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THE GAME IS OVER
The game ends from Stamford Bridge, the Blues win against the Foxes and get their first home win of the season.
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THE EQUALIZER CAME UP JUST SHORT! Ayoze Perez hits the crossbar and no one from the Foxes could push the ball home. The blues have been saving
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Vardy came close! The Foxes striker got past half the world and faced only Mendy but his attempt ended up wide of the net.
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GOOOOOOOOOL FOR LEICESTER CITY! Harvey Barnes hits a shot from the edge of the penalty area and beats Mendy's goal.
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL FOR CHELSEA! Stearling once again puts on his hero's cape and shoves the ball in at the far post to increase the blues' lead.
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SECOND GOAL CLOSE! Chelsea came within a whisker of scoring a second goal, but Stearling hits the post.
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CHELSEA GOAL! At the start of the second half, Stearling's chamfered shot goes down like an arrow and into the net. The blues win it already
End of first half
End of the first half between Chelsea and Leicester City, the blues and foxes tied 0-0.
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POST! James bursts the post after grabbing the ball with his left foot and crashing it into the near post defended by Daniel Ward.
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Free kick for Chelsea after Daniel Praet runs down Stearling and is cautioned in the game.
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The goal was cancelled out at Stamford Bridge. Mendy is fouled by Harvey Barnes and the central defender disallows the Foxes' goal. What a scare for the Blues!
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Gallagher is sent off for committing yet another foul on Vardy, who was running clear on goal, but he picks up a double yellow and leaves Chelsea at a disadvantage
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Conor Gallagher gets the yellow card after taking down Branes in the middle of the field.
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VAR decision! Havertz is offside and the penalty is disallowed.
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PENALTY FOR CHELSEA! Loftus-Cheak is fouled by Tielemans inside the box and the Blues have a chance to go ahead in the game.
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10 minutes into the game at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea and Leciester are currently playing a very volatile back-and-forth match.
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SAVE BY DANIEL WARD! Stearling leaves Loftus-Cheak alone to put the ball into the net but Daniel Ward plays excellent in his area to close the gap and send for a corner.
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Corner kick for Leicester City, the Foxes look to surprise the Blues with a corner, who started the game at high speed.
THE MATCH BEGINS
The game between Chelsea and Leicester City kicks off, the blues will be looking to get back to winning ways at Stamford Bridge.
IN A FEW MOMENTS WE BEGIN
In a couple of minutes we will start with the broadcast of the duel between Chelsea and Leicester City, matchday 4 of the Premier League from Stamford Bridge.
CHELSEA'S LINEUP LIST
This is Chelsea's lineup to defend their home against the Foxes who are looking to hurt the Blues at home and in front of their own fans.
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— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 27, 2022
LEICESTER CITY LINE-UP LIST
This is the lineup that the Foxes are sending to face the Blues at Stamford Brigde, Leicester City wants to put a blow on the table today.
A VERY BAD RUN
The Foxes are facing one of their worst away streaks in the Premier League as they have only won two of their last 15 matches, averaging 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats, and to make matters worse, they have 27 consecutive matches without being able to keep a clean sheet, conceding a goal in each of them.
THE SCORERS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
At the moment the scorers table is dominated by the Spanish Rodrigo Moreno of Leeds United with 4 goals scored, in second place are Aleksandar Mitrovic, Haaland and Wilfried Zaha with 3 goals scored, the third place is followed by Callum Wilson, Che Adams, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Harry Kane with 2 goals scored.
POSITIONS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
At the moment and surprisingly, Arsenal is leading the Premier League with three rounds elapsed in which it has a total of 9 points and a goal difference of +7, in second place is the champion Manchester City with 7 points, in third place is Leeds United with 7 points, in fourth place Tottenham continues to dominate with the same points as the 2nd and 3rd, finally in fifth place is Brighton.
CHELSEA'S LAST MATCH
On the other hand, Chelsea traveled to Elland Road to face Leeds United in another round of Premier League action. However, the blues did not get the desired visit as they had to concede three goals during the 90 minutes and could not score, in addition to receiving the expulsion of new reinforcement Koulibaly, having a hard setback just in this start of the campaign.
