Chelsea face Luton Town away on Wednesday in the FA Cup fifth round, with Thomas Tuchel's side looking to return to winning ways after losing the Carabao Cup final to Liverpool on penalties.
The Blues have a rich history in the FA Cup — they have won the famous competition eight times, with the most recent of those successes coming in 2018.
Luton Town are currently in sixth place in the Championship and are aiming for promotion to the Premier League, which would bring with it the opportunity to play sides such as Chelsea on a more regular basis.
The two teams met at Stamford Bridge in the fourth round of the FA Cup last season, with Chelsea winning 3-1 courtesy of a hat-trick from Tammy Abraham. Prior to that the clubs hadn't played each other since 1994.
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How to watch Luton vs. Chelsea
- Date: Wednesday, Mar. 2
- Time: 2.15 p.m. ET
- USA stream: ESPN+
- Canada stream: Sportsnet Now Premium
Wednesday's game at Kenilworth Road will be streamed live on ESPN+ in the USA and on Sportsnet Now Premium in Canada.
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Luton vs. Chelsea predicted lineups
Luton have some important fixtures coming up in the Championship, but they are likely to field a strong side for this game as they look to cause an upset against Chelsea.
Last weekend Luton beat Derby 1-0 in the league, and they could name a similar starting lineup for this fixture.
Luton predicted starting lineup: Steer, Naismith, Burke, Lockyer, Osho, Bree, Lansbury, Campbell, Bell, Adebayo, Cornick
Chelsea, meanwhile, will have to assess Cesar Azpilicueta after the defender suffered a knock against Liverpool. Hakim Ziyech has an Achilles injury and faces a race against time to be fit for this game. Andreas Christensen is also struggling with an Achilles problem, while Ben Chilwell is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel could rotate his side to give other players in his squad an opportunity. It will be especially interesting to see if Kepa Arrizabalaga is called upon in goal after he missed a penalty in the shootout after coming on in the Carabao Cup final.
Chelsea predicted starting lineup: Kepa, Chalobah, Rudiger, Sarr, James, Jorginho, Saul, Alonso, Loftus-Cheek, Werner, Lukaku
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Luton vs. Chelsea betting odds
Odds courtesy of DraftKings
Chelsea are certainly the favorites to prevail, but it is anticipated that Luton will put in a spirited performance and make life difficult for the Blues.
Romelu Lukaku could start as he looks to get on the scoresheet, and the striker could be a good option to be the first goalscorer in this game at +350.
- Moneyline: Luton +700 / Draw +400 / Chelsea -255
- Both teams to score: Yes +100 / No -130