Leicester City vs Chelsea – 2019/20 Premier League match preview, predicted lineups

Chelsea will take on Leicester City on Saturday in 2019/20 Premier League as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.

Kick-off : 12:30 PM (Local)

Venue : King Power Stadium, Leicester

Chelsea with their struggles in the league to finish in the top four they will have to constantly play good football.

The Blues are currently 4th in the table after 24 games with 40 points. The goal difference is +9.

Leicester will try to challenge Chelsea as they are above them and maintain the gap. But the Blues will have other thoughts.

Frank Lampard will play his strong XI no doubt but away at Leicester they will have to throw caution to the wind and be good in the final third.

On the other hand, Leicester City are not having a bad season but have been a little off pace recently. They will aim to finish in the top four.

The Foxes are at present 3rd in the table after 24 matches with 48 points. The goal difference is +28.

Brendan Rodgers’s side need to make the home advantage count against a team like Chelsea. They will look to take points off them.

Leicester will need to play positively being able to defend well for full 90 minutes and look to scoring goals.

Chelsea have a good record against Leicester City and they should be confident going into the fixture.

Team news and possible lineups

Jamie Vardy is available for Leicester City for the Chelsea game and will likely play.

As for The Blues, Reece James is available and will likely play. While Christian Pulisic is injured and hence will be unavailable.

Leicester City XI : Schmeichel, Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Praet, Ndidi, Tielemans, Perez, Maddison, Vardy.

Chelsea XI : Arrizabalaga, James, Zouma, Tomori, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Batshuayi, Hudson-Odoi.

Prediction

I expect this game to end a 1-1 draw.