Chelsea will be hoping to record back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since November when they take on Leicester City at the King Power Stadium tonight.
Both teams won and kept a clean sheet in their fixture last weekend, with Leicester defeating Southampton 2 – 0 while Chelsea recorded a 1 – 0 away win to Fulham.
The Foxes have lost four times already this season at the King Power, earning just 13 of their 35 points at home.
And Chelsea are unbeaten in their four visits to the Foxes’ home since 2015, but will want to improve on seven points from the last possible 21 available, three of those coming at Fulham on Saturday
Chelsea’s recent poor run of results have been attributed to a number of chances being wasted by the blues forward men.
The Blues have hit the woodwork 11 times this campaign. Meanwhile, their opponents look seem clinical in front of goal having struck the bar seven times.
Reece James and Kurt Zouma will both return to the back four while another strong showing by Callum Hudson-Odoi as substitute at Craven Cottage suggested he is the most in-form of our wide players right now and could start for the West Londoners.
Meanwhile, the Blues will be without N’Golo Kante due to a hamstring injury which will prevent him from featuring against his former club after he served his suspension at Fulham.
Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic figured three days ago, but teenager Billy Gilmour is another option for the holding role.
Edouard Mendy will be given the nod to man the post after Saturday’s win Saturday’s win brought an 11th clean sheet from 20 matches in all competitions. While Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel has managed six in the league.
Jamie Vardy appears the obvious threat to this Chelsea side. Although, his goal record is vastly better away from the King Power this season.
Their biggest players in the final third have been James Maddison, a creative attacking midfielder on a good day, and Harvey Barnes, who cuts in from the left.
Bredan Rodgers will be hoping to secure his first win against his former side, where he tutored as an academy coach.
The Foxes are currently 3rd in the EPL table while the Blues are 7th. The host will go top of the league if they win tonight.
