While the night's narrative was dominated by the confirmation that Roman Abramovich planned to sell Chelsea, things only got more dramatic at Kenilworth Road when Reece Burke opened the scoring for the Hatters.
That was only a sign of things to come as Chelsea had a false dawn thanks to Saul Niguez's confident strike into the corner with a very composed finish. As Thomas Tuchel's side started to dominate proceedings, it all went wrong again when Harry Cornick took advantage of an unfamiliar back three to reestablish the Hatters' lead before half time.
Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku were able to spare Chelsea's blushes in the second half with Romelu Lukaku putting through a perfect pass to the German who finished coolly. The former Leipzig star then turned provider in a good move that allowed Lukaku to net on his return to the starting XI.
