Pushed higher in the second period to press Leicester in after their formation change and the introduction of Iheanacho. Saved well from Amartey in the second half. Benoit Badiashile - 7 Composed on the ball and wasn't at fault for the goal. Privacy Policy Agreement * Ayoze Perez of Leicester City is challenged by Jorginho of Chelsea, (Image: Kirsty Wigglesworth - Pool/Getty Images). During halftime, Thomas Tuchel made a change and introduced Cesar Azpilicuetaand what a change that turned out to be. 6. Here's how we rated each Blues player. 9, Outstanding challenge denied a tap-in for Soumare. Loftus-Cheek was involved again soon after, seemingly winning a penalty when tangling with Youri Tielemans in the box, only for VAR to spot an offside in the build-up and overturn it. 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It was a shame to see the red card mean he had to play deeper but was quite frankly monstrous in each battle he faced. He opened his body up and was denied by Odunze. Goals from Harry Kane and Oliver Skipp ensured Chelsea fell to their first defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Cesar Azpilicueta - Having spent the opening half communicating with the fourth official in Thomas Tuchel's absence, slotted in on the right of a back three in the second half. With Tielemans exerting more and more control of things, Barnes and Vardy both forced Mendy into saves in the final quarter of the game. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. . Hauled off after an ineffective 62 minutes. 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Latest Leicester City news as forthcoming opponents Chelsea confirm an injury to Thiago Silva, increasing the likelihood of 70m Wesley Fofana returning to the King Power Stadium this month Trevoh Chalobah - A very solid display from the 22-year-old in his first start of the season. How Erik ten Hag and Casemiro outclassed Newcastle United to lift the Carabao Cup. But that was Leicesters cue to hit back, and they halved Chelseas advantage with a well-worked goal that ended with Harvey Barnes beating Edouard Mendy at his near post. Had further opportunities to venture forward but stayed resolute at right-back. Chelsea: Is the writing on the wall for Graham Potter? He needs to play an advanced role and might do so once Wesley Fofana joins Chelsea. N'Golo Kante's contract at Stamford Bridge is set to expire at the end of the season and Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool could be interested in snapping him up for free. 5. Chelsea vs Leicester City player ratings: Blues fight for three points. 6, Some of his one-touch passing and movement was exceptional in the first 30 minutes as Chelsea's dominated. Cucurella seems to be performing in every alternate game at the start of his Chelsea career. Kai Havertz (for Jorginho, 75') No rating. Required fields are marked *. Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is 'very interested' in acquiring a 100% stake in French side Strasbourg, who finished sixth in Ligue 1 last season, according to L'Equipe. Had the game's first effort on target in the 53rd minute but that was about it. Sunday 26 February 2023 10:13, UK. Chelsea registered a comfortable victory over Leicester City, with Antonio Rudiger, N'Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic getting the job done. Thus, the game started at full tempo with high energy. Big impact. Chelsea took all three points off Leicester City in a 2-1 home win after going down to 10 men. 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Silva used his experience well to produce crunching tackles (5) and critical clearances (4) on Saturday. The English international should have celebrated a goal, but his thumping effort smashed the upright. Leicester nearly pounced but could not convert two glorious openings to take a lead into half-time. 9, Ben Elliott - Rotated with Webster in advancing forward and always looked to pick a forward pass. Picked his moments to attack very well and was a constant threat. Seemed to remain in the centre of the pitch and was like he had a magnet to the half-way line. But Leicester weathered the storm before getting a numerical advantage when Conor Gallagher made two bookable offences in five minutes to get sent off. Leicester did have the ball in the net soon after, only to see the referee blow for a foul as Barnes headed in as he jumped with Mendy, who was arguably fortunate to get the decision. 