English Premier League prediction - Luton Town VS Chelsea

English Premier League - Luton Town VS Chelsea
Match Time: 30-12-2023 20:30 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Chelsea have shown signs of turning their season around, and have a chance to build on that slowly solidifying foundation as they travel to meet relegation-threatened Luton Town on Saturday to slam the door shut on 2023.
The Blues have won two of their last three in Premier League play, plus their advancement past Newcastle United in the EFL Cup quarterfinals two weeks ago, giving hope to Mauricio Pochettino's young squad.
However, they are catching Luton Town at a bad time, who themselves have won two straight matches to push the Hatters to the brink of pulling out of the relegation zone. Victories over Newcastle and Sheffield United leave Luton in 18th, just a point shy of leapfrogging Everton, who occupy the last safe spot.
While Luton Town have won two straight games, they were exceedingly fortunate to come away from their last match with all three points, thoroughly dominated across the 90 minutes by Sheffield United.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are starting to show signs of cohesion under Mauricio Pochettino, with their extremely young squad building both fitness and form. The Blues create loads of chances but struggle to finish them, yet the finishing has improved, with Mykhaylo Mudryk leading the charge in front of goal.
If the struggling Nicolas Jackson can find his shooting boots, the Premier League is in for a shock. It should begin to turn for the Blues in short order.

Luton Town possible starting lineup:
Kaminski; Osho, Mengi, Bell; Doughty, Barkley, Lokonga, Giles; Townsend, Morris; Adebayo
Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Sterling; Nkunku

Luton Town vs Chelsea Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Chelsea lost their last away league game against Luton Town by a 2-0 scoreline in December 1991.The home team has won eight of the last 10 league games between Luton Town and Chelsea.
In each of Luton Town's last three top-flight campaigns prior to this season, their final match of the calendar year came at home against Chelsea. They conceded a 3-0 loss in 1989 before picking up 2-0 wins in 1990 and 1991.
Chelsea have managed to stay unbeaten in their final league game in the last 11 calendar years.Luton have picked up successive wins in their last two Premier League matches. That's as many wins as they had in their first 16 league games this season.

Prediction: Luton Town 2-2 Chelsea
Luton Town are a formidable force at home. They have given every visiting team a run for their money at Kenilworth Road. Chelsea's inconsistency and defensive frailties could get taken advantage of on Saturday. This is likely to be an exciting contest and Luton Town might just be able to pick up a crucial point here.