Spurs have found midfield balance, Sean Dyche needs changes and Brighton are still a step ahead of the game
The last time Luton visited Stamford Bridge for a league fixture, George HW Bush was US president, Bryan Adams was in the middle of his monster 16-week stay at the top of the charts with (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, and Liverpool had just broken the British transfer record by paying £2.9m for Derby’s Dean Saunders. The record has gone up a touch since August 1991 but again the Hatters visit west London in the wake of a new spending benchmark being set, and the player in question could well be in line for a first start for his new club. Chelsea’s £115m Moisés Caicedo had something of a nightmare debut from the bench against West Ham last weekend, giving away the penalty that clinched things for the Hammers, but Mauricio Pochettino indicated on Thursday he is ready to start. Despite decent performances against Liverpool and West Ham, it is now one win from 16 games in all competitions for Chelsea, and there may well be a touch of trepidation about the visit of Rob Edwards’ in-your-face Luton side, who have had two weeks to stew on their opening-day defeat to Brighton. John Ashdown
Chelsea v Luton, Friday 8pm (all times BST)
Bournemouth v Tottenham, Saturday 12.30pm
Arsenal v Fulham, Saturday 3pm
Brentford v Crystal Palace, Saturday 3pm
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