Comments and predictions for Chelsea vs Leicester City: The Foxes are in disarray
The match between Chelsea vs Leicester City in the English Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on March 9. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Chelsea vs Leicester City squad information
Chelsea will be without Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu until after the international break. However, Romeo Lavia has returned to training and could be back in contention next week or sooner.
Manager Enzo Maresca fielded a strong line-up for the first European game of the season, with Cole Palmer making his debut in the competition. However, his run without a goal has now extended to eight games, raising questions about the midfielder's form.
Reece James was tested in central midfield in the Danish capital and did well, scoring the opener. This could be an option Maresca continue to employ, especially with right-back Malo Gusto fit and ready to return from injury.
On Leicester's side, right-back Woyo Coulibaly passed his fitness test and is eligible to play, meaning the away team only has two injuries left, Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu.
Leicester fans have been calling for Stephy Mavididi to be given more opportunities, and this could be his moment in the starting line-up after six consecutive appearances as a substitute.
Leicester have also made a number of changes at centre-back in recent times. Jannik Vestergaard replaced Caleb Okoli in the previous game, but the Italian could return to the starting line-up after another Leicester defeat.
Latest Chelsea vs Leicester City predicted lineup
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 Chelsea vs Leicester City football review
After being in the title race as late as 2024 and having a chance to temporarily take the Premier League lead in mid-December, Chelsea have seen their domestic season collapse.
The Blues' five-game winning streak ended with a draw with Everton, and since then they have won just three of their 11 Premier League games, losing five times in the process.
However, those three wins have come in their last three home games, where they have scored a combined nine goals against Wolves, West Ham United and Southampton, giving manager Enzo Maresca the chance to win four consecutive home games for the first time since taking charge.
Against an opponent struggling in the relegation race like Leicester, Chelsea need to take advantage of this opportunity, especially when the race for a Champions League ticket is still very tense.
With the impressive performances of English teams in European competition over the past week, the chances of the top five teams in the Premier League this season qualifying for the Champions League are very high. Currently, Chelsea are in fifth place, but only six points separate the eight teams from third to tenth place.
Chelsea have also been in fine form in Europe, winning 2-1 at Copenhagen in the first leg of their Conference League last-16 tie. After thrashing Southampton 4-0 in midweek, the Blues are looking to make it three wins in a row in all competitions.
Chelsea’s record against Leicester is also positive, having won six of their last seven meetings. Despite losing to Ipswich Town in December, Chelsea have little reason to worry about suffering their first two defeats in a season against a newly promoted side in 12 years. That’s even more unlikely given Leicester have lost 11 of their last 12 Premier League games.
Leicester have won just one of their 11 visits to Stamford Bridge and have never been in such poor form on any trip to Chelsea.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's side have just set a forgettable record by becoming the first team in English top-flight history to lose six consecutive home games without scoring, after a 4-0 defeat to Brentford. They were then beaten 2-0 at West Ham, adding to the pressure on Van Nistelrooy.
If they continue to lose by a margin, Leicester will lose five consecutive games by a margin of two goals or more for the first time in 95 years, moving closer to the prospect of relegation.
Although many were surprised that Van Nistelrooy kept his job, given his current form, the result against Chelsea probably won't mean much unless they suffer another heavy defeat.
Leicester have had some luck as the other three teams in the relegation zone all lost in the previous round, helping them remain just five points adrift of safety despite having only picked up 17 points since the start of the season.
Latest Chelsea vs Leicester City score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of 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
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