A massive confidence builder for Chelsea.
Three Goals for Chelsea, two for Raheem Sterling, one for Nicolas Jackson and zero conceded.
Chelsea dominated from the start and it was just a matter of time before the Blues took the lead.
The breakthrough came on 17 minutes when Raheem Sterling (who has arguably been Chelsea's best player so far this season) danced his way through the Luton defence before placing the ball in the bottom left corner.
Chelsea had to wait until deep into the second half to double their advantage. Chelsea missed several good chances (most notably Ben Chilwell when he tried to square the ball to Sterling despite being through on goal and in a better position) and the old doubts were starting to set in the crowd, who were all too familiar with Chelsea failing to kill opposition only for it to come back and bite them.
Then on 68 minutes, a Malo Gusto low cross from the right was swept into the goal by Sterling.
In the 77th minute, the moment a lot of Chelsea fans had been waiting for: Sterling turned provider and from his low cross, Nicolas Jackson got ahead of the Luton defence to poke home his first Chelsea goal. It was a goal his performances for Chelsea so far have richly merited.
Luton never really looked like getting back into the game though a mix-up between Levi Colwill and Robert Sanchez did nearly gift the Hatters a consolation goal. Sanchez was probably the only real question mark for Chelsea on the night as his performances thus far have not been entirely convincing.
It was a good win for Chelsea who needed to bounce back after the disappointment against West Ham. Sterling was superb with his running, Enzo Fernandez's passing reminiscent of peak Fabregas at times and now with his first goal under his belt, Jackson has something he can build on now.
Luton aren't likely to be the toughest opposition Chelsea face this season but when you haven't won at home for eight months and been struggling for goals, its a good base for Chelsea to build from.
Team: Sanchez 6, Colwill 6, Silva 6, Disasi 5, Chilwell 6 (Maatsen 86'), Gusto 6, Fernandez 8, Caicedo 6, Gallagher 7, Jackson 9 (Ugochukwu 83'), Sterling 9 (Burstow 90+2')
Unused Subs: Cucurella, Madueke, Moreira, Bergstrom, Humphreys, Beach
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