Chelsea vs Leicester City

Thomas Tuchel is aiming for his first win at Stamford Bridge this season against a Leicester side who have made a slow start to the season.

Today is his chance to show this and usually we can always rely on him to perform. Last year he came into the side as somewhat of an underdog, the challenger trying to break into the side because nobody knew too much of what he could offer. Leicester have already conceded the most in the Premier League so far with eight goals, only being kept off the bottom by their single point on the opening weekend against Brentford. Thomas Tuchel needs a quick response from his players following last Sunday's horror show at Elland Road, whilst Brendan Rodgers needs to lift the ever souring mood at the King Power amid a challenging summer. The N'Golo Kante derby, no! It's the Wesley Fofana derby, no!

Here we go! Chelsea starting lineup (4-3-3) Mendy | Cucurella, Chalobah, Silva, James | Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho (c), Gallagher | Sterling, ...

[Chelsea Twitter account’s graphic](https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1563511699294273536) seems to suggest. Streaming: none (UK); Peacock (USA); Hotstar (India); SuperSport GOtv (NGA) On TV: none (UK); none (USA); Star Sports Select HD2 (India); NTA Sport 24 (NGA);

Chelsea host Leicester City on Saturday and The Sporting News will be at Stamford Bridge to bring you live updates throughout the afternoon.

“The one side is that I got a red card and I behaved in a way that is not appropriate and I regret. “What is hard to accept is the context, that I don’t think I started the aggression, and that it started earlier. And for a firm handshake at the end of the match one coach is banned, this is very hard to accept – but I have to accept it. There's a VAR check though and it seems Kai Havertz was just offside in the lead up to playing the pass to Loftus-Cheek. 34th min: Leicester are enjoying a bit more possession now and win two corners in the space of a minute. The defender is down receiving treatment as a result but looks to be ok to continue. The defender has been strongly linked with a switch to Chelsea and it seems the clubs have now agreed a fee of around £75m for his transfer. 41st min: Chelsea break from Leicester's corner with Loftus-Cheek carrying the ball up the field and playing it to Sterling. Sterling gets an inch of space on the left side of the box and curls one into the top corner. He runs to the back post unmarked and taps in from two yards out. James with the assist, a lovely cross in between the keeper and the defender to pick out Sterling for his second of the game. 82nd min: Rodgers looks to the floor as another Leicester corner comes to nothing.

Chelsea took all three points off Leicester City in a 2-1 home win after going down to 10 men. Here are the player ratings from today's game.

Came on at halftime and made an impact. Gallagher has failed again to make an impact in this Chelsea squad. A rock at the back despite his age still. Mendy got beat at the near post which he will probably be disappointed about but was there when called upon. Sterling then had two to his name when the winger was at the end of a Reece James cross, doubling Chelsea's lead. Mendy - 6

'Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was Sent off just 28 minutes into his second-ever start for the Blues. 'Thomas Tuchel-less Chelsea welcomed Leicester City ...

Sterling's first Premier League goal for Chelsea was soon followed by his second and came after the Blues were reduced to 10 men following Conor Gallagher's first-half red card, a moment that changed the game and raised the stakes of an early-season fixture in which both sides needed a result. Sterling's first Premier League goal for Chelsea was soon followed by his second and came after the Blues were reduced to 10 men following Conor Gallagher's first-half red card, a moment that changed the game and raised the stakes of an early-season fixture in which both sides needed a result.](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/chelsea-fc)mounting before his eyes, Raheem Sterling's deflected shot looped in to offer some salvation. 'Raheem Sterling has always known how to make a big impression. With this in mind, football.london takes a look at how the National Media reacted to this game week 4 contest. [The Sun](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9316871/conor-gallagher-chelsea-red-card-leicester-city/) It was well organised, and I am happy that we got the win." This message sequence came after the 21-year-old made his feelings well known via Instagram about Leicester holding firm on the asking price. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/27/chelsea-leicester-premier-league-match-report) [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-leicester-result-report-premier-league-sterling-b2154132.html) [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/08/27/raheem-sterling-adds-leicester-gloom-first-chelsea-goals/) He not only quote tweeted Lineker's tweet with three emojis, but he also replied with a classy message reading: 'Thanks, LEGEND [followed by two emojis].' It's unusual not to have the influence directly from the sideline, but we made the best of it.