Premier League: Chelsea v Leicester

Match Preview for Chelsea v Leicester

Chelsea will probably be seeking to observe up their Europa Convention League win on Thursday with one other victory towards Leicester within the Premier League.

Enzo Maresca has already overwhelmed his former membership as soon as this season, choosing up a 2-1 win on the King Energy Stadium again in November.

However the Foxes will now journey to Stamford Bridge, determined for factors as they battle relegation underneath Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Blues have picked up simply three victories in 11 video games within the Premier League, a poor run that noticed their transient title problem ended earlier than it ever actually started.

Now, the West London membership face a battle to hold on to a spot within the prime 4, and the crew will take positives understanding their current three wins have all come at dwelling.

Leicester are solely 5 factors away from security, however might change into the primary Foxes crew in 95 years to lose 5 video games in a row by a two or extra objective margin.

Securing European soccer stays a precedence for the house facet, and with all groups barring Manchester Metropolis nonetheless of their respective competitions, it seems to be seemingly that fifth place will earn a Champions League place subsequent time period.

Nevertheless, there may be solely six factors separating third and tenth within the desk, which means the Blues can’t afford to slide up right here.

Again at base. 👊 pic.twitter.com/KM321ayLtx

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 7, 2025

Workforce information for Chelsea v Leicester

Chelsea will probably be with out Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, and Marc Guiu for the foreseeable future, as all three are set to stay sidelined till after the worldwide break.

Nevertheless, there may be excellent news for the Blues as Romeo Lavia has resumed coaching and is predicted to be accessible inside the subsequent week.

One of many notable tactical shifts in Chelsea’s current fixture noticed Reece James deployed in an unfamiliar midfield function, a transfer that proved profitable as he opened the scoring in Copenhagen.

With Malo Gusto anticipated to regain health, Maresca could proceed to experiment with James in that place within the coming video games.

On the Leicester facet, right-back Woyo Coulibaly has efficiently handed a health check and will probably be accessible for choice.

Nevertheless, Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu stay the one gamers unavailable because of harm.

Supporters have been calling for Stephy Mavididi to be given extra recreation time, and with six consecutive appearances coming off the bench, this match might lastly current him with a chance to start out.

Anticipated line-ups for Chelsea v Leicester

Chelsea: Jorgensen; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; James, Enzo, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Nkunku

Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy

The way to watch Chelsea v Leicester: TV channel, on-line stream

Chelsea will host Bournemouth for a 14:00 kick-off on Sunday, however it’s unavailable to observe dwell within the UK, with Tottenham vs Bournemouth being proven on Sky Sports activities on the identical time.

How Ruud is approaching our Stamford Bridge problem 🙌

— Leicester Metropolis (@LCFC) March 7, 2025