Chelsea vs Leicester City
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Jamie Vardy pounced to give Leicester and boss Claude Puel a valuable and worthy 1-0 win at Chelsea.
Eden Hazard hit the crossbar in the first half and Vardy punished Chelsea's profligacy six minutes into the second half to ease the pressure on Foxes boss Puel with Leicester's first win at Stamford Bridge in 18 years.
Maurizio Sarri's Blues, for whom Marcos Alonso hit a post in stoppage time, have now lost three of their last six Premier League games and desperately need a goalscorer to ease the burden on Hazard.
The Foxes had won just two of their nine games since the October 27 helicopter crash which resulted in the death of five people, including chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
A run of two wins in 12 games had led to speculation Puel's position was in jeopardy, but a first win at Chelsea since September 2000 should ease the pressure.
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Team news
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Hazard, Willian
Subs: Fabregas, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Caballero, Giroud, Zappacosta, Cahill
Leicester: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Choudhury, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Vardy, Maddison
Subs: Evans, Gray, Iheanacho, Ward, Okazaki, Iborra, Fuchs
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will not be televised live in the UK. You can keep up to date with all the action via Standard Sport's LIVE blog at Stamford Bridge.
Head to head history and results
Chelsea and Leicester have met 24 times in the Premier League: Chelsea have won 14 games, Leicester seven, and the sides have drawn six times.
Chelsea got the better of Leicester at the King Power Stadium last season with a 2-1 win, but the return fixture was a goalless stalemate at the Bridge this January.
