May 19th features a match where Chelsea plays host to Leicester City in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Chelsea recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Liverpool. Chelsea had 7 on net, and Liverpool had 22, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Chelsea is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Leicester City is fresh off their 5-1 win against Watford. João Pedro struck first for Watford in the 6th minute, then in the 18th minute, Youri Tielemans sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by James Maddison But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 22nd minute on a goal by Jamie Vardy. Leicester City is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Leicester City and Chelsea last played eachother at the King Power Stadium on Nov 20th. Chelsea was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Antonio Rüdiger scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 14th minute, then N’Golo Kanté added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Reece James In the end, Leicester City was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory.
Jamie Vardy has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Leicester City. Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Romelu Lukaku. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Chelsea will be without Hakim Ziyech, Jorginho, N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Antonio Rüdiger, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Mason Mount and Andreas Christensen, while Ben Chilwell, Ryan Bertrand, Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira, Jamie Vardy and Danny Ward are unavailable to play for Brendan Rodgers’s team.