Chelsea v Leicester City, 13 January 2018

Score0-0
RefereeMichael Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,552

View Chelsea v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was Leicester City’s first goalless visit to Stamford Bridge since 5 October 1977 in League Division One.

0 Chelsea

0 Leicester City

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Alvaro Morata

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Aleksandar Dragović Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Matty James Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Andreas Christensen for Gary Cahill 33
Pedro for Eden Hazard 58
Willian for Cesc Fàbregas 58

Substitutions:

Christian Fuchs for Shinji Okazaki 73
Demarai Gray for Jamie Vardy 82
Vicente Iborra for Matty James 90

Cards:

N'Golo Kanté 56 Y
Alvaro Morata 87 Y

Cards:

Matty James 18 Y
Shinji Okazaki 61 Y
Ben Chilwell 63 Y
Ben Chilwell 68 Y
Ben Chilwell 68 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea had now drawn three consecutive games 0-0 in all competitions for the first time in their history. The Blues had won their preceding seven home games in the Premier League. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last eight home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 8th Leicester City had now been shown the last red card in the Premier League in 2017, and the first of 2018. The Foxes had now kept consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since 6 May 2017. City were now without a win in their last 13 Premier League away games against the current top six teams.

0 Chelsea

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Alvaro Morata

Substitutions:

Andreas Christensen for Gary Cahill 33
Pedro for Eden Hazard 58
Willian for Cesc Fàbregas 58

Cards:

N'Golo Kanté 56 Y
Alvaro Morata 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea had now drawn three consecutive games 0-0 in all competitions for the first time in their history. The Blues had won their preceding seven home games in the Premier League. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last eight home games in the Premier League.

0 Leicester City

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Aleksandar Dragović Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Matty James Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Fuchs for Shinji Okazaki 73
Demarai Gray for Jamie Vardy 82
Vicente Iborra for Matty James 90

Cards:

Matty James 18 Y
Shinji Okazaki 61 Y
Ben Chilwell 63 Y
Ben Chilwell 68 Y
Ben Chilwell 68 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 8th Leicester City had now been shown the last red card in the Premier League in 2017, and the first of 2018. The Foxes had now kept consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since 6 May 2017. City were now without a win in their last 13 Premier League away games against the current top six teams.