Enzo Maresca suffered a blow in the build-up to Chelsea’s trip to the King Power Stadium where they take on his old employers, Leicester City, in a potential banana-skin match for the Blues.
Match odds
Leicester win: 6.89
Draw: 4.78
Chelsea win: 1.44
Prediction
Leicester City are capable of being a headache for a lot of teams in the Premier League, and on their day, will get a result. But we envision Maresca Ball being a bit more than what the Foxes can handle.
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Key Stats
Chelsea have won four of the last five meetings against Leicester City, with the other match in that run of games ending in a draw.
However, Leicester have won more points (7) in their last five league matches compared to Chelsea that have managed six points in their last five matches in the league.
Team News
Reece James has suffered a setback which will leave the Chelsea captained on the sidelines, although Maresca cannot give an exact timeframe of James recovery.
Also set to miss the game at Leicester is Jadon Sancho, while Cole Palmer is back to full fitness after using the international break to recover.
League Record
Leicester: 2 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses – 10 points
Chelsea: 5 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses – 19 points