Chelsea vs Leicester City

Chelsea hosts Leicester City on Saturday, here is the complete Premier League betting guide for the weekend's highly contested match.

[Chelsea](https://theprideoflondon.com) to score in both halves at +110 odds. The common money seems to have settled on the usual, though, as the odds are set closest to even at 2.5 goals with -160 on the over and +130 on the under. The both teams to score prop (-120 odds) is looking pretty good to me for this reason. Numerous outlets are reporting that Chelsea has struck a deal with the Foxes for [defender Wesley Fofana](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1563243772107821057?s=20&t=hNqYuUbxfUr2dTD9fHah0Q), a transfer that has been churning in the rumor mill since the window opened. [last weekend’s defeat at Leeds United](https://theprideoflondon.com/2022/08/22/leeds-united-3-0-chelsea-player-ratings-away-day-disaster/). [Leicester City](https://foxesofleicester.com) have already been written off the pitch.

Chelsea host Leicester City on Saturday and The Sporting News will be at Stamford Bridge to bring you live updates throughout the afternoon.

— Chelsea play host to Leicester at Stamford Bridge in London, UK. We'll also be on Wesley Fofana watch in case he's managed to make it here. 90 mins from kickoff: The big team news decision for Tuchel will see a reshuffle at the back following Kalidou Koulibaly's red card against Leeds. “In future, you will just a hear a no comment from me on referees. “The one side is that I got a red card and I behaved in a way that is not appropriate and I regret. There's a VAR check though and it seems Kai Havertz was just offside in the lead up to playing the pass to Loftus-Cheek. The defender is down receiving treatment as a result but looks to be ok to continue. It's not malicious but it was a silly tackle and he's given his marching orders. 34th min: Leicester are enjoying a bit more possession now and win two corners in the space of a minute. 41st min: Chelsea break from Leicester's corner with Loftus-Cheek carrying the ball up the field and playing it to Sterling. 45th min +2: A massive save from Mendy denies Timothy Castagne at the end of the half.

There is a first start of the season for Trevoh Chalobah as Chelsea host Leicester City in the Premier League this afternoon.

The young defender is expected to play in the back three alongside Reece James and Thiago Silva, with Edouard Mendy retained in goal. The referee is Paul Tierney and the VAR is Andre Marriner. The defender is the one change from last weekend’s defeat at Leeds United, replacing the suspended Kalidou Kouliably at the back.

Thomas Tuchel is aiming for his first win at Stamford Bridge this season against a Leicester side who have made a slow start to the season.

Today is his chance to show this and usually we can always rely on him to perform. Last year he came into the side as somewhat of an underdog, the challenger trying to break into the side because nobody knew too much of what he could offer. Leicester have already conceded the most in the Premier League so far with eight goals, only being kept off the bottom by their single point on the opening weekend against Brentford. Thomas Tuchel needs a quick response from his players following last Sunday's horror show at Elland Road, whilst Brendan Rodgers needs to lift the ever souring mood at the King Power amid a challenging summer. The N'Golo Kante derby, no! It's the Wesley Fofana derby, no!

Follow LIVE updates of the Chelsea vs Leicester City Premier League match being played at the Stamford Bridge in London, England.

Spurs is fourth, two points off the top spot. This is very hard to accept but I have to accept it." I don't think I started the aggression, it started earlier. was improper," the FA said in a statement. "A player pulled another player by his hair two minutes earlier. I don't think I was the only person involved -- we both got a red card," Tuchel told reporters.

Here we go! Chelsea starting lineup (4-3-3) Mendy | Cucurella, Chalobah, Silva, James | Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho (c), Gallagher | Sterling, ...

[Chelsea Twitter account’s graphic](https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1563511699294273536) seems to suggest. Streaming: none (UK); Peacock (USA); Hotstar (India); SuperSport GOtv (NGA) On TV: none (UK); none (USA); Star Sports Select HD2 (India); NTA Sport 24 (NGA);

Chelsea host Leicester City on Saturday and The Sporting News will be at Stamford Bridge to bring you live updates throughout the afternoon.

