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Leicester City v Chelsea: match preview

Leicester CIty v Chelsea
Leicester CIty v Chelsea: probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Guardian

Last season’s champions meet last season’s great escapees but the roles are curiously reversed as the Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez-propelled Foxes take on a Chelsea side looking nervously over their shoulders at the relegation zone only two points beneath them. Together Vardy and Mahrez have found the net seven times more than Chelsea this season, while Willian is the player José Mourinho will look to for inspiration at the other end. Chris McMullan

Kick-off Monday 8pm

Venue King Power Stadium

Last season Leicester 1 Chelsea 3

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee M Clattenburg

This season G12, Y43, R2, 0.0 cards per game

Odds H 11-5 A 5-4 D 12-5

Leicester City

Subs from Schwarzer, Moore, Chilwell, Schlupp, Benalouane, Wasilewski,

Dyer, King, Inler, Ulloa, Kramaric, Dodoo

Doubtful None

Injured De Laet (ankle, 2 Jan), James (knee, 2 Jan)

Suspended None

Form WDWWWW

Discipline Y27 R0

Leading scorer Vardy 14

Chelsea

Subs from Begovic, Amelia, Cahill, Rahman, Djilobodji, Mikel,

Fàbregas, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Traoré, Kenedy, Rémy, Falcao

Doubtful Cahill (ankle), Falcao (calf)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LDWLLL

Discipline Y27 R3

Leading scorer Costa 3

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