Chelsea will look to bridge the gap between themselves and Man City in third when they face Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
The Blues are currently third in the league, four points adrift of City in second and nine points adrift of Liverpool in first. They face a Leicester side that have found things tough recently and are down in 15th.
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Leicester Recent Form
Leicester are without a win in four across all competitions.
In that run, they have lost against Nottingham Forest and Man Utd and drawn with Ipswich in the Premier League and also lost against the Red Devils in the League Cup.
In those two matches against Man Utd, they shipped eight goals.
Leicester Injury News
Steve Cooper is dealing with a long list of injuries as Bobby DeCordova-Reid, Patson Daka, Jamie Vardy, Jakub Stolarczyk, Ricardo Pereira, Jordan Ayew and Issahaku Fatawu are all either definitely out or a major doubt.
Last Leicester Lineup
Here’s how Leicester lined up against Man Utd.
Chelsea Recent Form
Chelsea’s last two results in the Premier League have been commendable draws away at Man Utd and at home to Arsenal.
They were knocked out of the League Cup by Newcastle, but recorded a superb victory in the Europa Conference League, beating Noah 8-0.
Chelsea Injury News
Maresca’s defensive options are uncertain are Romeo Lavia, Malo Gusto and Wesley Fofana all withdrew from international duty due to knocks. They’ll all be assessed late on Friday afternoon to determine their fitness.
Omari Kellyman is definitely out with a hamstring issue.
Last Chelsea Lineup
Here’s how Chelsea lined up against Arsenal.
Leicester vs Chelsea – who is the referee and VAR?
Referee: Andy Madley
Assistants: Nick Hopton, Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Leigh Doughty
VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Dan Cook
Leicester – Player To Watch
Facundo Buonanotte, on loan from Brighton, has been excellent for the Foxes so far this season, with five goal contributions in eight starts in the league.
Chelsea – Player To Watch
Cole Palmer hasn’t registered a goal or an assist in his last two games and that’s a dry spell for him as he has 12 goal contributions in 10 matches in the league. Back him to get back to his best on Saturday.
Leicester vs Chelsea – Prediction
Leicester haven’t scored more than a single goal in any one Premier League game at home so far this season, and they’d need at least a couple to get one over Chelsea, who have scored 12 on the road.
Scoreline prediction – Leicester 1-3 Chelsea
Leicester vs Chelsea – Betting Tips
Chelsea to Win and Both Teams to Score
– Chelsea have won four of their last six away games
– Leicester have lost three of their last six home games
– Leicester have scored in five and conceded in five of their last six home games, while Chelsea have scored in six and conceded in four of their last six away games
