Chelsea vs Leicester City

There is a first start of the season for Trevoh Chalobah as Chelsea host Leicester City in the Premier League this afternoon.

The young defender is expected to play in the back three alongside Reece James and Thiago Silva, with Edouard Mendy retained in goal. The referee is Paul Tierney and the VAR is Andre Marriner. The defender is the one change from last weekend’s defeat at Leeds United, replacing the suspended Kalidou Kouliably at the back.

Thomas Tuchel is aiming for his first win at Stamford Bridge this season against a Leicester side who have made a slow start to the season.

Today is his chance to show this and usually we can always rely on him to perform. Last year he came into the side as somewhat of an underdog, the challenger trying to break into the side because nobody knew too much of what he could offer. Leicester have already conceded the most in the Premier League so far with eight goals, only being kept off the bottom by their single point on the opening weekend against Brentford. Thomas Tuchel needs a quick response from his players following last Sunday's horror show at Elland Road, whilst Brendan Rodgers needs to lift the ever souring mood at the King Power amid a challenging summer. The N'Golo Kante derby, no! It's the Wesley Fofana derby, no!

Chelsea took all three points off Leicester City in a 2-1 home win after going down to 10 men. Here are the player ratings from today's game.

Came on at halftime and made an impact. Gallagher has failed again to make an impact in this Chelsea squad. A rock at the back despite his age still. Mendy got beat at the near post which he will probably be disappointed about but was there when called upon. Sterling then had two to his name when the winger was at the end of a Reece James cross, doubling Chelsea's lead. Mendy - 6

Match report and highlights as 10-man Chelsea survive a desperate Leicester fightback to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge; Conor Gallagher sent off in first half ...

"We started well and looked a threat in the game. There's no doubt we should have taken at least a point." "We're disappointed with the goal that was disallowed. Sterling (3pts), Tielemans (2pts), James (1pt) It was a great header." But Sterling had other ideas and came roaring out of the blocks for the second half. [Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here.](https://fantasy.premierleague.com/) "It's not purely his fault," said Tuchel. Brendan Rodgers was left to rue the host of chances his team squandered, as well as a Barnes goal that was ruled out in the first half for what looked a soft foul on Mendy. "It's not good enough how we take set pieces and on top of it we give chances away and are sloppy in the coverage, we are bad in decision-making. Despite seeing his team hold on for victory, Tuchel was in no mood to let Gallagher off the hook after the match, saying: "Today he is responsible for what he did and he knows this was a huge mistake. However, Sterling scored both his first and second Chelsea goals to lift the mood at a nervous Stamford Bridge and, while Harvey Barnes quickly hit back for the Foxes, the home side were able to hold on and move back into the top half of the Premier League.

'Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was Sent off just 28 minutes into his second-ever start for the Blues. 'Thomas Tuchel-less Chelsea welcomed Leicester City ...

Sterling's first Premier League goal for Chelsea was soon followed by his second and came after the Blues were reduced to 10 men following Conor Gallagher's first-half red card, a moment that changed the game and raised the stakes of an early-season fixture in which both sides needed a result. Sterling's first Premier League goal for Chelsea was soon followed by his second and came after the Blues were reduced to 10 men following Conor Gallagher's first-half red card, a moment that changed the game and raised the stakes of an early-season fixture in which both sides needed a result.](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/chelsea-fc)mounting before his eyes, Raheem Sterling's deflected shot looped in to offer some salvation. 'Raheem Sterling has always known how to make a big impression. With this in mind, football.london takes a look at how the National Media reacted to this game week 4 contest. [The Sun](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9316871/conor-gallagher-chelsea-red-card-leicester-city/) It was well organised, and I am happy that we got the win." This message sequence came after the 21-year-old made his feelings well known via Instagram about Leicester holding firm on the asking price. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/27/chelsea-leicester-premier-league-match-report) [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-leicester-result-report-premier-league-sterling-b2154132.html) [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/08/27/raheem-sterling-adds-leicester-gloom-first-chelsea-goals/) He not only quote tweeted Lineker's tweet with three emojis, but he also replied with a classy message reading: 'Thanks, LEGEND [followed by two emojis].' It's unusual not to have the influence directly from the sideline, but we made the best of it.

Here we go! Chelsea starting lineup (4-3-3) Mendy | Cucurella, Chalobah, Silva, James | Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho (c), Gallagher | Sterling, ...

[Chelsea Twitter account’s graphic](https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1563511699294273536) seems to suggest. Streaming: none (UK); Peacock (USA); Hotstar (India); SuperSport GOtv (NGA) On TV: none (UK); none (USA); Star Sports Select HD2 (India); NTA Sport 24 (NGA);