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By Alex HowellBBC Sport at Kenilworth Road
Last updated on 9 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Palmer has scored eight Premier League goals for Chelsea this seasonChelsea survived a late fightback from Luton to claim an important win in a thrilling game at Kenilworth Road.
The Blues started the match brightly and took the lead in the 12th minute, a poor clearance from Luton's Issa Kabore handing the ball to Cole Palmer for the forward to drill low into the far corner past Thomas Kaminski.
Palmer was in the mix again as Chelsea doubled their lead when his pass set up Noni Madueke, who dribbled past Amari'i Bell and smashed the ball into the top corner.
In the second half, good work from Nicolas Jackson set up Palmer, who stayed calm to score the Blues' third.
Luton thought they had pulled a goal back through Elijah Adebayo, but his header was ruled out for offside in the build-up before Ross Barkley then scored a header from Alfie Doughty's corner.
Adebayo managed to find the net in the 87th minute with Luton's second, setting up a nervous final few minutes for the visitors, but Chelsea were able to hold on to take the points.
The victory marks Chelsea's second win in the space of a week as they look to climb up the Premier League table after a challenging 2023.
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Luton Town
Squad number24Player nameKaminski
Squad number15Player nameMengi
Squad number2Player nameOsho
Squad number29Player nameBell
Squad number12Player nameKaboré
Squad number28Player nameSambi Lokonga
Squad number6Player nameBarkley
Squad number45Player nameDoughty
Squad number30Player nameTownsend
Squad number19Player nameBrown
Squad number11Player nameAdebayo
Squad number7Player nameOgbene
Squad number9Player nameMorris
Squad number10Player nameWoodrow
Squad number14Player nameChong
Chelsea
Squad number28Player namePetrovic
Squad number27Player nameGusto
Squad number2Player nameDisasi
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number26Player nameColwill
Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number11Player nameMadueke
Squad number20Player namePalmer
Squad number15Player nameJackson
Squad number19Player nameBroja
Squad number8Player nameFernández
Squad number18Player nameNkunku
Squad number42Player nameGilchrist
Line-ups
Luton
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 24Kaminski
- 15MengiBooked at 77mins
- 2Osho
- 29Bell
- 12KaboréSubstituted forChongat 45'minutes
- 28Sambi LokongaSubstituted forWoodrowat 90+4'minutes
- 6Barkley
- 45Doughty
- 30TownsendSubstituted forMorrisat 62'minutes
- 19BrownBooked at 27minsSubstituted forOgbeneat 45'minutes
- 11Adebayo
Substitutes
- 5Andersen
- 7Ogbene
- 9Morris
- 10Woodrow
- 14Chong
- 17Mpanzu
- 18Clark
- 23Krul
- 26Giles
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 28Petrovic
- 27GustoBooked at 90mins
- 2DisasiBooked at 87mins
- 6Thiago Silva
- 26Colwill
- 23Gallagher
- 25Caicedo
- 11MaduekeSubstituted forFernándezat 81'minutes
- 20PalmerSubstituted forGilchristat 90+1'minutes
- 15Jackson
- 19BrojaSubstituted forNkunkuat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Sterling
- 8Fernández
- 10Mudryk
- 13Bettinelli
- 18Nkunku
- 29Maatsen
- 42Gilchrist
- 47Bergström
- 52Matos
Live Text
Match ends, Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3.
Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3.
Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Ross Barkley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
Substitution, Chelsea. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Cole Palmer.
Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
Teden Mengi (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Axel Disasi (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Luton Town 2, Chelsea 3. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
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