“The one side is that I got a red card and I behaved in a way that is not appropriate and I regret. “What is hard to accept is the context, that I don’t think I started the aggression, and that it started earlier. And for a firm handshake at the end of the match one coach is banned, this is very hard to accept – but I have to accept it. There's a VAR check though and it seems Kai Havertz was just offside in the lead up to playing the pass to Loftus-Cheek. 34th min: Leicester are enjoying a bit more possession now and win two corners in the space of a minute. The defender is down receiving treatment as a result but looks to be ok to continue. The defender has been strongly linked with a switch to Chelsea and it seems the clubs have now agreed a fee of around £75m for his transfer. 41st min: Chelsea break from Leicester's corner with Loftus-Cheek carrying the ball up the field and playing it to Sterling. Sterling gets an inch of space on the left side of the box and curls one into the top corner. He runs to the back post unmarked and taps in from two yards out. James with the assist, a lovely cross in between the keeper and the defender to pick out Sterling for his second of the game. 82nd min: Rodgers looks to the floor as another Leicester corner comes to nothing.

Match report and highlights as 10-man Chelsea survive a desperate Leicester fightback to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge; Conor Gallagher sent off in first half ...

"We started well and looked a threat in the game. There's no doubt we should have taken at least a point." "We're disappointed with the goal that was disallowed. Sterling (3pts), Tielemans (2pts), James (1pt) It was a great header." But Sterling had other ideas and came roaring out of the blocks for the second half. [Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here.](https://fantasy.premierleague.com/) "It's not purely his fault," said Tuchel. Brendan Rodgers was left to rue the host of chances his team squandered, as well as a Barnes goal that was ruled out in the first half for what looked a soft foul on Mendy. "It's not good enough how we take set pieces and on top of it we give chances away and are sloppy in the coverage, we are bad in decision-making. Despite seeing his team hold on for victory, Tuchel was in no mood to let Gallagher off the hook after the match, saying: "Today he is responsible for what he did and he knows this was a huge mistake. However, Sterling scored both his first and second Chelsea goals to lift the mood at a nervous Stamford Bridge and, while Harvey Barnes quickly hit back for the Foxes, the home side were able to hold on and move back into the top half of the Premier League.

Chelsea took all three points off Leicester City in a 2-1 home win after going down to 10 men. Here are the player ratings from today's game.

Came on at halftime and made an impact. Gallagher has failed again to make an impact in this Chelsea squad. A rock at the back despite his age still. Mendy got beat at the near post which he will probably be disappointed about but was there when called upon. Sterling then had two to his name when the winger was at the end of a Reece James cross, doubling Chelsea's lead. Mendy - 6

Chelsea overcame Conor Gallagher's red card to come away 2-1 winners over Leicester City.

His second goal of the afternoon was every bit why Chelsea bought him, producing a simple in tap in after finding the ball around the six-yard box. The German forward provided James with the ball in the build up to Sterling's second, but probably needs a more sustained impact on the game. Wasted little time creating something in the second period as his deflected strike lobbed over Danny Ward to give Chelsea the lead. It was a shame to see the red card mean he had to play deeper but was quite frankly monstrous in each battle he faced. Jorginho - The Italian's best display of the season. His first booking was a little harsh but his second inevitable as he took down Jamie Vardy on the halfway line to prevent the Leicester foward having a free run on goal. Jorginho tidied up play well and was a solid presence during his time on the pitch. With a deal agreed for Wesley Fofana on Friday evening, it was a much-needed outing to prove his worth should he stay at Stamford Bridge for the season. The wing-back hit the post with a fierce strike in the first half and was never afraid to take responsibility for the ball. 6. Edouard Mendy - A reassuring outing from the Senegal international who produced a brilliant save as Timothy Castagne looked destined to score on the brink of half time. Impressive save against Jamie Vardy late on.

Raheem Sterling scored his first goals for Chelsea since signing from Manchester City this summer, as Thomas Tuchel's side beat Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday ...

"Youri Tielemans has made a couple of great balls, Jamie [Vardy] his timing was excellent and he would normally put the chances away, but he was getting the chances. [Raheem Sterling](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/156366/Raheem-Sterling) scored his first goals for [Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) since signing from [Manchester City](/football/team?id=382) this summer, as Thomas Tuchel's side beat [Leicester City](/football/team?id=375) 2-1 on Saturday despite being down to 10 players. Leicester remain in 19th place, with one point. "We just started the second half too passively, we weren't aggressive enough. The challenge was a clear yellow card and gave us a huge disadvantage. Speaking on Gallagher's red card, Tuchel added: "You can't make the [second] challenge if you have a yellow card after 20 or 25 minutes.