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Itâs been a fantastic week for Chelsea, so far, so can the Blues win back-to-back league games for the first time since mid-October?
Last weekend, the Blues long wait for a win came to an end, beating Leeds 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, courtesy of Wesley Fofanaâs towering header.
Then, on Tuesday night, Graham Potterâs team reached the Champions League quarter-finals, overturning a 1-0 first leg deficit against Borussia Dortmund.
Raheem Sterling levelled the tie on the cusp of half time, before Kai Havertz, at the second attempt, cooly slotted home a penalty.
This lifts a lot of pressure off Potterâs shoulders, but his team are still tenth in the Premier League, so this needs to be the start of a serious upturn in form.
Leicester City could be ideal opponents, given that theyâve lost three in a row, not mustering a shot on target for almost four hours.
Kelechi á»heanachá» missed a bucket load of chances, before Harry Souttarâs stoppage time header cannoned off the crossbar.
So, having lost seven of their last ten, Brendan Rodgersâ side are 15th, a mere two points clear of the relegation zone.
Excluding a behind-closed-doors-match, Chelsea are unbeaten in eight visits to the King Power, dating back to December 2015, beaten 2-1 in JosĂ© Mourinho final match in charge, during Leicesterâs title winning campaign.
A week ago, this looked like, potentially, being Potterâs last game as boss, but now heâs targeting a third successive victory.
Leicester City team news
Given Kelechi á»heanachá»âs wayward finishing at St Maryâs, it wouldnât be too surprising if either Jamie Vardy or Patson Daka came in for this one.
In defence, Victor Kristiansen, who was just settling in nicely, has picked up an injury, so Timothy Castagne will fill in at left-back.
On the other side, Ricardo Pereira is fit again, which is a big boost.
James Maddison scored when Leicester beat Chelsea 2-0 two years ago, and the attacking burden very much rests on his shoulders.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Ward; Ricardo, Faes, Souttar, Castage; Mendy, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison; TetĂȘ, Barnes, Vardy.
Chelsea team news
Centre-back Thiago Silva is out long-term but BenoĂźt Badiashile, who isnât in the UEFA squad, can return at the back here.
For the last two games, that theyâve won, Graham Potter has switched to a back three, featuring fit again Wesley Fofana.
Mateo KovaÄiÄ, who was captain on Tuesday, appears to be Enzo FernĂĄndezâs best partner, allowing the new big-money signing to get forward.
Christian Pulisic enjoyed a little cameo against his former club, but Raheem Sterling and JoĂŁo FĂ©lix are likely to continue in support of Kai Havertz.
NâGolo KantĂ© and Mason Mount are out injured, while Mykhaylo Mudryk has seen just seven minutes of action across the last three fixtures.
Predicted XI (5-2-3): Arrizabalaga; James, Fofana, Koulibaly, Badiashile, Chilwell; FernĂĄndez, KovaÄiÄ; JoĂŁo FĂ©lix, Sterling; Havertz.
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