 shots on goal in the first half, and the first 6 were all on target, which was quite efficient. Luton Town had 5 shots on goal with 0 on target.
3. After winning this London derby, Chelsea won the Premier League for the second time this season, and also ended a four-game losing streak in the league away from home, and remained in 10th place.
【Wonderful Moment】
In the fifth minute, Madueke broke through, Gallagher shot with his foot, and Kaminski blocked it with his foot.
In the 10th minute, Palmer's cold shot from outside the box failed to produce power.
In the 12th minute, Jackson's shot from a tight angle was blocked, Kabore passed the ball directly to the opponent, and Palmer blasted home.
In the 17th minute, Luton Town won a free-kick in front of goal, and the Blues veteran Ross Barkley shot just wide.
In the 37th minute, Palmer provided an assist and Madueke scored with a powerful shot into the top corner.
In the 48th minute, Luton played a quick counter-attack, and Oberben's shot was blocked by Silva.
In the 66th minute, Barkley sent a wonderful pass, Chen Dayi's cross was very threatening, Adebayo did not stretch his foot, and missed a good opportunity.
In the 70th minute, Jackson's clever pass broke through Luton's defence, and Palmer calmly shook off the goalkeeper and defender to push the ball home.
In the 74th minute, Doughty crossed from the side and Adebayo scored with a header. However, slow motion showed that Doughty was offside when he received the ball and the goal was invalidated.
In the 79th minute, Obergburn crossed from the flank, and Adebayo's header hit the crossbar.
In the 80th minute, taking advantage of a corner kick, Barkley pulled one back with a header.
In the 86th minute, Morris' header hit the crossbar.
In the 87th minute, Sheffield United's attack broke through the Chelsea defence again and Bam Adebayor scored again.
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【Lineup】
Chelsea starters: 28-Petrovic, 27-Gusto, 2-Disasi, 6-Thiago Silva, 26-Colwill, 23-Gallagher, 25-Caicedo, 20-Palmer (90'42-Gilchrist), 11-Maduekai (81'8-Enzo), 15-Nicholas Jackson, 19-Armando (62'18-Nkunku).
Chelsea subs: 13-Bettinelli, 47-Berlistrom, 29-Maatsen, 10-Mudryk, 7-Sterling, 52-Matos.
Luton starters: 24-Kaminski, 2-Osho, 15-Mengi, 12-Kabore (46'7-Ogburn), 29-Amariyi Bale, 6-Barkley, 28-Lokonga, 45-Doughty, 11-Elijah Adebayo, 19-Jacob Brown (46'14-Chen Dayi), 30-Townsend (63'9-Carlton Morris).
Luton subs: 23-Krul, 5-Andersen, 26-Giles, 17-Mpanzu, 18-Jordan Clark, 10-Woodrow.