Match Overview for Chelsea against Leicester
Chelsea will seek to follow her victory in the Europa conference league Thursday with another victory against Leicester in the Premier League.
Enzo Maresca has already beat his former club once this season, winning a 2-1 victory at the King Power Stadium in November.
But the Foxes will now go to Stamford Bridge, desperate with points as they fight against relegation under Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
The Blues won only three victories in 11 games in the Premier League, a bad race that saw its brief title challenge end before it really starts.
Now, the western London club will face a battle to hang on to a place in the first four, and the team will take positive points knowing that their three recent victories all came to the house.
Leicester is only five points of security, but could become the first team of Foxes in 95 years to lose five games in a row by a margin of two or more goals.
Securing European football remains a priority for the local team, and with all the teams unless Manchester City in its respective competitions, it seems likely that fifth place will gain a place in the Champions League in the next quarter.
However, there are only six points separating the third and 10th from the table, which means that the blues cannot afford to slip here.
Back to the base. 👊 pic.twitter.com/km321ayltx
– Chelsea FC (@Chelseafc) March 7, 2025
Team news for Chelsea against Leicester
Chelsea will be without Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu in the foreseeable future, because the three should stay away to the international break.
However, there are good news for the Blues because Romeo Lavia has resumed training and should be available in next week.
One of the notable tactical changes in the last Chelsea match saw Reece James deployed in an unknown midfielder’s role, a decision that turned out to be successful by opening the scoring in Copenhagen.
With Malo Gusto who should resume fitness, Maresca could continue to experiment James in this position in the coming games.
On the Leicester side, the right back Woyo Coulibaly has successfully tested and will be available for the selection.
However, Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu remain the only unavailable players due to an injury.
The supporters asked that Stephy Mavididi has more playing time, and with six consecutive appearances that came out of the bench, this match could finally offer him an opportunity to start.
Lignales with
Chelsea: Jorgensen; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; James, Enzo, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Nkunku
Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy
How to watch Chelsea against Leicester: TV channel, online flow
Chelsea will welcome Bournemouth for a kick-off from 2:00 p.m. Sunday, but it is not available to look live in the United Kingdom, with Tottenham vs Bournemouth on Sky Sports at the same time.
How Ruud tackles our challenge from Stamford Bridge 🙌
– Leicester City (@LCFC) March 7, 2025
