In this 27th week match, on Thu May 19th, Chelsea will play host to Leicester City in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 3rd placed Chelsea, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Liverpool. Neither Chelsea nor Liverpool could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 22 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Chelsea is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Leicester City is fresh off their 5-1 win against Watford. João Pedro struck first for Watford in the 6th minute, then James Maddison tied it up for Leicester City in the 18th minute on a feed from Youri Tielemans But luckily in the 22nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jamie Vardy. Leicester City is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Nov 20th, Chelsea was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Antonio Rüdiger struck first for Chelsea in the 14th minute, then N’Golo Kanté added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Reece James In the end, Leicester City couldn’t muster any offence and Chelsea ran away with the shutout win.
Leicester City is glad to have Jamie Vardy in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Romelu Lukaku has been the most effective weapon for Chelsea lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches
Chelsea will be without Hakim Ziyech, Jorginho, N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Antonio Rüdiger, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Mason Mount and Andreas Christensen, while Ben Chilwell, Ryan Bertrand, Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira, Jamie Vardy and Ward are unavailable to play for Brendan Rodgers’s team.