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The one to stop a late goal was important and helped Chelsea earn three points. Could have been a gamechanger, but wasn't. Loftus-Cheek also looked solid in midfield and should continue his run in the team. 2018 West London Media Ltd. All rights reserved. 6, Didnt really figure much at all in the opening 45 as Chelsea played very much through the middle. Chelsea took all three points off Leicester City in a 2-1 home win after going down to 10 men. PLAYER RATINGS: Harry Brook had a Test start to compare with the very . No coincidence that Chelsea were not at their best when he struggled to be involved. His first booking was a little harsh but his second inevitable as he took down Jamie Vardy on the halfway line to prevent the Leicester foward having a free run on goal. Got forward well in the second half.RM: Ruben Loftus-Cheek - 6/10 - Played relatively narrow and his position was effective by allowing him to get into the box. 7, Some slack passes early doors put his teammates in trouble and conceded some silly fouls as well. Silva as always commanded the Blue's defence and showed class making some key tackles and interceptions. The 19-year-old read any possible danger from distance and celebrated a free-kick block like a goal.. 6, READ MORE: Todd Boehly makes major decision to reshape Chelsea transfer approach for Graham Potter, Zac Sturge - Provided various overlapping runs to assist Rankine down the left wing and showed extreme fitness levels to dart up and down the pitch. Could have had a hattrick as well. S. Germany. Mount struggled to get into this game after playing more of a defensive position today, was taken off so Chelsea could strengthen and change formation at halftime. Very, very quiet in the second half. 6, Well, he was NGolo Kante. Mason Mount - A quiet afternoon for the Blues star and was sacrificed at half-time as Chelsea changed shape. Gave Joe Wormleighton a horrid time in the first half before the defender came off at half-time. Mount has looked off the pace in the early days of the 2022/23 season, and that trend continued against Leicester City. Booked. Played the full 90 and did alright but didn't really stand out in what was a very good Chelsea performance. Booked in the first half as frustrations got the better of him. Chelseawere dismal at the King Power Stadium as they were beaten 2-0 by Leicester City as pressure worsened on Frank Lampard. Christian Pulisic: The American helped provide an outlet for the Blues to release the ball. A complete midfielder performance. Attempted countless defence cutting passes and showed glimpses of what we saw wth Abu wit his desire to join attacks. READ MORE: Rodgers to target England defender but Chelsea an obstacle to Leicester plans. 6, Alfie Gilchrist - The skipper orchestrated the Chelsea backline without much trouble from Leicester. 6, Dion Rankine - Bagged his first league goal since the 7-1 win at Wolves on the opening day and was Chelsea's most dangerous option on the attack. Sterling should now be in his element henceforth. A lively presence down the Chelsea left, went close early with a shot that went just wide and enjoyed a great battle throughout with outstanding Fofana. 6. 7, Delivery from corners was not good enough in the first half, bordering on rubbish. Watch Champions League Live Chelsea vs. Leicester City player ratings: Jorginho, Rudiger fires Blues to victory; Vardy quiet for Foxes Chelsea are in great shape to qualify for UCL after. Leicester tried to make their advantage count in an effort to find the equaliser. Dug in after the break and tried to rally his teammates with his own energy, they just didn't respond. 9, Recalled to the side after missing out against Burnley. Moved into midfield for the final 15 minutes and looked good there too. Linked up play well but should have done better with a chance put on a plate for him by Kante, only to hesitate when bearing down on goal and was tackled by Daniel Amartey. Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City, Player Ratings: Sterling off the mark, top of the charts Community player ratings from 10-man Chelsea's victory By David Pasztor @D_Peezy Aug 28, 2022, 8:57pm BST Required fields are marked *. Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City: FA Cup final player ratings Youri Tielemans and Kasper Schmeichel were exceptional for Leicester, while it was a day to forget for Chelsea's Timo Werner Wes Morgan. Heres how each Chelsea player fared against a resilient Leicester City side: Chelsea FCs 50 Greatest Players Of All-Time, Chelsea FCs Top 30 Transfers Of All Time, Chelsea FCs Top 20 Goals Of The Roman Abramovich Era. Liverpool smashed Bournemouth 9-0 and Manchester City came back to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium. Chelsea looked strong in the early exchanges and dominated the proceedings for much of the first half an hour when they could have scored twice. Rating Tottenham Forwards versus Chelsea It was a quiet first half from Spurs' talented trio up front, as the Chelsea defensive pressure made it difficult for Tottenham to get anything going. Chelsea barely raised a gallop after the break and it was Leicester who created the better openings as James Justin headed wide when unmarked and Mendy saved from Youri Tielemans. Nick Pope earned a WhoScored rating of just 4.27 in Newcastle's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday night. A rock at the back despite his age still. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Excellent performance once again from the England international. 6. Heres how we rated each Blues player. Chelsea moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a controlling 3-0 win over Leicester at the King Power Stadium. But he got a great assist for Barnes.SUB: Ayoze Perez (55' for Praet) - 6/10SUB: Kelechi Iheanacho (55' for Soumare) - 6/10SUB: Wilfred Ndidi (89' for Tielemans) - N/AManager: Brendan Rodgers - 6/10 - Really went for it with attacking substitutions after Chelsea got ahead, which did at least make the Foxes more of a threat than they had been. The English international would have had a goal if not for a solid save by Danny Ward. And the lack of fitness and rhythm was evident as he clumsily lost the ball a few times when Leicester looked to get back on level terms. Jorginho tidied up play well and was a solid presence during his time on the pitch. Outpaced by Timothy Castagne in the build-up to Maddisons goal but atoned for that with a superb volley from a tight angle to level the score. Great run and pass released Ziyech for Chelsea's third. Arsenal retained their place at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at . Ruben Loftus-Cheek - 6 The English international endured a nightmare of a game that ended in less than half an hour, with the tackle for his second yellow card being senseless, to say the least. Brodi Hughes - Kept his defensive shape well after being plugged into a solid back four. GK: Edouard Mendy - 7/10 - Let off the hook by the referee's whistle at one stage, but made a key save at 0-0 and then at 2-1.RB: Reece James - 7/10 - One of Chelsea's better sources of open play creativity. Conor Gallagher was sent off early on after two. football.london's live coverage of Arsenal vs Everton in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium as Mikel Arteta's side look to extend their lead at the top of the table. However, James got his comeuppance with the assist for Raheem Sterlings second strike. 27 February 2023. The Premier League weekend started with a much-needed win for Manchester United against a young Southampton side. Raheem Sterling then broke the deadlock in the 46th minute after a deflected shot looped over the Leicester keeper. This put the Blues under some pressure early, but the game went on pretty much at the same pace. 7. The match had players diving in with tackles and everything else to excite fans, but the home side went down to 10 men after Conor Gallagher was booked twice in quick succession. Leicester had Harvey Barnes to thank for their goal and probably should have done more with their player advantage the Foxes remain win-less after four games of the season. 6. In first half stoppage time, Mendy reacted quickly to close down Timothy Castagnes shot at the far post. So it was hardly surprising that he made way for Cesar Azpilicueta at half-time to shore up the backline. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Had done alright.ST: Kai Havertz - 6/10 - Largely quiet but crucially involved in creating the second goal for Sterling.ST: Raheem Sterling - 8/10 - Started well and later rose to the occasion with two well-taken goals. Kai Havertz - Showed hints of good combinations with Loftus-Cheek but could not retain the ball often enough when more isolated. Strayed offside on too many occasions. Probably a touch fortunate to stay on the pitch after a reckless, two-footed challenge on Wesley Fofana that saw him pick up a yellow card. But on the ball was good and was perhaps the Foxes' chief creative spark, particularly late on.CM: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - 6/10 - Seemed to be involved in quite a bit of action without doing anything truly decisive.LM: Harvey Barnes - 8/10 - A clear source