Chelsea earned their first win of the Premier League campaign under new manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Chelsea threatened in the early stages as you’d expect, with Sterling missing the best early chance as he blasted a half volley at Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.
It didn’t take long for Sterling to open the scoring for the night, though. Taking the ball from the right hand side, his settled position in this Pochettino team for now.
Sterling dribbled through a host of players before slotting the ball into the far corner with his weaker left foot. Sterling is one of Chelsea’s most experienced players and has started this season leading by example.
Chelsea controlled the large part of the first half but it took them until the final third of the game to make sure of the points, after a brief threatening spell for Luton. Luton’s most notable moment of the night perhaps came from a well worked move leading to an opportunity for Ryan Giles, who saw his effort deflected and saved by Robert Sanchez.
But it was Sterling who put the result beyond doubt with a well-taken second slotted home from a Malo Gusto cut-back, while the England international popped up with an assist for fan favourite Nicolas Jackson to score his first goal in Chelsea blue shortly after.
It was a much needed comfortable night for Pochettino’s Chelsea. The victory represents a first in competitive football for Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea manager, and only a fifth league win for Chelsea in this calendar year.
