Big game no shows, the Mourinho omen and all the stats which point towards Lampard’s sacking, following Chelsea’s defeat to Leicester
Last Updated: January 20, 2021 9:39 am
Ndidi & Maddison on target
The Blues made the trip to the King Power a short time ago, for their latest Premier League outing.
The clash marked a key one in the race for European football, with both sides of course in the thick of things as things stand.
It was Leicester, though, who held a clear advantage over Chelsea ahead of kick-off, aware that a victory would guide them to the dizzy heights of the English top-flight’s summit.
And, when all was said and done, this is precisely what the Foxes managed.
Yet another superb display at both ends on the part of Brendan Rodgers’ men eventually saw them emerge on the right side of a 2-0 scoreline.
The hosts took the lead in the clash with just 6 minutes on the clock, when, after a neatly worked corner routine made its way to the edge of the box, Wilfred Ndidi was on hand to lash home a fine left-footed strike:
LEICESTER LEAD! 🦊
Wilfred Ndidi’s perfectly placed strike puts Leicester ahead with only six minutes on the clock. What a finish! 👌
Watch live on Sky Sports PL 📺
Follow #LEICHE online here 📲 https://t.co/Iga2fFdH0x pic.twitter.com/OLX1EribtP— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 19, 2021
Leicester continued to dominate proceedings as the first-half wore on, and, after coming close to adding a 2nd on a number of occasions, were finally rewarded for their endeavours shortly before the interval.
James Maddison was the man on target this time around, taking advantage of yet more shaky defending on Chelsea’s part to slot calmly beyond Edouard Mendy:
Maddison doubles Leicester’s lead! 🦊
He sweeps it past Mendy, taking advantage of some poor defending from Chelsea.
Watch live on Sky Sports PL 📺
Follow #LEICHE online here 📲 https://t.co/Iga2fFdH0x pic.twitter.com/TPxs3VMnLR— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 19, 2021
The 2nd-half saw the Foxes continue to look the more dangerous of the two sides, with only an uncharacteristically sloppy display on Jamie Vardy’s part having prevented the scoreline from becoming an altogether lopsided one.
Leicester, though, march on, and now sit top of the Premier League table, having played out half of their season fixtures.
Lampard on his way?
For Chelsea, on the other hand, the situation continues to look bleaker almost by the day.
The Pensioners have now managed just two wins from their last 8 in the league, slipping to 8th-place in the English top-flight, and ever further adrift of the top-4.
This of course comes despite the board at Stamford Bridge having sanctioned a big-money spending spree during the summer, which saw the likes of Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech make the move to southwest London.
In turn, on the back of their latest defeat, the finger of blame is no doubt set to pointed squarely in the direction of Frank Lampard.
It is not only Chelsea’s results of late which have proven of an alarming nature, but also their performances.
The capital giants look an absolute shell of their former selves, shaky at the back, and utterly clueless going forward.
Such woes all appear to point towards a manager who is struggling to get his instructions across, a shortcoming which tacticians are rarely afforded much more time to rectify than Lampard has already been given, amid the ruthless nature of the modern game.
If such issues being highlighted on paper wasn’t enough to showcase just how damning the situation is beginning to look for the Chelsea boss, though, then the following series of statistics should do the trick, with it now beginning to look like a near inevitability that Lampard will soon be relieved of his duties on the bench at Stamford Bridge:
Chelsea have won ZERO games against the current PL top eight this season.
They spent £222m this summer. pic.twitter.com/qMgHhVFmYU
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 19, 2021
Chelsea haven’t won back-to-back Premier League games since November.
Faltering. 😬 pic.twitter.com/KYgGowaSHW
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) January 19, 2021
Six weeks ago, Chelsea were two points off the top of the Premier League.
Their results since then:
Lost to Everton
Lost to Wolves
Beat West Ham
Lost to Arsenal
Drew with Aston Villa
Lost to Man City
Beat Fulham
Lost to LeicesterSeven points from a possible 28. pic.twitter.com/lfCdloA87F
— bet365 (@bet365) January 19, 2021
goals conceded in first 29 PL away games as Chelsea manager
Hoddle: 46
Gullit: 45
Vialli: 31
Ranieri: 35
Special Mourinho: 13
Ancelotti: 29
Gloomy Mourinho: 27
Conte: 23
Lampard: 50— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) January 19, 2021
Frank Lampard has a loss percentage as a Premier League manager of 31.5%. A fraction better than Trevor Francis. A fraction worse than John Gregory.
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) January 19, 2021
In 2015, Jose Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea following a 2-1 defeat to leaders Leicester City.
Frank Lampard’s Chelsea have just lost 2-0 to now league leaders Leicester City and have fallen to 8th place in the table.
😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/CZW5ECTpA7
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 19, 2021
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This article was edited by Josh Barker.
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| 1 | Manchester City FC | 26 | 36 | 62 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 25 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 25 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | West Ham United FC | 26 | 9 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 25 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 25 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 24 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa FC | 23 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 24 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 25 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Arsenal FC | 25 | 5 | 34 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 25 | -14 | 32 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 25 | -12 | 30 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 25 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 25 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 25 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 25 | -26 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