of danger and was worth his second half goal. Jorginho (7) May be that rare beast of an ex-Chelsea player who suits Arsenal's style of play. Came on late and couldn't make a difference. But the ensuing effort was well saved by Danny Ward. Could have done more with the ball when the opportunity arrived with his stature towering over most of Leicester's players. Chelsea: Edouard Mendy 8; Reece James 7, Thiago Silva 6, Trevoh Chalobah 7, Marc Cucurella 7; Jorginho 6, Ruben Loftus-Cheek 7, Conor Gallagher 4; Mason Mount 6, Kai Havertz 6 . Came on a did a good job considering the Croatian has just come back from injury. Physical in his challenge when needed in defence and in attack, Casadei was unlucky not to score in the first half with an unlucky strike outside the area. All ratings are out of 10, and the higher the number the better. He also initiated the move when Loftus-Cheek nearly scored in the first half. The Gunners boss is set to face the press after his side's Premier League clash with Everton at the Emirates Stadium. A quiet performance from the Italian, who did a lot of good work off the ball but didnt really stamp his authority on the game. Conor Gallagher sees red ? The 47.5million signing from Leicester opened the scoring with a deflected shot just minutes after half time and added a second by tapping in Reece James's drilled cross. Far more disciplined after half time as Chelsea protected their advantage. Marc Cucurella - 4 Struggled to defend Tomas Soucek on the left-hand side, and was poor in possession. Withdrawn shortly after. Certainly didn't see much of the ball that he would have liked but forced Leicester into plenty of errors in the final third. Used the ball well but tired in the second half and replaced by Cesar Azpilicueta. Leicester v Chelsea player ratings: Vardy 5, Barnes 3; Silva 9, Kante 9 Tuchel's side outclass woeful Foxes on way to 3-0 victory at King Power Stadium LEICESTER CITY RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 5: Saved from former teammate Kante in first half but also lucky to not be punished for awful pass out from back. Edouard Mendy - A reassuring outing from the Senegal international who produced a brilliant save as Timothy Castagne looked destined to score on the brink of half time. Chelsea vs. Leicester City player ratings: Fofana, Soyuncu and Tielemans steal the show as Werner struggles Roger Gonzalez 5/15/2021 For the first time in their history, Leicester City. Chelsea ran riot on Saturday afternoon as they stormed to a routine 3-0 victory over Leicester at the King Power Stadium. Just the impact Tuchel will have wanted. Scored the opener on 14 minutes with a fine header from Chilwell's corner to put the visitors ahead. Missed a free header that he really should have got on target from a James cross. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Conor Gallagher - A short and erratic afternoon for the Cobham product. Kovacic looked to regain sharpness on Saturday with a 15-minute cameo. Goals from Wilfred N'Didi and James Maddison ensured the Foxes would go top of the league whilst Chelsea slumped to eighth. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Your email address will not be published. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Raheem Sterling of Chelsea is challenged by Jamie Vardy of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on August 27, 2022 in London, England. Calm and composed in possession and came out on top of many of his duels with striker Tawanda Maswanhise. CB: Eric Dier - 8/10 . Missed one decent chance but scored another. pic.twitter.com/EmTrBGISF8. Leicester City player ratings: Danny Ward: 5/10- He probably could have done better for the first goal as he was too far off his line and unable to adjust his feet. Chelsea manager Graham Potter is convinced that his bloated squad is negatively affecting their performances, reports the Daily Mail. READ MORE: Chelsea vs Leicester City highlights: Raheem Sterling brace, Conor Gallagher red card. Booked for timewasting with 65 minutes on the clock. Harry Kane led Tottenham to a 2-0 win in a lively encounter with Graham Potter's Chelsea. Delivered one good cross late in the game that was headed just over by Chalobah. But there was to be no late equaliser as Chelsea dug in and clung onto their narrow lead. 2023 Minute Media - All rights reserved. The English international toiled in the first half without much reward but wasted no time to get on the scoresheet for the first time for Chelsea with a superb curling effort. 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