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Luton Town vs Chelsea: Lukaku seals FA Cup win on seismic day for Blues

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March 2, 2022 Luton Town's Jed Steer in action with Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku before sustaining an injury REUTERS

On a seismic day in the history of Chelsea Football Club it was perhaps fitting that Romelu Lukaku, their record signing, scored the winning goal in a 3-2 FA Cup fifth-round victory at second-tier Luton Town on Wednesday.

For most of a damp evening at Kenilworth Road it seemed the European and world champions were going to suffer a humiliating exit, hours after Russian businessman Roman Abramovich announced he was putting the club up for sale.

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