Leicester V Chelsea - As it happened.
Join us for live text updates of the FA Cup game between Leicester and Chelsea at the King Power Stadium.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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FinishedPedro's goal in extra time sends Chelsea through! Thank you for joining us!
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FinishedOne minute of extra time remaining. It's now or never for Leicester!
Substitution
at Leicester
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115'Last throw of the dice for Claude Puel as Demarai Gray comes on for Albrighton.
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113'Hazard draws a foul deep in the Leicester half. It's been a quiet night for the Belgian.
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107'Unbelievable! Leicester miss about four chances from a total distance of 10 yards!
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106'A quick turnaround and we go again.
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105'It's half time in extra time.15 minutes for Leicester to find something.
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105'It's half time in extra time.15 minutes for Leicester to find something.
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 105'
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Statistics of Pedro in FA Cup620.33010
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105'GOAL! 1-2! Chelsea take the lead! Pedro scores, beating Schmeichel to the ball to head home after Kante found him with the cross.
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101'Christensen goes off for Gary Cahill.
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100'Leicester pumping balls long and Vardy is still chasing them, but Caballero has been quick out of his box every time.
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96'Some tired looking players at the King Power. We could see some lapses in concentration.
Substitution
at Chelsea
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92'Willian has been taken off for Pedro.
End of match
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90'It finishes 1-1 so we will have extra time.
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90'Three minutes added on.
Yellow card
a Chelsea
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89'Victor Moses picks up a yellow.
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87'Schmeichel saved from Morata, who should have been flagged offside, from very close range.
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83'Leicester break again and Caballero saves from Vardy.
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78'Okazaki inches away from giving Leicester the lead!
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77'If the game finishes in a draw we will have extra time and penalties as neccessary.
Goaaaaaal!
de Leicester en el 76'
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Statistics of Jamie Vardy in FA Cup320.67000
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76'GOAL! 1-1! Leicester equalise through Vardy after an almighty goalmouth scramble!
Substitution
at Leicester
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68'Iheanacho off for Okazaki.
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68'Iborra tries from range but it's another one sent high and wide.
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63'Meanwhile, Alvaro Morata will be pleased with his goal. It's his first of the year.
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62'End to end stuff now with Leicester throwing caution to the wind in attack!
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57'Schmeichel makes a crucial intervention to divert the ball away from Morata.
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54'Down the other end, Hazard fires an effort over the bar.
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53'Jamie Vardy has no one around him in the box but he mistimes his header and it's over the bar.
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50'Leicester out of the blocks quickly looking to level the game but the Chelsea defence is equal to everything so far.
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46'Morata gets us restarted.
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45'Chelsea make a change at the break. Bakayoko goes off for Fabregas.
Yellow card
a Chelsea
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45'Bakayoko into the book for a shirt pull.
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 42'
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Statistics of Á. Morata in FA Cup620.33010
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42'GOAL! 0-1! Chelsea take the lead! Willian breaks with the ball and slides Morata in - the Spaniard makes no mistake, finishing past Schmeichel.
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38'No goals so far, but history suggests Chelsea will be the ones to score.
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37'Caballero rushes out of his box to reach the ball just before an onrushing Vardy, and quickly passes to a team mate almost at the half way line!
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35'Morata at the centre of everything right now. He takes an elbow to the head from Wes Morgan before getting stuck into a few challenges himself.
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33'Morata tries a chip from an acute angle and it's into the side netting.
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27'Morata has time on the edge of the box to pick his spot, but it's straight at Schmeichel.
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25'Both teams are getting the ball wide when in possession, looking to attack with pace down the flanks.
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20'Caballero saves after Ndidi fires one from far out.
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18'Chelsea coming into the game more but still neither side can find the breakthrough.
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12'It's headed over the bar by Morgan.
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11'Leicester have a corner after a dangerous Danny Simpson cross is cut out.
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8'Chelse get forward a couple of times but on both occasions they are halted by the linesman's flag.
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5'Chelsea get a corner on their first attack but it is headed clear with ease.
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3'Danny Simpson cross and Vardy can't get a foot to it but Albrighton is on hand to hook an effort just wide.
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3'Leicester having all of the ball in the opening few minutes.
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1'Leicester kick us off!
Start of match
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PRVWCraig Pawson is today's referee.
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PRVWThe players are on the field shaking hands and kickoff is moments away!
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PRVWStrong teams from both managers with Morata returning to the Chelsea starting team being the most notable change.
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PRVWChelsea XI: Caballero; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; Moses, Bakayoko, Kante, Alonso; Willian, Morata, Hazard
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PRVWLeicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Iborra, Mahrez, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Vardy
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PRVWAnd the teams are in...
Pre-match
18 March 2018, 17:30
Referee: Craig Pawson
Stadium: King Power Stadium
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PRVWGood afternoon and thank for joining us for live updates of the game between Leicester and Chelsea! The sides are playing for a place in the FA Cup Semi Finals.