There’s just no stopping Leicester City right now. The Foxes moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a resounding three-goal victory over Swansea on Saturday. Claudio Ranieri’s men will look to extend that lead even further when they take on defending champions Chelsea in a mouth-watering showdown at King Power Stadium.
Read on below for an in-depth breakdown of this much-anticipated EPL clash and while you’re at it, you can check out our complete NFL Week 14 picks.
[sc:Soccer ]Leicester City vs. Chelsea Preview
Where: King Power Stadium, Leicester
When: Monday, December 14, 3:00 PM ET
Line: Chelsea (+125) at Leicester City (+195), tie +205; total: 2.5 – view all Premier League lines
TV Broadcast: NBC
Betting on Leicester City
Leicester City stretched their unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight games with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Swansea on Saturday. Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick for the Foxes who have not tasted defeat in their last 11 away games, their longest run in the English top flight.
[sc:Soccer240banner ]They will look to continue their excellent form when they host defending champions Chelsea this coming Monday. For the leaders to claim another major scalp, they will need to get huge performances not only from Mahrez but also from star striker Jamie Vardy. The Englishman has been on fire to start the season, scoring a league-best 14 goals.
He will be licking his chops at the prospect of facing a Chelsea backline that has already conceded 24 goals this season, sixth-worst in the entire Premier League. That awful defensive record will be music to the ears of the Foxes who have managed to score in every league match this season.
The Foxes are 5-0-1 in their last six Premier League matches.
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Betting on Chelsea
What in the world is happening to Chelsea? The defending champions slumped to their eighth league defeat this season with a humbling 1-0 loss to Bournemouth on Sunday. It was another disappointing performance by the Blues who lost to a promoted side at home for the first time since April 2001. Jose Mourinho’s men are now a whopping 14 points adrift of the lucrative Champions League places.
They will look to get their season back on track when they take on leaders Leicester City this coming Monday. For Chelsea to return to winning ways, they will need to improve on their play down the stretch. In the Premier League this campaign, no side has conceded more goals in the last 15 minutes of games than Chelsea (7).
The onus then is captain John Terry and the rest of the under-fire Chelsea defense to stand tall against a talented Leicester City attack. The Foxes have been irresistible on the attacking end this season, scoring a league-best 32 goals this campaign. Chelsea will take heart, though, in the fact that they have been playing some excellent defense of late. The Blues went 388 minutes (all competitions) without conceding a goal until Glenn Murray scored that late winner for Bournemouth on Saturday.
Chelsea’s solidity at the back returned on Wednesday with a vital 2-0 win over Porto in the Champions League. That was their fourth clean sheet in their last five games. Mourinho will take pleasure as well that Diego Costa was back to his best in that game against the Portuguese giants. He had a hand in both goals as Chelsea finished top of their group. Costa will play a crucial role in unlocking a Leicester City side that has lost just once at home this season.
The Blues are 1-4-1 in their last six Premier League matches.
Writer’s Prediction
Leicester City (+195) edge past Chelsea, 2-1.
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