LEICESTER'S LAST MATCH
On the other hand, the Foxes faced Southampton Saints at the King Power Stadium, however, things did not work out in favor of Vardy and company's team, as the locality was not a factor for Southampton to beat them at home and return to their people with three points in the bag. The match ended 1-2 against and the scorer for Leicester City was James Maddison.
THE WAIT IS OVER
The wait is over in the Premier League, Chelsea receives Leicester City at Stamford Bridge in a match corresponding to matchday 4 of the Premier League of the 2022-23 season. On the one hand, Chelsea faced Leeds United and ended up defeated by a score of 0-3 against, on the other hand, Leicester City lost against Southampton by a score of 2-1 against, having a defeat just like their similar team.
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Watch out for this Leicester City player:
The player to watch for this match will be the attacking midfielder, Harvey Barnes, the current Offensive Midfielder has been an important piece in this start of the season for Leicester City and he proved it by scoring last match, now, he will look to break the nets again and be the difference that balances the balance in favor of his team.
Watch out for this Chelsea player:
For this match, the player to watch will be Stearling. The former Manchester City striker has been a key player in this start of the season for Chelsea, so he will be the key player that fans are looking to have this season and burst the net as many times as necessary to become the Premier League's top scorer.
Latest Leicester City lineup:
D. Iversen; L. Thomas, J. Vestergaard, C. Soyuncu, M. Albrighton; Y. Tielemans, N. Mnedy; H. Barnes, D. Praet, K. Iheanacho; P. Daka.
Chelsea's last lineup:
E. Mendy; K. Koulibaly, T. Silva, R. James; Cucurella, C. Gallagher, Jorginho, M. Mount, R. Loftus-Cheek; R. Stearling, K. Havertz.
Background:
Chelsea and Leicester have met on a total of 122 occasions (59 wins for Chelsea, 35 draws and 27 wins for Leicester City) where the scales are completely tipped in favor of the Chelsea side. In terms of goals, both teams usually score against each other, with 213 goals for Chelsea and 140 for Leicester City. Their last meeting dates back to the 27th Premier League matchday of the 2021-22 season where both clubs drew 1-1.
About the Stadium:
Stamford Bridge is the home of Chelsea Football Club and is located in the Fulham district of England, its capacity is 41 184 spectators, making it the tenth largest capacity stadium in all of England and the Premier League.
It was inaugurated in 1877 and was initially built to be used by Fulham, but this did not accept, and became the property of the London Athletics Club, which used it until 1905. This club changed its name to what is now known as Chelsea. The stadium has been remodeled numerous times, the most recent being in the 1990s, when it was converted into a modern stadium with individual seats.
Getting the away result
The Leicester City team at the moment has had a regular performance at the moment, on day 1 of the Premier League they drew 2-2 with Brentford in an exciting duel against the Bees, then they played against Arsenal and lost game 2 of the season by a score of 4-2, and last day they received Southampton at the King Power Stadium, that game they lost 2-1 against, having only 1 of 9 possible at the moment. Also, in the midweek matchday they managed to advance to the next round of elimination of the Carabao Cup in a penalty shootout, so the Foxes are in need of a win in the league in order to clinch.
Making themselves respected at home
Chelsea will return home for another Premier League match after having played last week's away game and suffered a tough 3-goal defeat at the start of the season. However, the Chelsea team is good playing at home since last season they won most of their duels accompanied by their people, and they will look for everything to be the same again. At the moment Chelsea has 1 away win against Everton at the start of the campaign, then a tight 2-2 draw with Tottenham in the London derby and a defeat against Leeds United, so they will be looking to beat Leicester City at Stamford Bridge.
Premier League kicks off
The 2022-23 season kicked off in England, bringing back the best league in the world with it. All clubs, along with 3 new guests, will be looking to achieve great feats throughout this season that will be involved in a modified calendar due to the FIFA World Cup in November. Likewise, the teams will fight for the qualifying places for European tournaments and to be present in the big six of the Premier League, however, the real objective is one; to be crowned as the new champions of England. On this date, the Blues will face the Foxes at the mythical Stamford Bridge, both clubs have had a good start so far this season and will seek to continue with a good pace at the beginning of the Premier League.
Kick-off time
The Chelsea vs Leicester City match will be played at Stamford Bridge, in London, England. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:00 am ET.
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