All the information you need ahead of Saturday lunchtime’s clash at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante, set to line up against his former club this weekend
When Chelsea and Leicester met at Stamford Bridge last season, it was a coronation for the Foxes. Having already sealed the title, Claudio Ranieri breezed on to his former stomping ground as a league winning manager and the two sides played out a 1-1 draw with City fans partying in the London sunshine.
The situation is somewhat different this time around, with both sides in need of the points. Leicester travel to the capital in 12th after a slow start to their title defence, while Chelsea saw a promising opening to the season halted by consecutive defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal; Antonio Conte’s men are outside the European places after seven games.
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy
The Key Battle – Diego Costa vs Wes Morgan
Love him or hate him, it can’t be denied that Diego Costa has flown out the traps this season. The Spaniard has notched six Premier League goals so far, and will be confident of adding to that against a Foxes defence that has not been as solid as it was last season.
Chelsea’s Diego Costa
Last Meeting:
These two sides have already met this season, with Chelsea coming from 2-0 down to win 4-2 after extra-time in the League Cup at the King Power Stadium.
Historically, Chelsea have had by far the better of this fixture – the Blues have won 52 of these meetings, there have been 30 draws and Leicester have emerged victorious on 25 occasions.
Recent form – most recent last:
Chelsea – WWDLLW
Leicester – DWLWLD
Who’s the ref?
Andre Marriner takes charge at Stamford Bridge. This is the 45-year-old’s eighth game of the season and he has been card happy in the previous seven, showing 30 yellow cards and five reds – though three of them did come in a particularly bad-tempered Europa League clash between Panathinaikos and Ajax.
Referee Andre Marriner with Swansea City’s Jordi Amat and Jack Cork
What time is kick off?
The action gets underway at 12.30pm
Where can I watch it?
Sky Sports 1 are broadcasting the match, with coverage beginning at 11.30. There is live radio commentary available on Talksport.
Odds
Chelsea – 4/7
Draw – 3/1
Leicester – 9/2
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