Chelsea 2-1 Leicester (Nov 23, 2024) Game Analysis

Objectives from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez helped Chelsea to a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester Metropolis on Saturday to climb into third-place within the desk.

Chelsea dominated their hosts for many of the recreation however an absence of sharpness in entrance of aim virtually price them late on as Leicester pulled a aim again by means of a Jordan Ayew penalty, resulting in a nervous closing couple of minutes.

After attracts towards Manchester United and Arsenal earlier than the worldwide break, Chelsea got here flying out of the traps and Jackson punished Leicester for not clearing their strains within the fifteenth minute.

The guests received an extended Leicester kick-out and instantly began making their manner again up the pitch earlier than Fernandez discovered Jackson, who took a contact earlier than flicking the ball previous Mads Hermansen with the surface of his proper boot.

Chelsea continued to dominate and will have gone two up within the 54th minute, however Madueke ran forward of the play and couldn’t get out of the way in which of Palmer’s close-range shot at an empty web, deflecting his effort large.

Chelsea captain Fernandez spared his blushes together with his first aim for the membership within the Seventy fifth-minute, reacting quickest after Hermansen saved from Jackson to move house the rebound, however the Foxes didn’t hand over.

Substitute Bobby De Cordova-Reid threw them a lifeline when he was tripped within the field in stoppage time and Ayew nearly squeezed his spot-kick previous Hermansen, resulting in a late onslaught from the house crew.

Their late cost, nonetheless, got here too late to stop Chelsea from sealing a win that moved the guests as much as 22 factors within the desk. Leicester are sixteenth on 10 factors.

“We performed nicely and we received the sport which is crucial factor. The job is completed, we’ve got the three factors,” defender Wesley Fofana, who joined Chelsea from Leicester in 2022, stated.

“We like this strain, we play for this and to complete on the high. We attempt to win each recreation to remain excessive. It felt nice to come back again right here, two unbelievable years right here.”

Leicester supervisor Steve Cooper stated he was dismayed by among the referee’s choices, however that there have been positives to take from the sport.

“Defensively we have been usually OK. We have to be exhibiting good braveness and perception — if we do this, we will create probabilities and be a menace,” he stated.