All You Need To Know About Chelsea’s Clash Against Leicester City

Chelsea will face Leicester City in the 23rd round of match of Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The match is going to be really vital for the Chelsea side as back to back two 0-0 draws have put immense pressure on Antonio Conte. A win against Leicester City could provide them the much needed confidence that they would like to have under their belts before the important matches coming up next.

 

Chelsea are currently situated at third position in the League Table. They are just 1 Point behind their arch rival Manchester United with a game to play. They will surely try to climb up the ladder to catch Manchester City if possible.

 

Chelsea really need to win this match prior to facing Arsenal next in the League Cup semi final and will try their best to get a positive result at Stamford Bridge. If they drop any more points on the night, they might be more or less out of the title race, just like their domestic rivals Arsenal, who have faded away with time.

Manchester City is going all guns blazing and it will be really tough to catch hold of them, unless they really start dropping points and they will be facing Liverpool next. Hopefully, Liverpool can really pull off a miracle and make a difference to the title race.

 

Team News :

 

Chelsea :

 

Andreas Christensen will be available for Chelsea after missing the previous match. David Luiz is unavailable due to knee injury. Thibaut Courtois will start in goal while Christensen, Azpilicueta and Rudiger might start for Chelsea in three man central defense while Moses and Alonso will be there at two flanks for Chelsea. Kante and Fabregas will be there in the midfield for the Blues. Pedro, Morata and Hazard will be there upfront for Chelsea against Leicester City.

 

Leicester City :

 

Jamie Vardy will be in the contention to start the match against Chelsea after missing out two games for Leicester City due to injury. Schmeichel will be in the Leicester City Goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Amartey, Maguire, Morgan and Simpson will be in the defense for Leicester City against Chelsea.  Iborra, Ndidi and James will be there at the heart of the midfield for Leicester City against Chelsea while the trio of Mahrez, Vardy and Okazaki will be up to give the challenge back to the Chelsea defense.

 

Key Players :

 

The combination of Alvaro Morata and Eden Hazard will prove to be pivotal for the Blues in this match. Morata is in great form and his scoring in this match will be a key to success for Chelsea. On the other hand, the trio of Mahrez, Vardy and Okazaki will be up to give the challenge back to the Chelsea defense.

 

Predicted Starting Eleven :

 

Chelsea :(3-4-3)

 

Goalkeeper : Courtois

 

Defenders : Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger.

 

Midfielders : Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso

 

Attackers : Pedro, Hazard, Morata.

 

Leicester City :(4-3-3)

 


Goalkeeper : Schmeichel.


Defenders : Amartey, Maguire, Morgan, Simpson.


Midfielders : Iborra, Ndidi ,James.


Attackers : Mahrez, Vardy, Okazaki.

 


My Score Prediction :

 


Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City.

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