Chelsea host Leicester City in their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. Frank Lampard’s side are looking to bounce back from their 4-0 loss to Manchester United last weekend while taking positives from their penalty shootout defeat to Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup. The Foxes will be hoping to take advantage of Blues run of form as they look for their first win of the season after being held to a goalless draw against Wolves last weekend.
Sportsmail provide you live Premier League coverage of Chelsea vs Leicester City including scores, lineups and build-up. Leicester’s threat is growing stronger. Maddison is pulling the strings in the middle of the pitch. This time he puts Vardy through down the left in the penalty area.
The English striker smashes across goal but his effort slides just right of the post. Huge danger for Chelsea here. Choudhury takes aim from the edge of the penalty area. His shot takes a slight deflection on its way but Arrizabalaga does well to hold onto his effort.
Just moments later, Maddison picks up the ball on the left-hand side of the area before firing a shot across goal. However, his attempt drifts wide of the right post. Leicester ramping up the pressure here with just over 30 minutes remaining.
They are getting a bit closer now. Maddison is away down the left, and then after a fortunate break, he is 1 on 1 with Arrizabalaga.
The Leicester star goes round the Chelsea goalkeeper but has a tight angle and Chelsea’s defenders get back in front of goal. He looks to pass across the box but the hosts manage to clear.
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