Leicester City will take on Chelsea in the Premier League matchday 12 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The kick-off is at 14:30 CEST.

Preview

In fact, Leicester could've finished in the PL top four last season had they beaten Chelsea in May but Kelechi Iheanacho's goal wasn't enough to cancel strikes from Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho which helped the Blues eventually finish in the fourth place. Both sides have experinced very different fortunes since then as Brendan Rodgers' men are now only 12th in the league table with 15 points while Thomas Tuchel's side are leading the standings, 11 points ahead of their forthcoming opponents.

The Blues, however, will travel to the East Midlands on the back of a disappointing 1-1 draw with Burnley before the international break while the Foxes were also held to a battling draw at Leeds United in their most recent Premier League fixture on November 7.

Team news

While Ryan Bertrand, Wesley Fofana, James Justin and Marc Albrighton will definitely miss Saturday's clash for the hosts due to injury, it remains to be seen if Youri Tielemans is ready to feature after suffering a calf injury before thee international break. Mateo Kovacic and Timo Werner, in turn, are the only two confirmed absentees in the visitors' set-up while Romelu Lukaku is set to return to action at the King Power after overcoming an ankle issue.

Prediction

Even if Chelsea struggled to take all three points against Burnley, Tuchel's men continue to show their arguably best football under the German manager this term so far, proving themselves as the hot favourites to claim the PL crown in the 2021/22 campaign. Thus, we can't envisage underperforming Foxes preventing the Blues from returning to winning ways in this one, especially with Lukaku up and running again.

Tip

Chelsea to win and total over 1.5 at 2.26 with 1XBET.