by Christalker » January 13th, 2018, 7:02 pm
Chelsea failed to win for the fourth match in a row in all competitions as they scraped a 0-0 draw against 10-man Leicester on Saturday.
The Blues had won their previous seven Premier League home matches, but were fortunate not to lose to the Foxes after a lacklustre display.
Shinji Okazaki, Wilfred Ndidi and Riyad Mahrez all went close as the visitors created a number of chances in a dominant opening hour.
Player ratings
Chelsea: Courtois (6), Azpilicueta (6), Cahill (5), Rudiger (5), Moses (6), Bakayoko (5), Kante (5), Fabregas (4), Alonso (6), Hazard (4), Morata (3)
Subs: Christensen (6), Willian (5), Pedro (5)
Leicester: Schmeichel (6), Amartey (7), Maguire (8), Dragovic (7), Chilwell (5), Mahrez (8), Ndidi (6), James (7), Albrighton (6), Okazaki (7), Vardy (6)
Subs: Gray (5), Iborra (5), Fuchs (5)
Man of the match: Harry Maguire
Ben Chilwell was sent off for the visitors in the 68th minute for a second yellow card, but Chelsea still created few clear openings and remain without a win in 2018.
Antonio Conte had said before the match that Leicester were the "worst" side for Chelsea to face after a busy recent run of fixtures, and so it proved as the visitors came flying out of the traps and immediately applied pressure.
Jamie Vardy pulls a shot across goal in the first half
Okazaki missed the target from eight yards out, Jamie Vardy poked a shot wide and then dragged another across goal before Thibaut Courtois made an excellent diving stop to keep out a header from Ndidi.
Kasper Schmiechel was hardly tested at the other end aside from pushing an effort from Cesc Fabregas away.
And Leicester continued to create chances against a below-par Chelsea, with Mahrez firing over from the penalty spot and Marc Alrighton shooting past the post.
Team news
Rudiger started for Chelsea ahead of Christensen, with Barkley and Drinkwater not in the squad. Vardy, Chilwell and Dragovic came into the Leicester starting XI from their win over Huddersfield in their previous Premier League match.
Chelsea lost Gary Cahill to injury and did not improve after half-time as the Foxes controlled possession and went close to the opener with a deflected shot from Mahrez that spun just wide.
The hosts were handed a way into the game when Chilwell was dismissed after two bookings in five minutes, but even then the closest they came was an effort from Tiemoue Bakayoko that went over the bar.
Man of the match - Harry Maguire
It was a close call between the excellent Mahrez and Maguire, but the defender shades it for an impressive display, even after his side had been reduced to 10 men.
He looked composed on the ball, showed good strength on several occasions to win possession and kept Morata under wraps throughout. It was the kind of performance that might only serve to increase interest in his services from Manchester City .
What's next?
Chelsea have a busy upcoming schedule ahead as they host Norwich in an FA Cup replay on Wednesday and then travel to Brighton on Saturday in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports. They then take on Arsenal in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on January, Wednesday 24, also live on Sky Sports.
Leicester host an FA Cup replay against Fleetwood Town on Tuesday and then welcome Watford to the King Power Stadium on Saturday.
Culled from Skysport
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Chelsea failed to win for the fourth match in a row in all competitions as they scraped a 0-0 draw against 10-man Leicester on Saturday.
The Blues had won their previous seven Premier League home matches, but were fortunate not to lose to the Foxes after a lacklustre display.
Shinji Okazaki, Wilfred Ndidi and Riyad Mahrez all went close as the visitors created a number of chances in a dominant opening hour.
Player ratings
Chelsea: Courtois (6), Azpilicueta (6), Cahill (5), Rudiger (5), Moses (6), Bakayoko (5), Kante (5), Fabregas (4), Alonso (6), Hazard (4), Morata (3)
Subs: Christensen (6), Willian (5), Pedro (5)
Leicester: Schmeichel (6), Amartey (7), Maguire (8), Dragovic (7), Chilwell (5), Mahrez (8), Ndidi (6), James (7), Albrighton (6), Okazaki (7), Vardy (6)
Subs: Gray (5), Iborra (5), Fuchs (5)
Man of the match: Harry Maguire
Ben Chilwell was sent off for the visitors in the 68th minute for a second yellow card, but Chelsea still created few clear openings and remain without a win in 2018.
Antonio Conte had said before the match that Leicester were the "worst" side for Chelsea to face after a busy recent run of fixtures, and so it proved as the visitors came flying out of the traps and immediately applied pressure.
Jamie Vardy pulls a shot across goal in the first half
Okazaki missed the target from eight yards out, Jamie Vardy poked a shot wide and then dragged another across goal before Thibaut Courtois made an excellent diving stop to keep out a header from Ndidi.
Kasper Schmiechel was hardly tested at the other end aside from pushing an effort from Cesc Fabregas away.
And Leicester continued to create chances against a below-par Chelsea, with Mahrez firing over from the penalty spot and Marc Alrighton shooting past the post.
Team news
Rudiger started for Chelsea ahead of Christensen, with Barkley and Drinkwater not in the squad. Vardy, Chilwell and Dragovic came into the Leicester starting XI from their win over Huddersfield in their previous Premier League match.
Chelsea lost Gary Cahill to injury and did not improve after half-time as the Foxes controlled possession and went close to the opener with a deflected shot from Mahrez that spun just wide.
The hosts were handed a way into the game when Chilwell was dismissed after two bookings in five minutes, but even then the closest they came was an effort from Tiemoue Bakayoko that went over the bar.
Man of the match - Harry Maguire
It was a close call between the excellent Mahrez and Maguire, but the defender shades it for an impressive display, even after his side had been reduced to 10 men.
He looked composed on the ball, showed good strength on several occasions to win possession and kept Morata under wraps throughout. It was the kind of performance that might only serve to increase interest in his services from Manchester City .
What's next?
Chelsea have a busy upcoming schedule ahead as they host Norwich in an FA Cup replay on Wednesday and then travel to Brighton on Saturday in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports. They then take on Arsenal in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on January, Wednesday 24, also live on Sky Sports.
Leicester host an FA Cup replay against Fleetwood Town on Tuesday and then welcome Watford to the King Power Stadium on Saturday.
Culled from Skysport