Chelsea v Luton player ratings

Chelsea booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup by beating Luton 3-1 at Stamford Bridge, where Tammy Abraham scored a hat-trick. Here’s how we rated each Blues player.


Kepa Arrizabalaga: 6

Badly at fault for Luton’s goal, allowing a shot he should have dealt with to squirm past him. However, he made amends with a crucial second-half save to deny Harry Cornick at point-blank range.

Reece James: 7

Showed his quality on the right, not least when delivering the cross for Abraham’s second goal.

Kurt Zouma: 7

Steady at the back. Will hope to have done enough to keep his place, having recently lost it to Antonio Rudiger.

Andreas Christensen: 7

Composed. Kept his cool when Luton looked threatening after they had pulled a goal back.

Emerson Palmieri: 7

A decent run-out for the stand-in left-back, who was always eager to get forward.

Billy Gilmour: 7

Not as dynamic as in previous performances, but he did well in midfield and combined with Callum Hudson-Odoi to help set up the third goal.

Mason Mount: 8

Made skipper for the game – and delivered a captain’s performance full of quality as well as hard work. Is growing in stature all the time.

Hakim Ziyech: 7

Drifted in and out of the game but was often a threat on the flank, particularly during a spell in the second half in which he was in full flow.

Timo Werner: 6

Oh dear. The German worked hard and set up the opening goal. But he lacked a goal threat and then saw his spot-kick saved after winning a late penalty. His unhappy spell continues.

Christian Pulisic: 6

Lively in spells and linked up nicely with Mount in the first half. But missed a great chance to make it 3-0 when he shot weakly at the keeper shortly before Luton pulled a goal back. Chelsea would have had a much more comfortable afternoon had Pulisic put that away.

Tammy Abraham: 9

Superb from Abraham, whose hat-trick was accompanied by an all-round impressive display of great movement and hold-up play. A composed finish for his first goal and a header for the second, Abraham then completed his treble after a fine team move.

Callum Hudson-Odoi: 7

Excellent after coming on for the final 20 minutes or so. Set up the third goal by doing superbly on the left and playing a one-two with Gilmour before leaving Abraham with a tap-in. Olivier Giroud, Kai Havertz and then Mateo Kovacic were later also introduced from the bench but did not have time to make an impact.