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Chelsea v Leicester, Premier League 2019/20, matchday 2, 18/8/2019 - official line.ups. BESOCCER
Chelsea v Leicester, Premier League 2019/20, matchday 2, 18/8/2019 - official line.ups. BESOCCER
Join us for live coverage of the Premier League game between Chelsea and Leicester at Stamford bridge. After getting off to a rocky start, can Frank Lampard's Chelsea go away with three points today?
Goal

List of goalscorers

Mason Mount
7'
1 - 0
1 - 1
67'
W. Ndidi
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 90'
    Full time 1-1! Frank Lampard will be disappointed not to get three points after their first-hañf performance, still the firstpoint of his reign. Leiecester will be disappointed not to get more after giving it their all in the finish.
  • 90'
    Vardy is on a run to the net and throws himself into Cristiansen, bringing him down
  • 90'
    Chelsea clinging on at the moment as Leicester look a real threat
  • 90'
    Abraham gets himself in a good position to run at the back four, but can't quite produce the finish
  • 90'
    4 minutes of stoppage time
  • 88'
    Tielemans has a powerful shot but it is directly at the Chelsea goalkeeper, who manages to stop it.
  • 84'
    Chelsea looking strong again now, with a few shots and pressing a lot, putting the Leicester defence under a bit of pressure. Mason Mount just misses a shot too, as it is deflected.
  • 79'
    Ayoze Perez comes off for Leicester, to be replaced by Marc Albrighton
  • 76'
    Jamie Vardy is at an angle on the right hand side and has a shot, but it goes just wide of the bottom post.
  • 73'
    Shot at the other end after Pedro crosses to Abraham who just can't quite get his head on it.
  • 72'
    Crucial chance for Leicester as Maddison gets through the defence and instead of passing to Vardy, who is free, he takes it himself and lashes it over the bar. A lack of compsure here let him down
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 71'
    Leicester bring Choudhury off, seeing Pruet make his debut for the club.
  • 69'
    Double substitution for Chelsea! Jorginho off, to be replaced by Kovacic! Willian comes on for Pulisic
  • 66'
    Goal for Leicester, Ndidi redeems himself as he slots the ball in the back of the net after a Maddison corner! 1-1
  • 60'
    Tammy Abraham comes on, with Frank Lampard still exerting confidence in him after his penalty miss. Giroud comes off for him.
  • 57'
    Leicester coming to now, as they press more, Maddison kicks a ball into the box, but nobody is there to put it in the back of the net.
  • 56'
    Leicester corner! it looks like Perez just clipped Pedro's ankle whilst trying to go for the ball. Choudhry has a shot but the keeper saves. Pedro is now back on the field.
  • 54'
    Pedro down with an injury after he grimaces and goes down, although we cannot see why. He is certainly in discomfort
  • 52'
    A cross-in sees Giroud have a shot with his head, but the keeper is straight on it
  • 50'
    Leicester have come out fighting in the second half and are showing Frank Lampard and Chelsea that this game is far from over
  • 49'
    Maddison plays the balll into the box, keeper comes out and tries to stop him, Fuchs with the last effort over the bar
  • 48'
    Reports of a lighting failing in the Chelsea dressing room at half-time as there was a black-out. Doesn't seem to have affected them too much
  • 47'
    Leicester have a chance as they run up the pitch, Maddison passes the ball through to Vardy who is ruled offside
  • 46'
    Giroud is offside as he tries his luck at goal
  • 45'
    We have kicked off the second half!
  • 45'
    Second half about to start
  • 45'
    Frank Lampard will be very impressed with his side after that first half, Chelsea created a lot of chances and out Leicester under pressure. No real chances for Leicester means that Brendan Rogers will be unhappy with that first half performance
  • 45'
    Jorginho volleys the corner at the net and it flies over. That's the last kick of this half as the ref blows the whistle.
  • 45'
    Corner for Chelsea with a minute to go until half time
  • 45'
    1 minute added time!
  • 43'
    Corner as Cristiensen clears Vardy's efforts
  • 41'
    Some signs of a Leicester recovery as they have a little more possession in the last ten minutes
  • 39'
    Leicester keep trying to press just before half time to equalise, however nothing has come of it yet
  • 36'
    The referee played on after Jorginho fouled Tielemans, but VAR looked at it and the referee booked him for foul play.
  • 33'
    Ayoze fouls Pulisic, referee originally plays on, but then brings the play back for a free kick
  • 30'
    Both Chelsea defenders left the ball for their keeper and Vardy was there to pressure them, kante got to it in the end and cleared
  • 25'
    Giroud flicks the ball round the corner of the box into the middle, but Kante fires it and it goes wide.
  • 22'
    Corner for Leicester as Giroud clears a shot, however it comes to nothing
  • 20'
    Azpilicueta kicks the ball into the box and Mount tries his luck for a second, however he heads it straight into Schmiechel's hands
  • 19'
    Ricardo kicks the ball into the box, but there are no attacking options there and the keeper easily gets to it
  • 16'
    Ricardo bustles his way through the Chelsea defense, however he plays the ball too quickly to Vardy, who cannot get to it in time
  • 16'
    Brendan Rogers has had no wins in 12 managerial matches against Chelsea
  • 14'
    Intense start from Chelsea, dominating in all ways in the first 15 minutes
  • 12'
    Tielmans made a late tackle on Emerson and ended up worse off. He is up and running again now
  • 6'
    Mount scores his first goal for the club after an error from Ndidi, who unsuspects the shot, after Evans passes the ball to him
  • 1'
    Schmeichel busy already as he saves Giroud's shot, which then deflects to Mounts feet, who has another shot, goes out for a corner
  • 1'
    Pedro ruffles the side netting!
  • 1'
    We have kicked off!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    "Welcome home super Frank" and "Frank Lampard is a legend" are a few of the signs being displayed by the Chelsea fans
  • PRVW
    We will kick off very shortly!
  • PRVW
    It is sunny for today's game at Stamford Bridge. Frank Lampard is expecting a great atmosphere as he returns to the home stadium for the first time since playing for the Blues.
  • PRVW
    Ben Chilwell is struggling with a hip injury and so will not appear in todays game, Fuchs is his replacement
  • PRVW
    Lampard opted for Giroud over Tammy Abraham this week after Abraham missed a penalty at the UEFA Super Cup
  • PRVW
    Leicester: Schmeichel (GK); Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Pereira; Ndidi, Choudhury, Tielemans, Maddison, Ayoze; Vardy
  • PRVW
    Chelsea: Aprizalbaga (GK); Zouma, Christiensen, Emerson, Azpilicueta; Kante, Mount, Jorginho; Pulisic, Giroud, Pedro
  • PRVW
    The line-ups have been revealed so here they are:
Info

Pre-match

18 August 2019, 17:30

Referee: Oliver Langford

Stadium: Stamford Bridge

  • PRVW
    Welcome to the live coverage of the Premier League game between Chelsea and Leicester at Stamford Bridge. After a rocky start, can Frank Lampard's Chelsea go away with three points?