Prediction: Chelsea to win 4-0
Best Odds: 17/2
Chelsea and Leicester City will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this coming weekend. The match between the Blues and the Foxes will be held at Stamford Bridge in London and is scheduled to kick off at 2pm UK time on Sunday.
Chelsea
Chelsea are one of the biggest clubs in the world and could end up having a very good season. While Enzo Maresca’s side are not going to win the Premier League title, they could end up in the UEFA Champions League places.
The Blues are fifth in the Premier League table at the moment with 46 points from 27 matches, a point behind fourth-placed and defending champions Manchester City. With the likes of Newcastle United, Bournemouth, Brighton and Hove Albion, Fulham and Aston Villa all in the race for the top four, there is no room for errors for Chelsea in their quest to return to the Champions League next season.
Chelsea will take on Kobenhavn away from home in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League last-16 stage on Thursday before the Premier League game against Leicester City at Stamford Bridge in London on Sunday. The Blues hammered Southampton 4-0 at home in the Premier League last week which came after a 2-1 loss at the hands of Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park in the league.
Team News:
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is likely to deploy a 4-2-3-1 formation against Leicester City at Stamford Bridge in London this weekend. Filip Jorgensen will be in goal for the Blues. Malo Gusto, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella will be the four defenders. Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo will be the two holding midfielders. Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku will be the three attacking midfielders. Pedro Neto is likely to lead the line for Chelsea.
Leicester City
Leicester City won automatic promotion from the Championship at the end of the season. The Foxes were the best team in the second tier of English football in the 2023-24 campaign, and many expected them to do well in the Premier League this season.
The Foxes, though, have been dire all season and look doomed for relegation from the top flight of English football. Leicester are second from bottom in the Premier League table at the moment with 17 points from 27 matches, five points behind 17th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Leicester will head into the Premier League game against Chelsea away from home at Stamford Bridge in London this coming weekend on the back of a 2-0 defeat at the hands of West Ham United away from home at London Stadium in the league. It came after a 4-0 loss to Brentford at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League which followed a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal at home in the league.
Team News:
Leicester City are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Chelsea. Mads Hermansen will be in goal for the Foxes. James Justin, Wout Faes, Jannik Vestergaard and Victor Kristiansen will be the four defenders. Wilfred Ndidi and Boubakary Soumare will be the two holding midfielders. Facundo Buonanotte, Bilal El Khannouss and Bobby De Cordova-Reid will be the three attacking midfielders. Jamie Vardy will lead the line for the Foxes.
Key Factors to Consider
- Chelsea have scored 52 goals in 27 Premier League matches so far this season.
- Chelsea have conceded 36 goals in 27 Premier League matches so far this season.
- Cole Palmer has scored 14 goals and provided 6 assists in 27 Premier League matches for Chelsea so far this season.
- Leicester City have won just 4 Premier League games so far this campaign..
- Leicester City have scored 25 goals and conceded 61 goals in 27 Premier League games so far this campaign.
Conclusion
Leicester City are in dire form at the moment, and it is hard to see the Foxes do anything of note against Chelsea, who have a better team, are in better form and are also at home for this particular Premier League game. It is very likely that the London club will pick up all three points in London this coming weekend.
Prediction: Chelsea to win 4-0
Best Odds: 17/2
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