Cole Palmer gives away a free-kick in a dangerous position after bringing down Jacob Brown as he was charging towards the box.

Ross Barkley is over this...

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Alex: Unpopular opinion: Cole Palmer has a better left foot than Bukayo Saka..

Arjun: What a goal from Palmer. Great finish.

Luton will be very disappointed at how they gave that goal away as it was a lapse in concentration, and they know they need to be absolutely on it pretty much every game.

There's still plenty of time for them to get back into this, although there are boos from the home fans as Djordje Petrovic takes a bit too long with a goal kick for their liking.

Alex Howell
BBC Sport at Kenilworth Road

Palmer continues to be so important for Chelsea. What an impact he's made since he joined from Manchester City. Excellent finish to give the Blues the lead.

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Fletch: Whatever you think of Chlesea, they have some good players but even I can see they lack creativity. I think they should play Palmer with Nkunku, surely Poch is considering this?

Matt: Jared at 12.26. Poch has been disappointing but he has been given a squad with almost no leaders and his captain and vice captain out for much of the season. He needs at least one more season

Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic is alert to a ball over the top and comes out of the box to kick it out for a throw.

The visitors then go on the attack as Cole Palmer tries his luck with a low drive from the edge of the box, but it is pounced on by Thomas Kaminski at his near post.

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Good defending by Luton as they force Chelsea to go backwards as Malo Gusto doesn't feel comfortable trying to get a cross in from the right.

Pretty quiet start to the day's first game in the Premier League.

Alex Howell
BBC Sport at Kenilworth Road

The Luton Town home support are creating a good noise. "Conference champions, you'll never sing that" they chant to the Chelsea fans.

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Chelsea centre-back Thiago Silva (39) is 14 years older than the next oldest player in the Blues' starting line-up at Kenilworth Road. Centre-back Axel Disasi (25) is the next oldest, with eight of the starting 11 being aged 23 or under.

Thomas Kaminski goes long with a free-kick and finds Andros Townsend on the right. He swings the ball into the box but puts it too close to Djordje Petrovic.

Positive start by the hosts.

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... but not on this occasion as the delivery into the box is comfortably cleared.

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Luton are immediately pressing Chelsea high and Noni Madueke gets in trouble on the left and concedes a free-kick.

The hosts are a danger from set pieces...

Luton fans are determined to end 2023 on a high and are creating a superb atmosphere at Kenilworth Road as the hosts get things under way.

Rio Ferdinand
Former England defender on TNT Sports

Given the results Chelsea have had this season, he wouldn't tell us but Mauricio Pochettino probably doesn't have a clue of how his team will play today.

Luton will ask questions of Chelsea, how they will play and how they will compete. If they don't compete, Luton will run over Chelsea.

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• Luton won their last home league game against Chelsea, beating them 2-0 in December 1991. However, they lost the last time they hosted the Blues - a 3-2 FA Cup defeat in March 2022.
• The home side has won eight of the last 10 league meetings between Luton and Chelsea, with the exceptions being a 3-0 away win for Chelsea in December 1989, and a 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge in April 1991.

• Chelsea haven’t lost their final league game in any of the last 11 calendar years (W7 D4), since a 3-1 home loss against Aston Villa in 2011.
• Luton have won their last two Premier League games, as many as in their first 16 this season. They last won three consecutive top-flight matches in December 1991, the third game of which was against Chelsea.
• Chelsea have lost each of their last four Premier League away games, their longest losing run on the road since a run of five between October and December 2000 under Claudio Ranieri.

Rio Ferdinand
Former England defender on TNT Sports

I think this whole Chelsea team need to focus on the effort and intensity and ability to outwork this Luton team. Can you outwork them in this atmosphere? Once you do that, players like Cole Palmer can give you the edge.

Should Issa Kabore receive a yellow card today, he will be suspended for Luton's trip to Burnley in the New Year. He is currently on four yellow cards, with the suspension threshold for Luton resetting after today's match.