Luton were 22 minutes away from causing a massive FA Cup shock against eight times winners Chelsea at Kenilworth Road last night, eventually beaten 3-2 in their fifth round tie.
Goals from Reece Burke and Harry Cornick had put the Hatters 2-1 in front at the break, Saul replying for the Blues.
However, late strikes from Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku saw the Blues progress, and to find out how the hosts rated on the night, see below.
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Harry Cornick wheels away after putting the Hatters 2-1 ahead against Chelsea last night
. Jed Steer: 6
So unlucky to pick up what looks like a serious Achilles injury inside the opening 15 minutes as you knew straight away his night was over. Eventually stretchered off and it seems unlikely he will feature again for the Hatters this term.
. Peter Kioso: 7.5
Came in at right wingback and with Town understandably not seeing too much of the ball, his opportunities to get forward were fairly limited. Still got stuck in against his more illustrious opponents all evening though with some important clearances.
. Amari’i Bell: 8
Looked confident and comfortable in the surroundings against some high class Chelsea attackers. Covered round well as for over an hour it appeared an upset was on the cards. Led some decent charges the other way too.
. Tom Lockyer: 8
Like the rest of Town’s defence, deserved great credit for keeping the Premier League side to just one for as long as they did. Made a superb block in the first half and stood up well to prevent Werner getting a shot off in the second.
. Reece Burke: 8
Brought the house down as he ensured Town got off to the most perfect of starts, glancing a header from Berry’s corner past Kepa. Defended Luton’s box impressively until beaten by Loftus-Cheek’s lofted ball that saw Werner level.
1. Thomas Kaminski: 7
Looked like he was going to have a busy time of it when using his feet well twice early on to deny Gallagher and Jackson, then given little chance when Palmer rifled home following a poor pass out by Kabore. Won’t be too happy that Madueke beat him at the near post to make it 2-0, considering the form he has been, but couldn’t do much to prevent Palmer from waltzing through to add a third goal. Didn't have a great deal to do after that as it was all Luton. Photo: Liam Smith
2. Issa Kabore: 6
Back in the side after missing Boxing Day and looked to make a positive start to proceedings on the right. With the game evenly poised, his poor pass out of defence went straight to Palmer, the wingback's slow attempts to block also punished when his former Manchester City team-mated fired the visitors in front. Not much came off in terms of a final ball, with the youngster replaced at the break as Luton changed formation. Photo: Liam Smith
3. Teden Mengi: 7.5
Had a real battle with Jackson as he looked to make sure the Chelsea attacker knew he was about from the word go, often getting close to him and using his physical attributes well, the forward throwing himself to the floor on a number of occasions in a bid to win some cheap free kicks. Seven tackles in total showed what an impact he had defensively yet again and demonstrated the crossfield pass out to Doughty that he possesses in his armoury now too. Photo: Liam Smith
4. Gabe Osho: 7.5
Won his battle with Broja as he got tight to the Albanian international when Chelsea went long from their goal kicks, always looking to get first contact and then bravely going one v one against his opponent to reduce his threat, ensuring he had very little to work with. Couldn't do much to prevent the opening two goals and then dazzled by Palmer's footwork as the Blues added a third. His top flight displays since returning from injury remain a real positive for Luton though. Photo: Liam Smith