Good day fellas, Welcome to our live streaming channel of the Stamford bridge clash between Chelsea and Leicester City.
Fans are starting to settle in for the Saturday clash between the defending Champions and the 2015/2016 league champions. Lets see the lineup’s now.
Conte decided to make just one change from his side’s last Premier League match, that 2-2 draw with Arsenal back on January 3. The change comes at the back, where Antonio Rudiger comes into defence alongside Azpilicueta and Gary Cahill, forcing Andreas Christensen to the bench.
CHELSEA (3-5-2): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Rudiger; Moses, Bakayoko, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard, Morata.
SUBS: Caballero, Pedro, Zappacosta, Batshuayi, Christensen, Luiz, Willian.
LEICESTER (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Amartey, Dragovic, Maguire, Chilwell; Mahrez, James, Ndidi, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy.
SUBS: Gray, Iheanacho, Hamer, Slimani, Iborra, Fuchs, Benalouane.
1″ Alvaro Morata makes the kick off as the match begins
2″ Morata will need to find a goal today after failing to find the net in his last four matches
3″ The Blues are off to a flyer today. They had a corner kick in the first five minutes but Moses slammed the Chance at Alonso.
7″ Okazaki! Albrighton make a superb pass to the striker, but he blasted the shot wide when it was easier to score
10″ Vardy! Great run from the English forward. He make a huge dash to free himself from Azpilicueta but he could not apply the perfect finish. Leicester City are dominating the here
11″ Great Save! Courtois was forced to make a superb save after Ndidi made a dangerous hewader at the post. Chelsea are under huge pressure here.
14″ A fantastic performance from Chiwell, Ndidi and Mahrez has forced the defending champions to play a defensive game so far
16″ Leicester City currently hold 62% of the match possession
17″ YELLOW CARD! Matty James is booked for a foul on Kante
19″ Mahrez blasted a good chance wide after Albrighton teed him up with a cool pass into the box
24″ Mahrez is definitely making a Liverpool worthy performance in this match. He has been a plague to Cjelsea’s back-line with a series of successful dribbles.
LIVE STAT! Possession: Chelsea 41%, Leicester City 51%
28″ Fabregas made a sleek cross into the box to find Bakayoko, but Schmiechel gets hold of the ball to deny the French man
30″ Cahill is down. He seems to be nursing his hamstring here. Christensen is preparing to come up for the England captain. This might be another six week injury for Chelsea.
32″ SUBSTITUTION! Christensen comes on for the injured Cahill
33″ Azpilicueta rolls on the captain band. The Spaniard has been the most consistent player in Chelsea’s backline
36″ WASTEFUL! Mahrez made a clear pass across Chelsea’s post but no Leicester player was close by to slot the ball into the net. Leicester have recorded nine shots on target so far
40″ CORNER KICK! Schmichel was forced to make a great save after Fabregas made a powerful curler at the post.
43″ Two minutes to the end of the first half and Chelsea have been the lesser team so far
45+ Two minutes extra time
HALF TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 LEICESTER CITY
46″ Okazaki makes the pass as the second half gets underway
46″ Neither of the teams have made any substitution.
48″ Chelsea players are trying hinder Leicester City from making quick runs, and they have been successful thus far
50″ Willian and Pedro are jogging on the sidelines. Seems Barkley won’t be making his debut today
52″ Kante brings Matty James down close to the 18 yard box. Free kick for Leicester.
54″ PENALTY APPEAL! Mahrez dived in the box, in a bid to earn a penalty, but he is lucky to get away with it without being booked
57″ DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION! Fabregas and Hazard make way for Pedro and Willian
60″ YELLOW CARD! Okazaki is booked for a foul on Willian
62″ Free kick to Chelsea! Chiwell is booked for bringing Willian down close to the box
63″ The introduction of Willian and Pedro has definitely lightened things up for Chelsea. Leicester players are going defensive now, as the blues create a series of chances
67″ RED CARD! Chiwell is given his marching orders after a clumsy tackle on Moses. Free Kick for Chelsea
70″ Fuchs is preparing to come on for Leicester City. Albrighton has retreated to a defensive role to fill tghe void left by Chiwell
72″ Kante made a dashing run into the box but his shot is saved by Schmiechel. SUBSTITUTION! Okazaki comes off for Fuchs
75″ Willian dribbled his way into Leicester’s 18 yard but his shot goes straight into Schmiechel’s hands
77″ The blues are controlling the match now. But Leicester’s back line have successfully contained them.
80″ We are down to the last 10 minutes here and Leicester are making their second substitution of the day. Vardy comes off for Gray.
84″ All hands are on deck for Leicester now as they hope to take at least one point from this match. They have frustrated Chelsea’s front line today.
87″ YELLOW CARD! Morata is booked for a back tackle on Mcguire
90″ Matty James comes off For Iborra in Leicester’s last substitution of the game
90+ Four minutes extra time. This seems destined to be Chelsea’s third 0-0 in a row
FULL TIME! CHELSEA 0-0 LEICESTER CITY
A lackluster performance from Chelsea earns them their third 0-0 match in a row. Hazard and Fabregas made little or no effort to find the net in the first half. Willian and and Perdro were more successful at earning set pieces than they are at creating chances, and at the end, its 0-0 for both teams. Thanks for staying tuned to our live commentary channel. We hope to see you tomorrow evening for the Anfield clash between Liverpool and Manchester City.
