Chelsea vs Leicester City Prediction and Analysis: The Foxes Shattered

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Chelsea will be without Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, and Marc Guiu until after their international breaks. However, Romeo Lavia has returned to training and could make his comeback next week or sooner.

Manager Enzo Maresca fielded a fairly strong team in the first European match of the season, with Cole Palmer making his debut in the competition. However, his goalless streak extended to eight games, raising questions about the midfielder's form.

Reece James was tested in the central midfield position in the match in the Danish capital and performed well, scoring the opening goal. This could be an option Maresca continues to use, especially now that right-back Malo Gusto has recovered from injury and is ready to return.

On Leicester's side, right-back Woyo Coulibaly has passed his fitness test and is eligible to play, meaning the visitors only have two injured players: Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu.

Leicester fans have been constantly calling on the manager to give Stephy Mavididi more opportunities, and this match could be the moment he gets his first start after six consecutive games coming on as a substitute.

Leicester have also made several changes at centre-back recently. Jannik Vestergaard was used in place of Caleb Okoli in the previous game, but the Italian defender could return to the starting lineup after another Leicester defeat.

Latest predicted lineups for Chelsea vs Leicester City

Chelsea:

Jorgensen; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; James, Enzo, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Nkunku

Leicester City:

Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy

Latest football match prediction: Chelsea vs Leicester City

After having been in contention for the title at the end of 2024 and having the opportunity to temporarily take the top spot in the Premier League in mid-December, Chelsea have seen their domestic season collapse.

The Blues' run of five consecutive wins ended with a draw against Everton, and since then they have only won three of their 11 Premier League matches, losing five during that period.

However, those three wins all came in their last three home games, where they scored a combined nine goals against Wolves, West Ham United and Southampton. This gives manager Enzo Maresca the opportunity to achieve his first four consecutive home wins since taking office.

Against a struggling opponent like Leicester, who are battling to avoid relegation, Chelsea need to seize this opportunity, especially with the race for Champions League qualification still incredibly tight.

With the impressive performances of English teams in European competitions this past week, the chances of the top five Premier League teams securing Champions League qualification are very high. Currently, Chelsea are in fifth place, but are only six points ahead of the eight teams from third to tenth place.

Chelsea also showed good form in European competition, winning 2-1 against Copenhagen in the first leg of the Conference League round of 16. After thrashing Southampton 4-0 earlier this week, The Blues are aiming for a run of three consecutive wins in all competitions.

Chelsea's head-to-head record against Leicester is also very positive, having won six of their last seven encounters. Despite losing to Ipswich Town in December, Chelsea have little reason to worry about suffering their first defeat of the season against a newly promoted team in 12 years. This is even less likely given that Leicester have lost 11 of their last 12 Premier League matches.

Leicester have only won one of their 11 away games at Stamford Bridge and have never been in such poor form on any trip to Chelsea.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's team recently set an unenviable record by becoming the first team in the history of the English top flight to lose six consecutive home games without scoring a goal, following a 0-4 defeat to Brentford. This was followed by a 0-2 loss away to West Ham, further increasing the pressure on Van Nistelrooy.

If they continue to lose by large margins, Leicester will for the first time in 95 years lose five consecutive matches by two or more goals, bringing them closer to relegation.

Although many were surprised that Van Nistelrooy kept his job, given their current form, the result against Chelsea probably doesn't mean much, unless they suffer another heavy defeat.

Leicester were somewhat fortunate that the other three teams in the relegation zone all lost in the previous round, meaning they remain only five points behind safety despite having only earned 17 points since the start of the season.

Latest Chelsea vs Leicester City score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Chelsea vs Leicester Cityas follows:

• Sportsmole:Chelsea 4-0 Leicester City

• WhoScore:Chelsea 3-0 Leicester City
• Our newspaper predicts:Chelsea 4-0 Leicester City

When and where can I watch Chelsea vs Leicester City live?

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