The skies are blue and so is the colour. Let’s get some Carabao in our cup.
League One side Luton Town are in … town. Xabi Alonso has rotated a bit, though not nearly as much as one might have expected given the opposition and our game last Monday and the Sunday coming up. Palmer, Rogers, and James are all in from the start, surprisingly. No Enzo in the squad, unsurprisingly. Begone!
Mike Penders, Valentín Barco, and Danny Welbeck are set for their debuts, and we also have Reggie Watson and Emmanuel
Emegha on the bench for the first time.
It looks like we might be going with a back-four?
Former Chelsea prospect Kasey Palmer starts for Luton.
Here we go!
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Penders | Chavarría, Lacroix, Acheampong, Gusto | Barco, James (c) | Rogers, Palmer, Estêvão | Welbeck
Substitutes from: Sánchez, Anselmino, Hato, Watson, Lavia, Gittens, Neto, Emegha, João Pedro
Luton Town starting XI:
Keeley | Ashby, Odoffin, Johnston, Johnson, Benagr, Walsh (c), Palmer, Lawrence, Kodua, Marshall
Substitutes from: Shea, Naismith, Andersen, Richards, Wells, Fox, Jones, Chigozie, Cole
Date / Time: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 19:30 BST; 2:30pm EDT; 12am IST (next day)
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Referee: Elliot Bell; no VAR
On TV: Sky Sports Football (UK); none (USA); none (India); SuperSport Premier League (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); Paramount+ (USA); FanCode (India); StarTimes (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
