Premier League: Chelsea against Leicester

Review of match for Chelsea against Leicester

Chelsea will ask for Thursday to follow Europa Conference League on Thursday with another win against Leicester in the Premier League.

Enzo Maresca has won his former club this season, picking up 2-1 at King Power Stadium in November.

But the foxes will now travel to Stamford Bridge, desperate for points as they fight against relegation under Ruud Van Nisklrooy.

The Blues picked up only three wins in 11 games in the Premier League, a bad running in which their short title challenge ended before ever really started.

Now the West London Club has faced the battle to hang in the best four, and the team will positively know that their recent three victories have come home.

Leicester is only five points away from safety, but it could become the first Foxes team in 95 years to lose five games in a row with two or more goals.

Ensuring European football is still a priority for the home side, and with all the teams banned by Manchester City still in their competitions, it seems that the fifth place will earn the Champions League location in the next term.

However, there are only six points in the table that separate third and tenth place, which means that the blues cannot afford to slip here.

Back at the base. 👊 pic.twitter.com/km321Ayltx

– Chelsea fc (@chelseafc) March 7, 2025

Chelsea team news against Leicester

Chelsea will be without Uni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu, because all three are placed aside after an international break.

However, there are good news for the blues as Romeo Lavia continued his training and is expected to be available in the next week.

One of the notable tactical shifts in the recent Chelsea couplings saw that Reece James had been arranged in an unknown role in the middle of the field, which proved to be successful as he opened his scoring in Copenhagen.

Since it is expected to keep the fitness a little dense, Maresca may continue to experiment with James in that position in the next games.

On the Leicester side, the right back Woyo Coulibaly has successfully passed the fitness test and will be available for selection.

However, Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawa remain the only players unavailable due to injury.

Supporters urge Stephy Mavididi to get more time to play, and with six consecutive appearances that came out of the bench, this match could finally give the opportunity to begin with.

Expected lines for Chelsea against Leicester

Chelsea: Jorgesen; Taste, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; James, Enzo, Caicedo; Network, Palmer, Nkunk

Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Phase, Vesteria, Christian; Need, Soumare; Buonanotte, Khannous, Mavid; Vardi

How to Watch Chelsea against Leicester: TV Channel, Internet Stream

Chelsea will host Bournemouth on Sunday for a start from 2:00 pm, but it is not available to watch live in the UK, while showing Tottenham VS Bournemouth on Sky Sports.

As Ruud approaches our Stamford Bridge Challenge 🙌

– Leicester City (@lcfc) March 7, 2025