Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino insisted many main sides have struggled to play away at Luton City after his group almost blew a three-goal lead at Kenilworth Highway.
The Blues prevailed 3-2 away on the Hatters in Saturday’s early Premier League kick-off, however got here near leaving with solely a draw.
A tremendous brace from Cole Palmer and one from Noni Madueke put Chelsea three to the great, however targets within the last ten minutes from Ross Barkley and Elijah Adebayo arrange a stirring end. Luton threw all they’d at Chelsea although had been unable to provide you with one last purpose to grab a degree.
In his post-match press convention, Pochettino claimed Chelsea deserved the win on the entire, however praised Luton for a way they’ve made their house a fortress to date within the Premier League.
“It’s actually essential to complete 2023 effectively, look ahead to 2024 to start out effectively additionally. It is actually good to complete with good emotions and go into the brand new 12 months with momentum,” Pochettino stated.
“Total, we had been the higher facet and totally deserved the end result. Too many optimistic performances. While you concede, you construct the idea of the opponent.
“The Premier League is like this; in the event you see video games like Arsenal, Liverpool, Metropolis, Newcastle, you perceive the issue of enjoying right here on this ambiance. They consider in the way in which they play, superb gamers, superb coach and it’s powerful to play right here.
“We would have liked the three factors and we acquired what we wished.”
Arsenal wanted a 97th-minute winner from Declan Rice to safe a 4-3 win at Luton earlier in December, whereas Manchester Metropolis and Tottenham Hotspur solely eeked out one-goal victories at Kenilworth Highway too.
Liverpool required a stoppage time strike from Luis Diaz to salvage a 1-1 draw, and Newcastle United had been not too long ago overwhelmed 1-0 on their journey all the way down to Luton.
